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Waterview Development Public Hearing, Potential Decision This Week

There's also a Boxathon benefit event on Thursday.

Last week, Township Planner Ed Snieckus guided the Parsippany planning board through the details of the consistencies and inconsistencies the proposed Waterview development had with the township’s Master Plan at Monday night meeting.

The board passed unanimously Snieckus’ report and presentation of the proposal’s inconsistencies. The matter now goes over to the town council, which meets on Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. at Parsippany Hills High School for a second reading, presentation by the township planner on traffic issues and fiscal impact, a public hearing and then a final vote.

Board Attorney Michael Cresitello said the governing body has two options, they can amend the ordinance to address the inconsistencies or adopt it in spite of the inconsistencies.

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Last month the Parsippany-Troy Hills Township Council introduced a controversial rezoning ordinance on first reading. The ordinance, which rezones a tract of land in the Waterview complex was passed on first reading in a 3-1 vote.

Since last week’s planning board meeting did not have a public hearing, several letter to the editors were submitted and many look forward to their opportunity to speak up at Tuesday’s meeting.

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At this council meeting, there will also be public hearings for the following items:
  • Various Sewer Utility Improvements for the Township appropriating $4,400,000 
  • An Ordinance of the Township, the county and the state to authorize the property acquisitions.  
  • Amending and Supplementing a Fire Prevention ordinance that identifies Emblems and Light Weight Construction and establishes a New Fee 
  • An amendment to a township Code Chapter 372 Taxicabs and Limousines
  • An amendment to the township’s Code Sections 4-34 Fees Governing Services Rendered By Off-Duty Police Officers, and 405-7 Traffic Controls for Street and Highway Construction and Maintenance Operations for Municipal Roads 
  • Amending and Supplementing Chapter 430, Zoning, of the Code of Township of Parsippany-Troy Hills Establishing Prohibited Uses in Residential Districts and Establishing Violations and Penalties
Some resolutions on the agenda include one to approve an emergency agreement with S. Coraluzzo Co., Inc. for Emergency Delivery of Diesel Fuel During Hurricane Sandy; authorizing Expenditure of Municipal Open Space, Recreation, Floodplain Protection, and Farmland and Historic Preservation Trust Fund Monies for Baldwin House, Bowlsby Degelleke House and Littleton School House; and authorizing a Bus Stop Along Route 46 – Intersection of Lackawanna Avenue – and along Route 10 at South Powder Mill Road.

The full agenda can be found here 

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There’s an AA meeting from 11 a.m. – 1 p.m. every Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday at the Fellowship Hall of Parsippany United Methodist Church. Contact ckeller430@gmail.com for more information.

Monday

On Monday there will be Zumba For Seniors at 10 a.m. at the Parsippany-Troy Hills Free Public Library and it’s $5 per class. Participants will pay for each class separately. Registration is limited to 60 participants and required.  Contact Corinne Markey at 973-887-5150 x215 to sign up

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On Monday the Golden Age Club is an organization for men and women age 60 and older who are interested in participating in discussions, trips and parties. Meetings are held on the first and third Monday of the month at Parsippany Community Center, Knoll Road, Lake Hiawatha from 11:30 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. For more information, contact Vincent Aperawic – (973) 386-9356

Tuesday

On Tuesday, the Parsippany School Board will also meet. Their meeting is at 7 p.m. at the Board of Education Building.

"The meeting for this week is strictly for interviewing law firms that we are considering to be hired as the Board's Legal representative. There will be no action taken," said board president Susy Golderer.

Wednesday

Interested in giving back to the community locally and giving back to larger causes around the world? Join the Parsippany Rotary. They meet every Wednesday at 12:15 p.m. at Il Villagio Restaurant at Powder Mill Plaza Rt 10 E. For more information or if you’d like to attend a lunch meeting, call 973 538 6666 or go to their website for more information

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The Wednesday Parsippany-Troy Hills Zoning Board was canceled and is moved to Nov. 6, according to its posted agenda notice

Thursday

Parsippany resident Peyton Zitelli was only 20 months old when she was recently diagnosed with alveolar rhabdomyosarcoma, a rare form of cancer that forms in muscle tissue.

On Thursday, join Title Boxing Club of Parsippany for a Boxathon to benefit the ‘Prayers and Pledges for Peyton Foundation.’ Classes run from 6 a.m. to 6:45 p.m. There will be a cocktail hour from 7:15 – 8 p.m. and Tricky Tray drawing from 8:15 – 9 p.m. The awards ceremony for the Boxathon is from 9 – 9:30 p.m. Reserve your bag with a minimum donation of $10 per power hour class. The Parsippany Police Department is a proud partner of the event. For more information, call 973-396-8822 or alinkov@titleboxingclub.com. Title Boxing Club is located at 796 US 46 in Parsippany.

Coming up for the Peyton Foundation, the Police Benevolent Association 131 of Parsippany is hosting a charity boxing event on Oct. 19 called Battle of the Badges.

Friday

Parsippany’s Women’s Theater Company kicks off its 21st season of Terrance McNally’s Tony-Award winning play Master Class directed by Barbara Krajkowski on Friday. It runs from Sept. 20 – Oct. 6. 

Master Class is based on the larger-than-life opera diva, Maria Callas, who later in her career, held master classes at Juilliard in the 1970’s.  In the play, the glamorous, commanding and hysterical Callas teaches a master class and shares her experience in opera and stage with the attendees (the audience). Three different students Sophie, Tony and Sharon have the opportunity to sing and receive constructive criticism. As each student performs, they become ‘victims’ of Callas’s callousness.  Callas comically and poignantly reminisces about her life on and off the stage, soliloquizing her innermost thoughts, regrets and personal inadequacies,” according to the Patch event listing.

All Women’s Theater Company performances are Fridays and Saturdays at 8 p.m. and Sundays at 3 p.m.  Tickets are $25 and $20 for seniors. To purchase tickets online go to www.womenstheater.org or call 973-316-3033, or email info@womenstheater.org.

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Temple Beth Am in Parsippany will be holding special services for the upcoming Jewish holidays. On Friday 6:30 p.m., in celebration of Sukkot, the harvest festival, the Temple is hosting a “Pizza in the Hut” dinner prior to special Sukkot services at 7:30. Pizza and soft drinks will be eaten inside the Temple’s Sukkah, the temporary open air structures that honor the dwellings used by the Jews during their 40 year wanderings in the desert after their emancipation from Egyptian slavery, according to the temple. All are welcome. The price is $8 for adults, $5 for children with a $21 family maximum. 

Then, on the following Friday, Sept. 27 at 7:30 p.m., the Temple will hold its annual Simchat Torah celebration. The Simchat Torah or Rejoicing in the Torah service marks the completion of the yearly cycle of weekly torah readings. Observing tradition,  all the Temple’s torah scrolls are taken from the ark and danced around the synagogue seven times. At the conclusion, the Temple’s unique and beautiful illustrated torah is unfurled and wrapped around the entire congregation. The service is accompanied by music from the Temple’s band, the Halleleyars. Non-members are welcome to share in this joyous event.

For additional information, please contact

Pat Applebaum

St. Peter’s Parish provides programs for both adults and children. There’s a CCD class for deaf children every Wednesday from 3 - 4:15 p.m. Contact: Mary Ellen Dolan (973) 299-8393 for more information

The Greater Parsippany Kiwanis Club meets every Thursday morning at 7:15 a.m. at Empire Diner, 1315 Route 46. Newcomers and visiting clubs are always welcome.


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