Preserve Hollystone Manor

Hollystone Hotel/Restaurant ComplexThe Zoning Board again confirmed the attorney for the board is currently drafting a resolution outlining conditions that the developer must comply with. Her site plan will need to adhere to all of these conditions. It was clear the Zoning Board had begun a discussion of these conditions prior to their deciding vote…

No doubt you know that, with the exception of two members, Chair Eric Hatke and Keith Thedinga, the Zoning Board voted on Wednesday, August 3, 2023, to grant a variance from residential to commercial zoning to the Philadelphia developer who plans a hotel, restaurant, spa, speakeasy(and who knows what else?) right next to Fiddlers Creek…

This failure to provide these revised recommendations is detrimental to our case. It is critical that you attend the July 24th Zoning Board meeting to tell them: there is no greater advisory opinion than that from the Environmental Commission. The developer’s complex resides right in the middle of the sensitive preserved open space between Baldpate…

Tuesday’s Zoning Board meeting was tense and difficult for members of the public who have unanswered questions about the recommendations of the Township’s hydrogeologist’s findings. His opinions differed significantly from ours, a former US Geological Survey hydrogeologist who testified about negative impacts on regional safe water supply and likely negative impact to Fiddler’s Creek. The…

All of you who love Titusville know about our uniquely American celebrations on “the island” along the Delaware River.  This year, STOP THE HOTEL was there in force helping people learn about the environmental detriments of the developer’s proposal to develop Hollystone into a 27-room boutique hotel, restaurant, spa, pool, and speakeasy.  We’ve heard all…

At the Hopewell Township Zoning Board meeting last Tuesday, June 13, 2023, the developer brought back her traffic expert and hydrogeologist, both of whom said the same thing as the first time and that our experts are wrong. We know that it’s the opposite. They continue to use models that simply don’t accurately measure the…