logo
Google Play App Store
Log In Subscribe Eeditions
  • Home
  • E-Edition
    • This Week Newspaper
    • Archives
    • Local Shops
    • This is Westfield
  • News
  • Opinions
  • Sports
  • Community
    • Life Events
    • Community Calendar
  • Arts & Entertainment
  • Obituaries
  • Classified
  • Legals
  • Advertise
    • Advertorial
    • Paid Political
    • Sponsored Content
  • Subscribe
  • Contact
    • Home
    • E-Edition
      • This Week Newspaper
      • Archives
      • Local Shops
      • This is Westfield
    • News
    • Opinions
    • Sports
    • Community
      • Life Events
      • Community Calendar
    • Arts & Entertainment
    • Obituaries
    • Classified
    • Legals
    • Advertise
      • Advertorial
      • Paid Political
      • Sponsored Content
    • Subscribe
    • Contact
  • Home
  • E-Edition
    • This Week Newspaper
    • Archives
    • Local Shops
    • This is Westfield
  • News
  • Opinions
  • Sports
  • Community
    • Life Events
    • Community Calendar
  • Arts & Entertainment
  • Obituaries
  • Classified
  • Legals
  • Advertise
    • Advertorial
    • Paid Political
    • Sponsored Content
  • Subscribe
  • Contact
    • Home
    • E-Edition
      • This Week Newspaper
      • Archives
      • Local Shops
      • This is Westfield
    • News
    • Opinions
    • Sports
    • Community
      • Life Events
      • Community Calendar
    • Arts & Entertainment
    • Obituaries
    • Classified
    • Legals
    • Advertise
      • Advertorial
      • Paid Political
      • Sponsored Content
    • Subscribe
    • Contact
Council Ends Agreement With Downtown Redevelopers
News
FRED T. ROSSI on
June 9, 2021
Council Ends Agreement With Downtown Redevelopers

SCOTCH PLAINS — The township council on Monday evening voted to sever the township’s exclusive relationship with its designated downtown redevelopers but still plans to introduce a redevelopment plan next month.

After a 45-minute executive session following its regular business meeting, the governing body reconvened publicly and then voted, without comment, to approve a resolution authorizing termination of the township’s contract with Bedminster-based Advance Realty Investors and its partner, PS&S Engineering, that gave those firms exclusivity on negotiations over a redevelopment plan.

Neither Mayor Joshua Losardo nor any of the three council members present provided any explanation for the move. Township redevelopment coordinator Thomas Strowe told The Westfield Leader and The Scotch Plains-Fanwood Times that the decision would be discussed in more detail at the township redevelopment committee’s monthly meeting on Wednesday night, after this week’s edition of The Leader and The Times had gone to press. A press release issued by the municipal government late Tuesday said the two sides “were not able to come to agreement on key issues concerning design.”

Ending the exclusivity agreement will allow redevelopment officials to “focus on adopting a downtown redevelopment plan that is in the best interests of our community and then engage with the development community to find the best partner(s) to implement a plan,” the release stated. The plan will need to include certain non-negotiable criteria such as ample open space and public plazas, adequate public parking and architectural and building design standards appropriate for a suburban downtown area, the township’s statement said.

In September 2019, the council had executed an agreement conditionally naming Advance Realty and PS&S as the redevelopers of four public properties in the central business district: the township-owned properties where the municipal building, the firehouse and the library are located as well as the parking lots adjacent to the municipal building and the library, the large lot behind the stores that front Park Avenue and the parking lot behind the row of businesses on East Second Street adjacent to the CVS pharmacy.

ePaper
coogle_play
app_store
ePaper
coogle_play
app_store
ePaper
coogle_play
app_store
Most Read
Flooding, Bureaucracy Leads to Years-Long Struggle for Cranford Family
News
Flooding, Bureaucracy Leads to Years-Long Struggle for Cranford Family
KATIE MOEN 
Wednesday, August 9, 2023
CRANFORD — After years of struggling with a flood-prone property, Jay Stevens thought he was ready to face down whatever challenges nature could throw...
this is a test
Westfield OKs Multi-Family Building on South Avenue
News
Westfield OKs Multi-Family Building on South Avenue
LAURA KREISER 
Wednesday, August 9, 2023
WESTFIELD — Monday evening, the Westfield Planning Board approved an application for a three-unit, multi-family home that included parking and “relate...
this is a test
Planning Board OK’s Next Phase Of South Ave. Redevelopment
News
Planning Board OK’s Next Phase Of South Ave. Redevelopment
KATIE MOEN 
Wednesday, July 19, 2023
WESTFIELD — A 36-unit residential complex slated for construction as part of the South Avenue Redevelopment Plan received conditional site-plan approv...
this is a test
Westfield Council Talks Car Thefts, Road Paving
News
Westfield Council Talks Car Thefts, Road Paving
KATIE MOEN 
Wednesday, July 12, 2023
WESTFIELD — As car thefts continue to plague Union County, Westfield Mayor Shelley Brindle and other local officials are lending their collective supp...
this is a test
Westfield Man Arrested on Child Pornography Charges
News
Westfield Man Arrested on Child Pornography Charges
KATIE MOEN 
Friday, May 19, 2023
WESTFIELD — An 83-year-old Westfield man has been arrested after materials depicting child sexual abuse and exploitation were discovered in his posses...
this is a test
This site complies with ADA requirements

© Copyright The The Westfield Leader

  • Contact
  • Privacy
  • Accessibility Policy
This site complies with ADA requirements

© Copyright The The Westfield Leader