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MONTVILLE TOWNSHIP
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE
AGENDA OF APRIL 18,
2012
8:15AM
I. ROLL CALL
Deane
Driscoll, Chairman Arnold Schancupp – alt #1 (AE)
Ron
Soussa, Vice Chair Kevin Seidel, Alt. #2
Jennifer Horowitz
Alexander Kachmar (AE)
Margaret Miller – Sanders,
Esq.
Ron
Cain, Jr.
Everett “Dick” Vreeland
Also present:
Liaisons:
Township Committee: Jim
Sandham; Scott Gallopo (alt)
Planning Board: Tony Speciale; Gary
Lewis
Environmental Commission: Monica Mianecki
Township Staff:
Meghan Hunscher, PP -
Principal Planner
II. BOARD LIAISON REPORTS
Planning Board - Tony
Speciale / Gary Lewis
Board of Adjustment - Deane
Driscoll
The board liaison reports
were given. There were no applications
pertinent to the EDC.
III. SUBCOMMITTEE
REPORTS
Business Retention - Maggie,
Deane, Dick, and Arnold
Business Recruitment - Alex,
Jen, Ron S.
Vacancy Listing - Deane,
Dick, Ron
There were no reports from
the subcommittees.
IV. APPLICANTS / BUSINESSES
There were no applicants or
businesses appearing to speak.
V. SPEAKERS
Victor Canning, new
Township Administrator
Mr. Canning was introduced by
Mr. Sandham and gave a brief overview of his background as Manger in Belleville. He indicated he will take a proactive
position on economic development and meet with prospective and current
developers. One priority is to meet with
state legislators to discuss the issues with Route 46 traffic patterns at
intersections such as Hook
Mountain Road.
Existing businesses have complained that the timing and configuration
are a challenge to doing business in town.
He also sees development of the website as a priority as well as
marketing materials.
Kevin Boswell, Boswell Engineering - Regarding GI Auto
site
Mr. Boswell had been invited by
Mr. Soussa on prior occasions to speak before the EDC and decided to accept at
this juncture. He gave the EDC an
overview of status of development at G.I. Auto.
Lowes had backed out of the original arrangement to lease a portion of
the property and will be locating to Route 10 in Hanover.
He gave an overview of the details of the site specifics and said the
advantages of the site include that it is the only site within 5 miles of
Willowbrook mall that does not flood. He indicated he has had a number of
interested developers call wanting to develop either retail or mixed use condos
with retail. He expressed concern that
the ordinance does not permit retail “by-right” and requests a letter from the
EDC to the Planning Board and/or governing body to re-zone the property to
allow retail. Mr. Soussa requested that
Mr. Boswell forward concept plans for the site and the approved plan for Lowes
prior to supporting a letter. The
committee decided to take a poll in support of the letter once the concept
plans were forwarded.
VI. WORKSHOP
Strategic Plan and Goal-setting for 2012
Workshop was postponed.
VII. MINUTES
Adoption of meeting minutes
was postponed to May meeting.
V. ADJOURNMENT
There being no further
business to discuss, the meeting was unanimously adjourned at 10:10 a.m.
Respectfully Submitted,
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Meghan Hunscher, Principal
Planner
Adopted at May 16, 2012
regular meeting.
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