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Report on Hopewell Township Zoning Board Meeting This Past Week
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…
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Don’t Take Your Signs Down. We’re Not Done!
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…
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Critical Action Alert: Township fails to provide to the Zoning Board revised, tougher recommendations by Environmental Commission
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…
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One More Chance: Tell the Zoning Board NO to Commercial Development on Fiddlers Creek Road
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…
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STOP THE HOTEL Energizes the Titusville Fourth of July
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…
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STOP THE HOTEL—Two More Meetings Scheduled for Cross Examination and Public Comment: Tuesday, July 11, 2023, and Monday, July 24, 2023
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…