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No. 14 Vol. 7
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June 27, 2018
Kinnelon Gets NJDEP Approval For Community Center And Shelter
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By Anya Bochman he Borough of Kinnelon has long faced constraints on building permits and developments
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– the borough sits on approximately 97 percent of Highlands Preservation Area. The Kinnelon Public Library currently doubles as
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an ersatz recreation center for the community; however, following the devastations of Hurricane Irene in 2011 and Hurricane Sandy in 2012, the need for an actual multi-purpose facility, a recreation center and shelter, became ever more pressing. The road to developing a specialized shelter facility that would fit the needs of the community in the event of future catastrophic or severe weather events was not a smooth one; Kinnelon Mayor Robert Collins and the Borough Council have spent approximately eight years in acquiring land and securing building permission
The main entrance view of the proposed community center and shelter. Photo courtesy/Kinnelon Borough
from the New Jersey Department of Environment Protection (NJDEP). After one application denial, the administration received news earlier this month that its plans for the recreation center have finally been approved. “It’s been a long road,” Collins commented, cit-
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Open Space Trust Fund and New Jersey Green Acres Planning Incentive Grants, which will provide 50 percent of the acquisition cost. The land in question is approximately 10.68 acres and is currently owned by the Pompton Plains Reformed Bible cont. on page 4
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