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cussed are still relevant. The first half of that interview ran in the March issue, and part two continues below. * * *

Ewing Observer: Within the last year, people in the neighborhood of Freddie’s Tavern were unhappy with the plans to tear down the restaurant and build a residential/retail project on the site. Are you satisfied with the way that that turned out in terms of what they’re going to be building there?

Bert Steinmann: Well to be clear, they’ve got site plan approval. They don’t have anything else. So basically they still need to come in with an architectural rendering of what’s going to go there.

Was it palatable for the board? I don’t think so. The situation was that that particular parcel of land basically supported what they wanted to do without any variances. They met the parking criteria. They met the height criteria.

In fact, it’s well below the height that it could be, so they met all the criteria as to why there was a reason for them to be denied, and to deny them because they didn’t need any of these variances was kind of futile, because basically if we did that then they could take take it to court, and they would win. I don’t want to put the town in that position.

Now the board had no problem voting against the initial proposal (the prior year), because they were like 80-some parking spots short, and they were counting on street parking. Even though you’re allowed to park on the street. You can’t

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use that as part of the requirement for your project. That’s part of the reason why it failed the first time.

They then redesigned the building to meet all the criteria that falls under zoning and planning, so there was really not much that the board could do at that particular point. There are some caveats that we did put in there. For example, they need to get a phase one environmental study done.

But other than that, they have not come back with any architectural renderings or drawings and the traffic flow and how that’s going to go.

EO: So as far as you and the board were concerned, there was only limited action that you could take, because the plan met the standards that were set out by the zoning regulations.

BS: Correct.

EO: That site is part of the redevelopment zone, right?

BS: It is. It’s part of the Town Center Zone, which is a redevelopment area. At the end of the day, Freddy’s was really in need of redevelopment.

I mean Freddy’s was never designed as a restaurant. It was a house that had served breakfast and lunches, and then it got to be a little bit bigger, and they just kept adding on, and adding on, and adding on. Really the flow of the restaurant didn’t make any sense— you were kind of all over the place with it.

EO: Let’s talk about the medical marijuana grow facility that’s being located in town. From what I understand, it’s moving along at a pretty good pace. What’s their status now?.

BS: The grow facility is going in the old Verizon building off Olden Avenue, and then their distribution facility is going to be on Olden Avenue, where Sparkling Pools used to be. They’ve bought that, and they’re in the process of renovating.

We just did a redevelopment agreement with them for that particular site, because the way the law was written, you had to be in one spot, but then they kind of changed it so that they could have the distribution center in a different location than where they grow.

They’re installing temporary trailers on that Verizon site, because it’s going to take too long to renovate the building, and under state law you have to be in production within six months of getting a license, and their time is almost up.

The chief of police and I met with their security people to make sure they’re doing everything that’s being required. So that should be happening fairly soon.

EO: I would assume you’d want a good level of security at the facility.

BS: Yes. The grow facility is going to be a 24 hour, seven days a week operation. There’s no public allowed at all at the grow facility. I mean obviously I may be able to call up, or somebody may be able to call up and request a tour, but it would have to be somebody that’s either in that business or for scientific reasons. It’s not just for anyone who wants to have a tour. It’s not that type of facility. It’s just for the vendors that have to come in, and the only time there’s truck traffic is when they have to get product to the distribution center.

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