Links to Background Information
Maps!
Please note: These maps are of the development as originally proposed; they do not take into account any alterations needed with the new stormwater management regulations.
Map of proposed subdivision with "agricultural" tract.
Map of Well Head Protection Area for Consumers New Jersey well.
Soil survey maps of "agricultural" tract and proposed subdivision.
Map showing the location of the parcel of land in question on Shire Road.
Talks on Preserving Shire Road Property Collapse
According to coverage in local newspapers, developer William Scopetto of Genesis Building, a.k.a. Hunterdon Capital, LLC, has changed his mind about selling the property for preservation and has ended negotiations with Holland Township officials and Phillipsburg Riverview Organization (PRO). Get details and read interviews with Mr. Scopetto in the news stories linked below.
Developer cancels open-space deal
HOLLAND TOWNSHIP -- The preservation of a 90-acre tract on Shire Road fell through this week when the developer changed his mind on a deal for the township to purchase it as open space. The proposed subdivision of 15 homes received preliminary approval from the Planning Board on Oct. 14, despite objections from the Friends of Holland Township and the New Jersey chapter of the Sierra Club.
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here to read the full story
Fight against development intensifies: Holland Twp. offered $500,000 to protect land; Sierra Club threatens legal action.
HOLLAND TWP. -- Township officials and environmentalists hope to revive an open space deal with the developer of a controversial housing project on Shire Road. In the meantime, opponents of the project are moving ahead with efforts to block the project.
Legal Complaint Served to Holland Township Planning Board and Developer
Click here for the January 22, 2003 press release.
Information about the Shire Road Subdivision:
The planning board granted the developer conditional preliminary approval for this project, despite numerous environmental threats. Click here
to find out about the development as proposed at the October hearing, our reactions, and
new state information on public wells and septic pollution recently made available.
Links to Supporting Testimony and Documentation:
Planning Expert William Honachefsky's Analysis and Recommendations Regarding the Proposed Development.
Click here for the PDF file.
Press Release and Letter to the Planning Board
regarding the August 12th Public Hearing
from Lieberman and Blecher, Environmental Legal Counsel.
(PDF format)
Support from the Lower Delaware Wild and Scenic Management Plan Committee Chairman:
Read the letter to the Planning Board. (PDF format)
Expert Testimony from July 8th Public Hearing
Consistency Review Report presented by William Honachefsky, QEP, NJ Licensed Professional Planner. (PDF format)
Statement by Wilma E. Frey, Project Director of the Highlands Coalition NJ State Committee and Highlands Project Manager of the NJ Conservation Foundation. (PDF format)
Letter from NJ Fish & Wildlife Principal Fisheries Biologist, Patricia L. Hamilton. (PDF format)
Excerpts from the Holland Township Master Plan
If you would like to see the complete Master Plan, it is available at the Township Public Library in the reference section.