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On the article New Name and Resolve for Don't Rezone Waterview
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On the article Waterview Retail, Residential Concept Plan Recommended to Council
Annie
10:58 am on Tuesday, February 12, 2013
ReplyOn another topic brought out by this proposed development-traffic in the town and the increased traffic we will see from this proposed development...The town's traffic expert admitted the proposed change in usage (from Planned Office Building to Mixed Use (retail/residential) will increase traffic on Saturdays but there was no mention of Sunday. Our town traffic expert says our road systems can accommodate this increased traffic both during the week and the weekend without issue. I have two questions: (1) do the residents of Parsippany WANT increased traffic on the weekends even though our roads can handle it? (2) based on the horrific traffic flows and issues currently in the town, can we really rely on our town traffic experts to know what they are talking about when it comes to traffic? Based on my experience driving through town and the congestion, who would have known we had traffic experts that planned this chaos! Great job with the traffic so far and to think, the town is not at full traffic capacity with all the vacant retail and office space we currently have and traffic is such a joy.
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On the article Waterview Retail, Residential Concept Plan Recommended to Council
Annie
10:43 am on Tuesday, February 12, 2013
ReplyThe board members questioned what is wrong with this parcel of land that it has yet to be developed. They suggested it is probably zoned wrong and that this overlay could fix that. I disagree, I believe the true reason why this parcel has not been developed and is the last one left to develop is because of the structure and layout (sloping/steepness) of the property. Like any smart and profitable developer, Bellemead first developed the easiest and best income producing parcels and left the most difficult and challenging parcel to be developed last, if economically possible. The cost to prepare this parcel for development (grading, mining, etc) is so significant that the only way to make a profit would be to overdevelop it. Jam in as much as you can get the town to allow so it makes it economically feasible for someone to develop it. This is what is wrong with this parcel of land and why nothing has been done yet. Overdevelopment and density is required to make it financially worthwhile to any developer. It has nothing to do with the zoning or overlays. All proposed developments (past and current) for this last parcel have been high-density because there is no profit to be had without it
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On the article Townhouse Opponents Launch Passionate Argument
Annie
3:43 pm on Thursday, February 7, 2013
I agree with you Robyn. I keep saying "I did not move here +16 years ago for this". I want to live in a suburb, not a city. I don't want convenience to stores or neighbors on top of me, that is what appealed to me about Parsippany in the 90's but the beauty of this town is disappearring more each year. I can see more "for sale" signs going up soon if the town doesn't start listening to the current residents.
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On the article Whole Foods to Hit Parsippany By 2015
Annie
8:11 pm on Tuesday, February 5, 2013
ReplyHeather,
We have a website, facebook group and yahoo group for anyone interested in supporting/contacting the cause to STOP the overlay and keep the POD zoning.
http://www.dontrezonewaterview.com/
dontrezone@yahoogroups.com
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On the article No Gas Stations Planned, Waterview Developer's Attorney Says
Annie
8:46 pm on Friday, February 1, 2013
ReplyAnother thing, the Mayor wants this development becuase he believes it will increase the town's tax ratables. How will this be accomplished? Based on history, there has been ongoing development over 20+ years in Parsippany and I know my taxes have tripled in that time-I am still waiting to see how these developments increase the tax ratables without increasing my taxes to cover the added cost these developments bring to the town.
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On the article No Gas Stations Planned, Waterview Developer's Attorney Says
Annie
8:44 pm on Friday, February 1, 2013
ReplyAlso, although the developer has removed the gas station from the revised proposed ordinance, the ordinance still seeks all wellhead protections to be eliminated, which would allow the inclusion of a gas station and other potentially hazardous-for-water retail usages in the future. The original plans had a gas station, what stops a gas station from being built years down the road once the overlay is approved? As for Edward Snieckus' comment that the "proposed overlay ordinance only covers properties with frontage on Route 46 for mixed use developments of this type." Doesn't the other 106 developed acres of Waterview, which office buildings currently occupy and have the same POD zoning as the undeveloped 26.6 acres, have frontage along Rt. 46? To avoid "spot zoning" the overlay would be applied to all POD zones. If it is deemed more profitable for these buildings to be demolished and retail space built on these 105 acres, we will have a "Livingston mall' right here in Parsippany. I can not see how this is good for the environment (water, pollution, etc) nor the traffic, nor the town as a whole.
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On the article No Gas Stations Planned, Waterview Developer's Attorney Says
Annie
8:20 pm on Friday, February 1, 2013
ReplyAs Kevin said "there is so much poorly developed business space already that could be used instead." This would be adding to the poorly developed business space we already have AND endanger the water supply, add noise, light and traffic pollution to our town, bring in a slew of transient traffic every day, 7 days a week. There is no added value to this development, this will not add any value to the town, only decrease it.
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On the article Whole Foods Plan Bad for Environment, Group Says
Annie
8:06 pm on Wednesday, January 30, 2013
ReplyAlso, we have a website, facebook group and yahoo group for anyone interested in supporting the cause to STOP the overlay and keep the POD zoning.
http://www.dontrezonewaterview.com/
dontrezone@yahoogroups.com
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On the article School Security Must Be Protected During Elections, Says Par-Troy Parent
Annie
10:10 pm on Tuesday, January 29, 2013
ReplyI agree the voting should be moved to a place that keeps the children safe, all children, K-12. Why can't they be at the firehouse, town hall, bd of ed building, libraries? Why do they have to be at the schools?
Annie
8:22 pm on Thursday, March 7, 2013
No one is denying the community of a Whole Foods store. There are plenty of EMPTY developed store spaces throughout the town that could easily fulfill the community's need for Whole Foods. It doesn't matter that it is Whole Foods, what matters is the unnecessary destruction of woodlands and on such a large scale density.