Whole Foods Plan Bad for Environment, Group Says
Residents of Parsippany and nearby towns voice concerns to Mountain Lakes officials.
The debate surrounding the Parsippany Planning Board's consideration of a plan to turn the Route 46 Waterview Plaza—now zoned for office space—into a mixed-use overlay zone took a road trip Monday evening to Mountain Lakes Borough Hall. Members of Don't Rezone Waterview come from Parsippany, Mountain Lakes and other nearby towns that vehemently oppose a proposal by RD Realty to put a Whole Foods Market on 26 undeveloped acres at Waterview, along with another big retailer and a 72-unit townhouse community. A group of township residents, including Parsippany Councilman Paul Carifi Jr. and Parsippany Area Chamber of Commerce President Robert J. Peluso, attended a meeting of the Mountain Lakes Borough Council, where the Mountain Lakes …
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Peggy Fitzpatrick
5:37 pm on Tuesday, February 5, 2013
As for me, I also shop at Whole Foods but do NOT want this zoning change to be granted. I would rather continue going to Madison, West Orange or Morristown (soon to have a new Whole Foods in the old A&P grocery store building- imagine that... a town using empty space in a responsible way). Perhaps you would not endorse this zoning change if it was to be imposed on your backyard or neighborhood. I… more ›