Save Harmony Road - Stop the Condos
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A proposed condo development on Harmony Road threatens the quality of life in our neighborhood and community. This property is zoned for limited commercial use and the Zoning Board is considering an application to permit high-density housing, contrary to the Township’s permitted use.
Friends and neighbors in this area have grave concerns that, if the Board grants the application to permit this development against guidelines of the in-force Township master plan, this will not only fail to enhance our community, but instead expose Jackson residents to unreasonable hardship and risks.
Among these:
- Traffic risks: significant increase in congestion and danger on an already highly-trafficked country road (Harmony Road), as well as risks for spillover into adjacent neighborhoods due to “cut-through” traffic.
- Environmental concerns: the footprint of the improved property will require the addition of substantial retention basins to capture runoff filled with contaminants. It’s also not clear the plan to tap into the existing sewer infrastructure is workable without impacting neighboring properties - both commercial and residential.
- School overcrowding and costs: Jackson elementary schools already operate out of temporary trailers due to the inadequacy of our existing infrastructure in support of current residents. Converting this property from limited-use commercial to high-density residential can only exacerbate this problem, which is a shared concern among nearly all Jackson residents.
Please consider attending the April 3 zoning board meeting where this application will be reviewed. Please also CONTRIBUTE to this fund dedicated entirely to the legal challenge of this application. Our challenge is to ensure the developer and its expert witnesses can be properly examined by a skilled attorney that represents our interests.
Friends and neighbors in this area have grave concerns that, if the Board grants the application to permit this development against guidelines of the in-force Township master plan, this will not only fail to enhance our community, but instead expose Jackson residents to unreasonable hardship and risks.
Among these:
- Traffic risks: significant increase in congestion and danger on an already highly-trafficked country road (Harmony Road), as well as risks for spillover into adjacent neighborhoods due to “cut-through” traffic.
- Environmental concerns: the footprint of the improved property will require the addition of substantial retention basins to capture runoff filled with contaminants. It’s also not clear the plan to tap into the existing sewer infrastructure is workable without impacting neighboring properties - both commercial and residential.
- School overcrowding and costs: Jackson elementary schools already operate out of temporary trailers due to the inadequacy of our existing infrastructure in support of current residents. Converting this property from limited-use commercial to high-density residential can only exacerbate this problem, which is a shared concern among nearly all Jackson residents.
Please consider attending the April 3 zoning board meeting where this application will be reviewed. Please also CONTRIBUTE to this fund dedicated entirely to the legal challenge of this application. Our challenge is to ensure the developer and its expert witnesses can be properly examined by a skilled attorney that represents our interests.
Co-organizers (2)
Harmony and Hyson Road Area Residents
Organizer
Jackson, NJ
Anthony Castronovo
Co-organizer