The lawsuit aims to invalidate a redevelopment plan that facilitates the development of new warehouses.
seeking to invalidate a redevelopment plan critics say facilitates massive warehouses, according to court filings. The complaint was brought by Holding Smith, Inc. and Holding Sons & Daughters, Inc., the entities which operate Holding Hands Family Child Care & Play Center in Mullica Hill, an unincorporated community within Harrison Township.
The day care has operated on Tomlin Station Road in this scenic, rural community for 20 years, according to its website.King’s Landing Redevelopment Plan , the goal of which is “to build a cluster of warehouse and distribution facilities in a location that provides easy access to regional truck corridors,” according to the township website. Much like another lawsuit filed last fall, the civil lawsuit brought by Holding Hands names Mayor Lou Manzo and the Township Committee as defendants, as well as others. The litigation seeks to invalidate the King’s Landing Redevelopment Plan.separate lawsuit filed by the local Casella Farms Homeowners AssociationThe township is defending both lawsuits, said attorney James Maley. He added the township has taken no steps to invalidate the King’s Landing Redevelopment Plan. However, in a community update sent on Tuesday, Manzo said the township would be conducting a review of the redevelopment plan. “The looming question is whether we should ban warehouses from being built in the few areas where the zoning has permitted it for many years?” Manzo asked.King’s Landing Redevelopment Plan in early April 2022, they acted in a manner inconsistent with the township’s master plan, which aims to “provide for the preservation of the township’s natural character.” The plaintiffs also argue that Manzo contradicted his public statements “concerning the preservation of Harrison Township’s community character.”Dec. 31, 2020, in which Manzo touches on the topic of development and says the town will not “have just anything fill a spot that’s available for the sake of getting some tax dollars.” The lawsuits also claim residents were not provided with enough information on the King’s Landing Redevelopment Plan and its potential impacts before adoption. Residents only became fully aware of its implications when the Joint Land Use Board held a public hearing Nov. 17 for a 2.1 million-square-foot warehouse that ultimately was not approved, the lawsuits argue. Both lawsuits also name WH Development Urban Renewal — an affiliate of Bergen County based firm Russo Development — as a defendant, demanding the judge declare the firm has “no rights or entitlements” with respect to the King’s Landing Redevelopment Plan. Although the original complaint filed by Casella Farms last year did not name WH Development as a defendant, an amended complaint filed last week added the developer as a defendant. “We are not able to comment on pending litigation,” said Ron Simoncini, a spokesman for Russo Development.
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