TELL THE TOWNSHIP COUNCIL TO SCALE IT BACK, from...

FIVE ENORMOUS BUILDINGS

HEIGHTS UP TO 87 FEET, six stories that are REALLY THE HEIGHT OF MANY EIGHT-STORY buildings

BULKY AND GROSSLY OUT OF SCALE

OVER TWICE AS TALL as most buildings in the neighborhoods around Bloomfield Avenue, Grove Street, Glenridge Avenue and Elm Street

375 NEW APARTMENTS, which is MORE THAN TWICE the number previously approved for this site

DETRIMENTAL TO THE CHARACTER OF DOWNTOWN AND SURROUNDING NEIGHBORHOODS, AND INCONSISTENT WITH THE MASTER PLAN

UNKNOWN IMPACT ON PUBLIC SCHOOLS, BUDGETS AND CLASS SIZES

UNKNOWN IMPACT ON TOWNWIDE INFRASTRUCTURE AND CAPITAL COSTS

POTENTIAL TRAFFIC NIGHTMARE AT AN ALREADY-BUSY INTERSECTION as a result of the project’s:

• Approximately 1 million square feet of new building footage overall
• 1,000 new residents
• New supermarket customers
• Visitors and employees at additional new office and commercial space

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SIGN THE PETITION TO TELL THE TOWNSHIP COUNCIL TO SCALE IT BACK AND CREATE A NEW DESIGN FOR MONTCLAIR:

*MAXIMUM OF 4 STORIES

*NEW SUPERMARKET

*GUARANTEED AFFORDABLE HOUSING

*OPEN VIEWS OF THE HISTORIC LACKAWANNA STATION - A PROTECTED FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL LANDMARK

*A WALKABLE, INVITING AND MODERATE-SIZED DEVELOPMENT THAT HAS AMPLE OPEN SPACE AND PRESERVES MONTCLAIR’S HISTORIC BEAUTY AND CHARACTER.

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PLEASE SIGN THE PETITION AND PROTECT MONTCLAIR, AND PLEASE SHARE WITH YOUR FRIENDS AND NEIGHBORS.

THANK YOU.

PETITION AUTHORS: Renee Baskerville, Linda Cranston, Robin Curry, Rachael Quinn Egan, David Herron, Sharon Martin-Smith, Adriana O'Toole, and Aminah Toler.