Thanks for the clarity Pete. The depth of experience the members of our boards consist of should make Haddonfield stronger. I would hope that issues you and other members of the various boards encounter in private life would benefit the boards you serve here in Haddonfield. My fear is that there could be another developer after another gem of a property like Boxwood Hall. We haven't closed the the threat on Boxwood Hall yet. How does a community strengthen its boards in light of ordinances other communities practice in? Clearly 326 E. Cottage should be used to bring about change if the flaw in the system was borough ordinance and not a developer prepared to accept the penalty to operate outside of the system.
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Subject: [HaddonfieldTalks] Re: 326 East Cottage CLEARCUT OF ALL TREES
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Sent: Monday, January 23, 2012 5:38 PM
Subject: [HaddonfieldTalks] Re: 326 East Cottage CLEARCUT OF ALL TREES
Tom, I can only tell you that years ago I built a drive-in bank in Princeton Shopping Center. I had to have a "landscape plan" approved by the STC before the Borough issued my final approvals and building permits. No there were no trees to cut down in the parking lot, but I had to plant a dozen through the asphalt. The Planning Boards policy was fair and well run. No STC sign off, no permit to break ground. My C of O was not issued until the STC inspected the final planting. . They even told me what type of trees to plant and I had to guarantee a year survival under bond. Nothing was left to interpretation. Granted a front end loaded will kill a tree or two or three. But if you require a percentage of retainage and you base your C of O on it,it will happen. Not rocket science. Pete Dobush
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