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Monday, November 26, 2012

'A Ways to Go' for Landmark Development

The over 40 conditions attached to the approval of the plan will extend the pre-construction process for the developer.

The Fair Lawn planning board’s unanimous approval Monday night of the Landmark Daly Field development was something of a false conclusion, say neighbors of the site as well as borough officials. The over 40 conditions imposed on the plan will be the subject of lengthy negotiations with the Borough Council, and concerned residents plan to stick around for their enforcement. The next step for the developer, as Deputy Mayor Ed Trawinski reported the night after the planning board approval, will be to work with the council to fulfill the conditions of the approval. “The applicant is obligated to come to this council and use its best efforts to persuade us to consider certain types of items,” he said, referring to such things as lighted …

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Josh Sully

10:04 pm on Tuesday, November 27, 2012

Its a private organization, not a government. Its governed by a contract, everyone who owns agrees to be party to that contract. Fair Lawn isn't a democracy either.   more ›

Tuesday, November 20, 2012

Controversial Daly Field Development Reluctantly Approved by Planning Board

After a mountain of concerns raised by residents and Fair Lawn planning board members themselves, developer Landmark has won a conditional approval to build a large housing complex in Radburn.

After nine months of hearings – and amidst concerns voiced from the public as well as reluctance from some members – the Fair Lawn Planning Board voted unanimously Monday night to give the go-ahead to Landmark’s Daly Field housing development. Grassroots citizens group Neighbors to Save Daly Field, which has opposed the 165-unit development, encouraged residents to voice their concern at the meeting, expected to be the final hearing of the lengthy planning board process. “Fair Lawn’s Planning Board is made up of politically-appointed board members and they need to know how the public feels about this development,” a flier circulated by the group read. Many residents echoed concerns that had been prevalent throughout past hearings, like the…

Mike Fair Lawn

5:18 am on Sunday, February 24, 2013

Agree with Bergenbot. I'm glad to hear Nunn's restaurant Picnic closed its doors. Hopefully there were a few spiteful Radburn residents to thank for boycotting it. Karma got her.   more ›

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