Wednesday, May 1, 2013
Final arguments came at a special meeting Wednesday night.
The revived 700 Mountain Way housing development fell to defeat for the second time at a special Parsippany Zoning Board of Adjustment meeting at Town Hall Wednesday night. Final arguments were the subject of the special meeting, which addressed building a controversial 20-unit townhouse development in Parsippany's only rural residential zone. Attorney Louis Rago, representing Preserve Mountain Way, a group of three citizens opposing the Edward Mosberg development, sent a letter to board members March 14 containing the vast majority of his summation and a possible legal issue over the fact that the zoning board never memorialized its initial denial of the project last year. Board Attorney George Johnson said it is clearly within the board'…
Friday, April 5, 2013
Wednesday testimony before the Zoning Board of Adjustment focused on an 'academic exercise.'
The Zoning Board of Adjustment continued its long consideration of a proposal to build an International Society of Krishna Consciousness temple at Baldwin and Troy roads Wednesday at Town Hall. It was hoped that perhaps the case could move to final summations or perhaps a ZBA vote, but neither occurred. Instead, the case was carried to the board's June 5 session. The case has been deliberated for more than three years. A host of opponents have fought the project, among them owners of historic homes in the area and businesses such as Baldwin Ventures. They say the ISKCON plan would erode their quality of life and bring noise and traffic to an already congested area. But the primary complaint was the focus of Wednesday's proceedings: …
Wednesday, March 20, 2013
A quorum of the zoning board was not present for a final vote on contested—and previously rejected—townhouse development proposal, which is expected soon.
The Zoning Board of Adjustment appeared to be nearing a final vote on the formerly rejected, but revised plan to erect a townhouse community at 700 Mountain Way. But the body's Wednesday meeting, which was expected to entertain summations from attorneys working for and against the Edward Mosberg development plan, had to be cut short and moved to May 1 at an earlier time than usual, 7 p.m. The meeting had to be halted due to the lack of the required seven voting members of the ZBA. Lawyers representing the developer and citizens' opposition group Preserve Mountain Way came to an agreement and asked Board Chair Robert Iracane for the matter to be carried to a future meeting. After consulting the zoning board's calendar it was decided that …
Thursday, February 21, 2013
The long-running ZBA deliberation continued as the applicant late in the game asks to amend plan to request another variance.
There still is no resolution in the International Society of Krishna Consciousness' bid to win Zoning Board of Adjustment approval to proceed with its plan to construct a house of worship in the area of Baldwin and Troy roads. The board heard testimony from two witnesses at its Wednesday meeting before deciding to carry the application over to its April 3 meeting. The matter has been deliberated for more than three years. A host of opponents have resisted the erection of a temple, among them owners of historic homes in the area and businesses such as Baldwin Ventures. They say the ISKCON plan would erode their quality of life and bring noise and traffic to an already congested area. Wednesday's session began with a request from Robert …
Thursday, February 7, 2013
ZBA member reminds: 'This builder is not going to go away.'
The effect a new townhouse community could have on the character of the rural residential area encompassing Mountain Way, Rocky Heights and South Powder Mill Road is still being debated at Town Hall. The Parsippany Troy-Hills Zoning Board of Adjustment resumed its long consideration of the proposed 700 Mountain Way townhouse development proposal at its Wednesday night meeting. In this session, attorney Louis Rago, representing residents' opposition group Preserve Mountain Way, was given the floor to begin his case against a revised version of a previously rejected Edward Mosberg affordable housing townhome application was presented for new testimony last week. The board carried the case over after hearing from one witness. Testimony will …
Thursday, January 31, 2013
ZBA rejected controversial development application last summer but agreed to reconsider changes to the plan.
Reconsideration of a revised plan for a proposed townhouse development began before the Parsippany-Troy Hills Zoning Board of Adjustment during its Wednesday night meeting at Town Hall. More than three years ago, the plan known as 700 Mountain Way was initially proposed as a senior affordable housing community, boasting 38 units. The idea attracted the ire of residents in the area including residents of Mountain Way, South Powder Mill Road and Rocky Heights. Eventually, the age requirement was dropped and the number of townhome units cut to 22, but that wasn't enough to convince the Zoning Board, which rejected the plan in summer 2012. Parsippany law firm Garofalo and O'Neill, representing developer Edward Mosberg, requested a re-hearing …
Thursday, January 17, 2013
Attorney accuses board member Saurin Pathak of having a possible conflict.
The Parsippany-Troy Hills Zoning Board of Adjustment met Wednesday night to take up yet again the International Society of Krishna Consciousness' application to construct a temple in the area of Baldwin and Troy roads. Only one witness went under cross-examination before the meeting was adjourned with the years-long hearing on the proposal set to continue at the body's Feb. 6 meeting. The meeting lasted about two hours, much shorter than has been usual in deliberations of the ISKCON application. It likely would have gone longer, but one witness slated to testify had to bow out for the evening due to a family emergency. There was still action, however: Before the case could resume, Board Attorney George Johnson announced that the ZBA had to…
Thursday, October 4, 2012
Changing makeup of neighborhood among concerns raised as testimony continued Wednesday.
The question of whether to permit the construction of a Hare Krishna temple at Baldwin and Troy roads appeared again before Parsippany's Zoning Board of Adjustment Wednesday as testimony resumed on the application by the International Society for Krishna Consciousness. A full house, including many ISKCON members, attended the meeting at2 Town Hall for what turned into another contentious gathering on the matter, which has been under ZBA consideration for more than three years. And it likely won't be the last: As the meeting went past 10 p.m., Vice President George Kimmey, presiding in President Robert Iracane's absence, adjourned the session noting that the temple case would pick up where it left off when the board meets again Oct. 17. The…
Thursday, July 12, 2012
Application to be heard again in September.
The Zoning Board of Adjustment's more than three-year consideration of a plan to build a Hare Krishna temple at Baldwin and Troy roads in Parsippany inspired a passionate debate at Wednesday night's meeting at Town Hall. On more than one occasion during a more than three-hour meeting, attorney Robert Garofalo, representing the International Society for Krishna Consciousness, threw up his hands and alternately made a plea or demand to the board regarding allowing the group a use variance, "Can we finally bring this to a vote?" The lawyer did not get his way. The ZBA ultimately adjourned the meeting with a plan to bring up the proposed temple's application again at its Sept. 5 meeting. Before adjournment, however, there were plenty of …
Thursday, May 3, 2012
Application still a long way from winning the board's approval.
The Parsippany Troy-Hills Zoning Board of Adjustment continued its consideration of a plan from the International Society for Krishna Consciousness to construct a Hare Krishna temple at the intersection of Baldwin and Troy roads at its Wednesday night meeting at Town Hall. The plan the board heard about, however, was a significantly changed one. Nicholas Gakos, a landscape architect speaking on behalf of ISKCON, revealed new plans for the proposed landscaping of the property. The changes would obscure the temple—as well as any light and traffic impacts—from neighboring homes in what is primarily a residential area. “We’re given a good shot with the canopies with a 16- to18-foot range to deal with all of the concerns, from the temple’s …
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Susan
11:49 am on Thursday, May 2, 2013
Growing up in Lake Hiawatha I have seen much growth to the area. It is a shame that every time someone cuts down a tree someone else wants to put a house there. Parsippany used to be a beautiful country community. It is so overgrown I barely recognize it when I come home to visit. Please stop building so much. more ›