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Objector Sues Planning Board Over Stop & Shop Hearings Westfield Ad Populos, Non Aditus, Pervenimus Published Every Thursday Since September 3, 1890 (908) 232-4407 USPS 680020 Thursday, April 10, 2014 OUR 124th YEAR – ISSUE NO. 15-2014 Periodical – Postage Paid at Rahway, N.J. www.goleader.com [email protected] SEVENTY FIVE CENTS Objector Sues Planning Board Over Stop & Shop Hearings By LAUREN S. BARR from 35,426 square feet to 53,555 amendments were made to the ap- Specially Written for The Westfield Leader square feet. plication on February 11, 2014. Mr. WESTFIELD – After a dozen In November, it was revealed that Gasiorowski alleges in his suit that hearings last year, the planning Mr. Hughes’ objection is being the meeting was held without no- board approved Stop & Shop’s ap- funded by Village Supermarkets tice to him or the public. plication to expand their Elm Street (see www.goleader.com/13nov21/ “The applicant without notice to store. Now objector James Hughes 08.pdf.) Mr. Hughes failed to ap- the plaintiff requested that the plan- of Massachusetts Street has filed a pear to testify, and he was deemed ning board make revisions and lawsuit against the planning board, to have standing in the matter de- changes to the Resolution…without alleging that they acted improperly spite the distance between his resi- notice to the public,” the lawsuit in the approval process. dence and the store. states. The planning board did pro- As previously reported, the com- At issue in the new lawsuit, attor- vide a legal notice advising the pub- pany plans to demolish two office ney Ronald Gasiorowski alleges that lic of the February 11 hearing and it buildings at 203 and 195 Elm Street following the board’s was published in The Westfield to enlarge the parking area and in- memorialization of the application, Leader on February 6, 2014. crease the store’s square footage an additional meeting was held and The lawsuit also alleges that board member John Bennett subjected him and his expert witnesses to “ridi- cule and unreasonably interrupted curtailed/or limited and hindered [the] plaintiff’s participation in the hearing and otherwise disparaged plaintiff and/or his witnesses.” It goes on to state that Mr. Bennett Paul Lachenauer for The Westfield Leader prejudiced the other board mem- OPENING DAY...The Westfield Baseball League and the Girls Softball League held its annual Opening Day Parade on bers and “tainted the proceeding,” Saturday morning, which began at Mindowaskin Park. Hundreds of participants and their families walked to Gumbert thus depriving Mr. Hughes of “due Field for opening ceremonies. process.” Additionally, the lawsuit takes is- sue with items granted to Stop & Shop as part of the application, such Westfield Planning Board OK’s as the number of allowable parking spaces and the size of the sound barrier. During the hearings, approxi- Subdivision on Linden Avenue mately 30 spectators attended, 15 By LAUREN S. BARR maximum lot coverage until Town agreed to reduce the square footage of of them approached the microphone Specially Written for The Westfield Leader Engineer Chris McAloon pointed out the proposed houses. to speak in favor of the project. WESTFIELD – The planning board to architect Nicholas Netta that the Mr. Tiger also consented to appear- While a handful of residents wanted on Monday night unanimously ap- applicant was requesting a variance for ing before the board’s design review to see the building façade and light- proved the subdivision on Linden Av- the size of the homes. “In my mind committee to ensure that the houses do SCHOOL SHOW…“Tamaques Takes a Bite Out of the Big Apple,” Tamaques ing be made to keep with the neigh- enue by Monarch Homes. there is no reason why it shouldn’t” not look alike, planting trees to replace Elementary School’s annual show, took place at Westfield High School last borhood, no one objected to the The current 17,490-square-foot lot comply, Mr. McAloon said. Mr. Netta those cut down and to waiting to begin weekend. Tamaques students of all grades sang, danced, and acted to a sold-out overall project. will be divided into two 8,745 square- responded, “Point well taken.” construction until the school year fin- auditorium. See story page 10. Attempts to contact Special Board foot lots, which is under the required Jonathan Tiger of Monarch Homes CONTINUED ON PAGE 12 Attorney Robert Cockren and Mr. 12,000-square-foot minimum. How- Gasiorowski were unsuccessful. A ever, the applicant demonstrated that Westfield BOE Discusses spokesperson for Stop & Shop said 23 lots in the neighborhood are already CF Bd. to Hold Informal that they do not comment on ongo- non-conforming and under the required ing litigation. Neither the planning minimum square footage. Curriculum Core Standards board, nor Stop & Shop have filed The applicant was initially request- Meeting With UCC By DELL SIMEONE By CHRISTINA M. HINKE probability of occurring once in five said some counselors walk with a an answer with the court. ing that the two new homes exceed the Specially Written for The Westfield Leader Specially Written for The Westfield Leader walkie-talkie because they may be years or 20 percent chance in a given WESTFIELD – At Tuesday needed at any moment. Ms. Mazzarese CRANFORD — The planning board year. evening’s Board of Education meet- said counselors work on coping skills UCEDC Helped Businesses will hold an informal meeting with “How often do we get hit with 100- ing, the board heard a guidance and during times of family change. She Union County College (UCC) on year storms? A five-year storm is noth- counseling update by Maureen said she visits the middle schools often Wednesday, April 16 to discuss the ing. They are manipulating the num- Mazzarese, the director of counseling to attend meetings where counselors With Sandy Aid, Relocating plans for a sports field on the campus. bers,” Planning Board member Kevin By PAUL J. PEYTON She said a number of businesses are UCC does not need permission from Illing said. for the district. Pam Alderman, district take on responsibilities. She said that at Specially Written for The Westfield Leader supervisor of language arts, gave a Westfield High School it is important being financed by the UCEDC in relo- the township and the meeting is a cour- In other business, the Army Corps of presentation outlining the curriculum, to deliver services to the students and COUNTY — The Union County cating to Union County. One of the tesy to the township. Engineers held its presentation March which has been revised to match the all students are scheduled to meet a Freeholders received a report from the businesses, Daisy Salon & Spa, re- During the board’s workshop meet- 31 to the mayors and engineers of state’s Common Core standards. counselor on a one-to-one basis. “It is Union County Economic Development ceived $240,000 in UCEDC financing ing last Wednesday, the board said UCC communities from Rahway to Millburn Ms. Mazzarese began her presenta- the best way,” she said. Corp. (UCEDC) last Thursday on its as part of the business’s $600,000 cost has plans to drain stormwater into a on the cost benefit analysis results of its tion by saying that the district counse- In getting a student ready for college, accomplishments for 2013. to move from Millburn to Union. The pond that would then discharge into study of the seven alternatives for flood lors are dedicated and skilled profes- she said that over 3,000 transcripts Maureen Tinen, president of salon has been in business 10 years and Nomahegan Park. It could be a Green mitigation. One of the alternatives is sionals. “They go beyond standards,” have been sent out. She said the coun- UCEDC, said UCEDC has two con- will have 17 employees. The second Acres issue, the board said. the South Mountain Reservation De- she said. “They use their time effi- selors work with teachers, students and tracts with the county - one for its business, a plumbing supply company, The UCC engineering report’s cal- tention Basin. The basin would include ciently to successfully track the progress parents in preparing college applica- procurement assistance center and a received $3.1 million in UCEDC fund- culations have determined the area will a 75-foot structure in the reservation to of all students, to encourage career tions. Ms. Mazzarese said in continu- second contract for general economic ing out of a total project cost of $7.6 discharge less water after the new turf retain water during the peak of a storm, opportunities and to expand communi- ing to be affective, the counselors work development. million to relocate from Brooklyn to field is in place. Those calculations are thereby diverting that peak, stormwater cation with colleges and universities, with nurses. The United States Department of Cranford. The company, which has based on a five-year storm. A five-year runoff flow towards towns downstream, while working with teachers, students Counselors visit the elementary Defense funds two procurement cen- been in business for a year, has 32 storm has a rainfall depth that has a CONTINUED ON PAGE 12 and the health care community.” She schools twice a week and provide the ters in New Jersey, one for Union employees and plans to hire another 18 also said, “Counselors are different from staff with information. In the middle County and one for the other 20 coun- workers. teachers. We support them, principals schools, she said Edison Intermediate ties in the state. Union County provides In addition, a start-up childcare fa- and the students.” School has a lending library for parents 16 percent of the funding for the cility based in New Providence re- She said the counselors in the el- to help them understand their children.
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