Arts in the Park, Airbnb, and teen center are among the topics discussed at the September 1, 2015 Highland Park Borough Council meeting. READ MORE
Borough Council Briefs: September 1-7, 2015
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HP Council likely to approve town’s first four-way stop
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Motorists soon may encounter the first-ever four-way stop in Highland Park after a proposed traffic law comes up for its final vote Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2015. The location is Cleveland and North Second Avenues. READ MORE
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J&J gives major support to Habitat house in Highland Park
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Teaming up with Habitat for Humanity of Greater Plainfield and Middlesex County and with the Borough of Highland Park, Johnson & Johnson Worldwide Engineering & Technical Operations is helping to build a home for a local Middlesex County family in need. READ MORE
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Rite Aid zoning agreement violations debated at Planning Board
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Representatives of Rite Aid, at the corner of Raritan and Fourth Avenues, appeared before the Highland Park Planning Board on Aug. 13, 2015, seeking relief from conditions of a 2007 site plan approval – conditions which they acknowledged have already been violated in the recent renovation of the store READ MORE
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Council follows Planning Board lead and rejects FAR proposal
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Following the recommendation of the Highland Park Planning Board, the Highland Park Borough Council members at its meeting on August 11, 2015, unanimously rejected a suggested zoning change that would have limited new construction on residential properties based on the ratio of floor area to the property size. The Planning Board on July 9 voted against the measure following strong opposition from residents.
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Borough Briefs: Council meeting of Tuesday, August 11, 2015
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Borough Briefs are generally a rundown of the items discussed at Highland Park Borough Council meetings. The meeting of August 11 was a forum for discussing a variety of items ranging from a teen center to a solar energy project. READ MORE
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Rite Aid seeks permission to eliminate most of its exterior windows
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The Rite Aid on the corner of Raritan and Fourth Avenues has made a formal application to the Highland Park Planning Board to close permanently most of its exterior windows. The application will be heard at the Thursday, August 13, Planning Board meeting, 7:30 p.m.
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Borough Council approves affordable housing plan at a special July 30 meeting.
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The Highland Park Borough Council unanimously has approved a new affordable housing plan that it expects will meet Highland Park’s obligations going forward.
The plan, ratified July 30, 2015, in a joint meeting with the Highland Park Planning Board, outlines the efforts the borough has undertaken since 2008 to improve its affordable housing obligations READ MORE
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Latest water main break is at same location as one on May 19
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Water main break on Monday afternoon, July 27, 2015, is at the same location as a break on May 19, 2015. The aging and ailing infrastructure is causing a major inconvenience for the community. READ MORE
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HP ash trees dodged the beetle bullet – for now
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A beetle found in the northwestern section of Highland Park is not the tree-deadly emerald ash borer, the state Department of Agriculture has said. But officials remain vigilant, because it may be on its way. READ MORE