November 3, 2017:
In an interview with the Lakewood shopper a few days prior to the elections the Mayor stated he will honor the ordinances as approved by the planning board and master plan committee. The very next day after the election on November 8th the Township committee voted on a changed ordnance that stripped out the points that put in by place by the planning board to soften the blow.
from the interview with the shopper newspaper HERE
Lakewood Mayor:
"I can say that once the ordinances from the Master Plan come to the township committee we are going to honor that and not change anything that will disappoint people.
"The Planning board heard over 30 hours of testimony from people basically saying the same thing we know there's a need for growth we know we have to provide housing stock for people expanding their families in town or moving in, but we also have t take into account the quality of life of the people who are here and the integrity of the neighborhoods that already exist in town
the Planning board drew a line in the sand and said enough is enough. there will be continued growth but that growth is going to be more of the single family detached houses".
In an interview with the Lakewood shopper a few days prior to the elections the Mayor stated he will honor the ordinances as approved by the planning board and master plan committee. The very next day after the election on November 8th the Township committee voted on a changed ordnance that stripped out the points that put in by place by the planning board to soften the blow.
from the interview with the shopper newspaper HERE
Lakewood Mayor:
"I can say that once the ordinances from the Master Plan come to the township committee we are going to honor that and not change anything that will disappoint people.
"The Planning board heard over 30 hours of testimony from people basically saying the same thing we know there's a need for growth we know we have to provide housing stock for people expanding their families in town or moving in, but we also have t take into account the quality of life of the people who are here and the integrity of the neighborhoods that already exist in town
the Planning board drew a line in the sand and said enough is enough. there will be continued growth but that growth is going to be more of the single family detached houses".