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Zoning Board Resolution Memorializing Hotel Variance Available Through Open Public Records Request Only
At its Wednesday, December 6th, 2023, meeting, the Zoning Board voted to approve its Resolution memorializing the conditions which the Hollystone Hotel applicant must comply to win approval for her site plan. According to the Open Public Records Act, citizens must have access to it, but today STH learned that the Zoning Board does not…
Tourism and Economic Development Committee to Finalize Hopewell Township’s Plans for Historical Tourism
STOP THE HOTEL continues to be concerned about the plans the Planning Board, therefore, the Township has for expanded “historical or heritage” tourism. On Wednesday night, the committee formed to review the plan is scheduled to finalize it. The Tourism and Economic Development Committee (TEDC) was established by Hopewell Township Resolution 22-334 on September 19, 2022. Its…
The Sourland Conservancy Creates STOP THE HOTEL Legal Action Fund
The Sourland Conservancy has created a Legal Action Fund to collect donations to support following the legal process to preserve the Mountain Resource Conservation district and protect the ecological resources of the Sourland Mountain per our mission. Donations may be made: The Sourland Conservancy is a 501(C)(3) tax exempt entity. Donations are tax-deductible as provided…
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The historic Hollystone Manor has been slated to be turned into a hotel with spa, gift shop, full-scale restaurant, and gym.
Hollystone Manor is a historic home in Hopewell Township. Built before 1819 by the man who founded Titusville, it represents Hopewell Township’s history. Surrounded by a many acres of fragile ecosystem in the restricted Mountain Conservation zoning district, the land hosts myriad species of flora and fauna.
The home’s new buyer wants to turn this historic and environmentally-important property into a private hotel, which will permanently alter the landscape and have a detrimental effect on rural western Hopewell Township.