[CPEO-BIF] Soldier Hill Road development, Paramus, New Jersey

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

Emerson council opposes Paramus development

BY DENISA R. SUPERVILLE
The Record (NJ)
September 22, 2010

EMERSON - The Borough Council has adopted a resolution opposing a 
proposed residential development off Soldier Hill Road in Paramus, 
asking that the site be protected and preserved as open space.

In approving the resolution, the borough joins neighboring Oradell in 
its formal opposition to the 140-unit residential complex on Soldier 
Hill Road, between Forest Avenue and Pascack Road, which is planned by 
Shamrock Creek LLC. The development has been the subject of legal 
wrangling for years.

...

Environmentalists argue that the project will exacerbate flooding and 
taint the water supply. The developers argue that the project includes 
cleanup of contamination without any cost to the taxpayers and will 
enhance the environment by removing brownfield conditions.

...

For the entire article, see
http://www.northjersey.com/topstories/emerson/092210_Emerson_council_opposes_Paramus_development.html

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Lenny Siegel
Executive Director, Center for Public Environmental Oversight
a project of the Pacific Studies Center
278-A Hope St., Mountain View, CA 94041
Voice: 650/961-8918 or 650/969-1545
Fax: 650/961-8918
<lsiegel@cpeo.org>
http://www.cpeo.org



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