[CPEO-BIF] "Howell [NJ} ponders redevelopment of FEL site"

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

Howell ponders redevelopment of FEL site 

BY KATHY BARATTA
Tri-Town News (NJ)
August 18, 2005 

Controversial redevelopment plans for a so-called brownfields site got
even more controversial at the Aug. 4 Howell Planning Board hearing when
conflict-of-interest allegations against the mayor were made. 

A brownfields designation indicates there is some contamination present
on the property. 

Responding to a member of the public who raised a conflict of interest
flag over his employment history and campaign contributions from
"interested parties" in the matter, Mayor Joseph M. DiBella halted the
proceedings with an offer to recuse himself from any further hearings in
the matter of Frequency Engineering Laboratories (FEL). 

FEL comprises 216 acres fronting Route 547 near Farmingdale. The
property is owned and operated by William Hurley of Allenwood. In May
2001, FEL filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. Hurley owes Howell some $3
million in unpaid taxes. 

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For the entire article, see
http://tritown.gmnews.com/news/2005/0818/Front_Page/004.html

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Lenny Siegel
Director, Center for Public Environmental Oversight
c/o PSC, 278-A Hope St., Mountain View, CA 94041
Voice: 650/961-8918 or 650/969-1545
Fax: 650/961-8918
<lsiegel@cpeo.org>
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