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Friday, April 6, 2012

Kinderkamack Road Housing Development Approved

Planning Board gives project the go-ahead after developer offers to finish borough streetscape south to Main Street

With changes to the location of three refuge bins onsite and an offer to complete the remaining 200 feet of Kinderkamack Road streetscape, the Now Atkins LLC project for a housing development at 230 Kinderkamack Road in River Edge received the borough's Planning Board approval. "We've worked diligently to come up with a solution to the problem of the refuge bins and believe we've reached one," project attorney Thomas Barrett said. According to Barrett, the three refuge bins would be moved closer to each of the buildings and be surrounded by a wooden enclosure. Each enclosure would measure approximately six feet high. "By having the three areas instead of the original two, it will reduce the amount of trach that could be placed into the …

Todd vandeweghe

12:00 pm on Thursday, June 28, 2012

Drainage leads to a ditch by the Railroad tracks. Mosquitos breed in standing water. Moves over to Coles Brook, which never floods? Which is near the other high density development that is proposed? More impervious surface, more water redirected equals more flooding.   more ›

Friday, March 16, 2012

Plans For 46-Unit Development On Kinderkamack Advance

A proposed three-building, 46 residential unit development along Kinderkamack Road will face an official vote on April 5 by the Planning Board

Plans for a housing development at 230 Kinderkamack Road in River Edge are nearing the conclusion of its site plan review following Thursday night's Planning Board meeting. With testimony by the projects engineer, landscaping engineer, and traffic consultant, a final vote is set to take place on April 5. The project, presented by Now Atkins LLC, calls for 46 two-bath, two-bedroom units, split between three buildings and measuring 1100-square foot. Two of the buildings would face Kinderkamack Road, while the third abutts the nearby railroad tracks and backyards of residents on Elizabeth Street. Each building is expected to measure 39 1/2 feet. "We've made some changes based on comments from the Fire Department, County and others," project …

lucky

9:14 am on Monday, March 19, 2012

Oh Barbara - how ironic of you to use the word greed. Are you telling me that the folks in Oradell shouldn't' think that the the RE residents are greedy when it's Oradell that subsidizes RE children? Attitude? Please, spare me the drama. Oradell has repeatedly asked RE council to sit down to discuss a solution. They are still waiting. Now RE adds more housing which will include more students. Who…   more ›

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