Reader says Any development proposal that is so severe that it requires a change to the town’s Master Plan SHOULD take time so all parties
The (slow) speed of the process is (or at least SHOULD) be part of the intent and design of any process which can change the Master Plan. Any development proposal that is so severe that it requires a change to the town’s Master Plan SHOULD take time so all parties – including residents – have time to absorb, analyze and review the impact of such a proposal.Streamlining this process and making it faster and less painful IS NOT the direction that should be taken.
A change to the Master Plan NEEDS to be deliberate (and yes to a degree- difficult) to encourage developers to find solutions that meet their needs AND fit into the parameters of the existing Master Plan – otherwise we are at great risk to destroy all of those intangibles that make RW great and which drew the developers to the town in the first place.
Did you read the above Right Rev Al. AKA Big Al the Developers Friend.
Read the Ridgewood News. These changes are all but a done deal. People come to town buy a business and then tell us that the town has to change. Try this. Go back to fair lawn and change that town.