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Light Rail System's Impact on Town Could Be Significant The Westfield— Serving the Town Since 1890 — Leader USPS 680020 Published OUR 108th YEAR – ISSUE NO. 36-99 Periodical – Postage Paid at Westfield, N.J. Thursday, September 9, 1999 Every Thursday 232-4407 FIFTY CENTS Light Rail System’s Impact On Town Could Be Significant By RUSS WATKINS cities and towns across the county by But for those willing to untangle Specially Written for The Westfield Leader means of a light rail commuter train. the red tape, the proposed light rail Editor’s Note: The following is the Phase 1 of the project, which will system offers a practical look at the first in a two-part series on plans for cost an estimated $200 million and state’s political process. a light rail system in Union County. could begin as early as 2001, will The Light Rail project is the result * * * * * connect downtown Elizabeth to Lot of Public-Private Partnership legis- For most people, the phrase “local D at Newark International Airport. lation adopted by New Jersey in 1997. politics” usually elicits a combina- County officials say Phases 2 and 3 Part of Governor Christine Todd tion of indifference, cynicism and will extend the system west to Whitman’s “urban strategy,” the leg- confusion. But if you think local poli- Cranford and then to Plainfield by islation encourages local govern- tics doesn’t affect you, think again. A way of Westfield. ments and private firms to cooperate Union County transportation project Light rail systems are similar in on infrastructure and transportation currently under development could appearance to an above-ground sub- projects. have a significant impact on down- way and are meant to provide a faster, To date, the New Jersey Depart- town Westfield. more convenient way of moving shop- ment of Transportation (NJDOT) has The project, called the Newark- pers and commuters from point A to selected 18 plans presented by local Elizabeth Light Rail Project is cur- B. businesses and governments for fur- rently being designed by Raytheon According to Mayor Thomas C. ther study, but the Union County David B. Corbin for The Westfield Leader Engineers & Constructors of Jardim, transportation projects like system is one of only four actually in WE ARE NUMBER ONE!…First graders at Franklin Elementary School hold up their number one fingers in glee to Lyndhurst in cooperation with Union these often seem confusing and com- development. celebrate their first day of school. Pictured, left to right, are: front row, Tracy Kaplan, Nikki Koll, Eric Rackear, Wyatt County officials. In its most ambi- plicated to casual observers because County officials, concerned with Smith and Sara Ann Power; back row, John Gentile, Kyle Wolf and Jack Kephart. tious form, the system links eight they take so long to finish. the revitalization of industrial areas around Elizabeth and Newark, view the project and its parent legislation as a way of meeting the county’s Westfield Planning Board Grants Preliminary Approval economic objectives. In May, the Board of Chosen Free- holders, the county’s governing body, To Central Avenue-Cacciola Place Retail, Residential Plan spelled out the economic objectives for the Elizabeth area in its Port By DEBORAH MADISON Board members and the applicant’s of Mr. Rapuano, the developer, who reduced rent, commensurate with requested approval of over a dozen Master Plan. The plan, which serves Specially Written for The Westfield Leader lawyer regarding the appropriateness claim their landlord has failed to their current monthly payment, for a variances. as a blueprint for future port and The Westfield Planning Board of Ms. Withers, a Board member who make repairs to his buildings in a period of one year. The variance requests included a granted preliminary approval during lives in the Cacciola neighborhood, timely manner, and that he had to be Mr. Rapuano’s lawyer, James B. height variance, less-than required airport-related projects, emphasizes transportation infrastructure im- a special meeting September 1 to voting on the application, the board ordered by a court to make those Flynn of Westfield, said his client distance between buildings and less- provements like the light rail system. local developer Ralph Rapuano to member removed herself from sit- repairs. Mr. Rapuano owns several would follow through on the sugges- than required side yardage. Another build a retail and residential devel- ting on the board on the matter. apartment buildings on the develop- tions made by the Mayor. variance is required for the continu- The system itself, which has not yet been officially approved, took a opment on Central Avenue and Ms. Withers, who was appointed ment site, many of which will be In addition, the Board asked Mr. ous wall length of 128 feet, which major step forward last month when Cacciola Place. to the board earlier this year by Mayor razed for his new project. Flynn and Mr. Rapuano to meet sev- exceeds the maximum continuous The new development, when fi- Thomas C. Jardim to fill a vacancy, Mr. Rapuano’s defense to these eral conditions and to submit plan wall length ordinance of 50 feet. NJ Transit commissioned BRW, Inc., a Newark-based engineering firm, to nally approved, will include an L- stated to the board said she was not allegations has been that he gave revisions — which will have to be Several parking variances were also shaped, 13-unit apartment building some of his previous tenants reduced approved by the board — before the requested because of the insufficient conduct an environmental study along completely against the project, but the Elizabeth section of the proposed on the corner of Central Avenue and that the development was cause for rent, with the understanding that the project could be finally approved. number of off-street parking spaces. route. Cacciola Place, and 10 townhouses some serious reservations and con- buildings in which they lived were The conditions and changes in- The ordinance requires a minimum that will be constructed on the lots too dilapidated to upgrade and were cluded agreement by the applicant to of 83 off-street parking spaces for The study, which will cost $2 mil- cerns. lion and is required by federal law, behind the apartment building site. One of the objections raised by not going to receive certain repairs. financially share the burden with the this many units, and the applicant is will examine the proposed rail Seven Board members voted for area residents over the past few As a way to demonstrate his com- town for reasonable traffic-calming proposing 78 spaces. the preliminary approval of the plan, mitment to support the existing neigh- devices, in the immediate vicinity of A town ordinance requires that system’s impact on the environment. months has been that these new units It will also determine the location with final okay pending the would displace the area residents who borhood and to make a possible con- the project that may be deemed nec- new businesses account for parking and alignment of rail system plat- applicant’s compliance with numer- are unable to afford the new rents. tribution to the community, Mayor essary following a planned traffic needed by their patrons and renters. ous conditions and several plan revi- Jardim made the unusual suggestion study. Michael Kauker, of Kauker and forms. Another objection, according to Once the study is completed, the sions enumerated by the planning Westfield Neighborhood Council that Mr. Rapuano consider making a Other conditions and changes in- Associates in Wycoff, professional project is eligible for federal funding body. Board members Mary Withers (WNC) Director Ezella Johnson, was donation of computers, printers and cluded reversing the plan’s layout to planners for the project, addressed did not vote and Marc A. McCabe Internet service to the WNC. WNC switch the locations of the townhouses the board at length on the numerous under the Transportation Equity Act that the new development would in- and can proceed toward final ap- abstained. crease traffic and pose a danger to members suggested the contribution with the adjacent parking lot without benefits to the community that this proval. Since the plan was first unveiled, school-age children in the neighbor- of computers in a proposal submitted increasing the variances, installation revitalization would bring. the project has been controversial in to Mayor Jardim. of enhanced, non-glare lighting and Mr. Kauker pointed out to the board Supporters of the new light rail hood. Many of the objections about system say it will simplify commuter the Cacciola Place and Central Av- the project have been raised through- Mayor Jardim also requested reas- approval of the landscaping by the that this project was removing di- access to Newark Airport and will enue area and has met with opposi- out the last few months at WNC surance from the applicant that Mr. town’s Shade-Tree Commission. lapidated buildings that were cur- tion from residents who live near the Rapuano would not displace the cur- Mr. Rapuano’s attorney also agreed rently in violation of numerous zon- encourage shoppers to take advan- meetings. tage of the Jersey Gardens Value development site. In addition, objections to the project rent residents, but would enable them to meet these conditions and changes. ing ordinances and replacing them Mega Mall scheduled to open next In fact, after much discussion by have been raised by current tenants to obtain one of the new units for a Mr. Rapuano’s application also with new buildings that needed less variances than the current structures. month in Elizabeth. Patricia Thomson of Doris Park- But opponents say that the details Cops Hope Mayor Jardim Forms Committee way, in addressing the board during of the light rail plan have not been the public portion of the meeting, properly thought out and that less New Signs To Begin Search for Administrator CONTINUED ON PAGE 10 CONTINUED ON PAGE 10 By PAUL J.
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