The BRICK Times
Vol. 21 - No. 1
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By Chris Lundy and Bob Vosseller TOMS RIVER – It’s been five years, and it’s been a good start. Pa r t n e r s of T h e B.E.A.T. Center recently celebrated their fifth anniversary as a hub for community services. B.E.A.T. stands for Bringing Everyone All
─Photo by Judy Smestad-Nunn The Route 88 bridge is almost 100 years old and needs to be replaced. By Judy principal arterial” con- rating of 47 out of 100. 88 Bridge superstrucSmestad-Nunn necting Brick to Point The superstructure was ture,” would have an BRICK - You might Pleasant, and has been rated as poor, while the elongated 41’8” span, have d r iven on the rated structurally de- substructure and deck and would be raised Route 88 bridge over ficient. were rated as fair. about 1 foot in order to the Beaver Dam Creek According to NJDOT The bridge is 29 feet minimize flooding of and not even realized documents obtained long and has two lanes, the bridge. it since it appears to be by The Brick Times, reduced shoulders and Plans call for an 11part of the roadway, but the last inspection was no sidewalks. foot lane and widened the span is classified done in 2018, and at According to NJDOT, 8-foot shoulder in each by the NJ Department that time the 98-year- the new bridge “will re- direction with a sideof Transportation (NJ- old bridge was found solve the structural de- walk on each side. (Bridge - See Page 2) DOT) as an “urban to have a sufficiency ficiencies of the Route
B.E.A.T. Center: Five Years Of Turning Lives Around Together, and it’s a fitting title. It’s a collaboration between Fulfill, the People’s Pant r y (which is now run by Fulfill), and JBJ Soul Kitchen. Singer and JBJ Foundation Chairman Jon Bon Jovi said, “when we conceptualized The B.E.A.T. Center at our
kitchen table, we could never have imagined the impact it would have on the community.” “We look forward to continuing our mission to serve those in need with dignity and respect,” Bon Jovi added. The B.E.A.T. Center was founded in 2016
on Hooper Avenue in Toms River. During its first year, the partners projected the center would serve families in need with $5 million in food, job training, and other support services, with $5 million more each additional year. The B.E.A.T. Center ex-
ceeded all projections. Within five years, the partners provided food and services valued at more than $30 million by serving nearly 10 million meals to their community and $7.7 million in benefits and other social services. During the height of (BEAT - See Page 17)
May 22, 2021
14 Homes Possible On Site Of Former School By Judy Smestad-Nunn BRICK - Should a developer be allowed to build 14 single family homes in an area that is zoned for multi-family dwellings, such as apartments and condos? This was the question put before the Board of Adjustment during a special meeting held on May 12 when an applicant, Herbertsville 561 LLC ℅ Larry Freimark of Southfield, Michigan, was seeking a use variance and a preliminary major subdivision for a five-acre parcel, located on the northeast corner of Herbertsville Road and Winding River Road. Zoning describes what town leaders will allow on a piece of property. If a developer wants to build something that is not currently allowed, they apply before the Board of Adjustment for a variance to get approved to build it. Splitting the parcel into several lots that would be sold is called subdividing. There is a 1930s-era home on the site, which later became the Olde Riverside Day Camp & School, which has not operated for the past several years. The five-acre tract is one of three parcels in the area that are zoned RM for multi-family. The other two parcels are Winding River Village condominiums, an age-restricted community, located behind the site, and Maple Leaf Park apartments, located across Herbertsville Road from the proposed development. The applicant was not present during the Zoom meeting, but was represented by attorney John Paul Doyle. He had also retained engineer/planner William Stevens, architect Thomas Brennan and traffic consultant Scott Kennel who were all present. The property is owned by Tzvi Ciner of Royal Oak, Michigan, who was not in attendance. Doyle said they had submitted an application for a Use Variance for the parcel in order to build single family homes instead of multifamily housing. “The only reason, it would seem, that we are in that zone is because otherwise you would have two separate RM zones, and so we are the bridge,” he said. This is the only vacant multi-family zone parcel that still exists in Herbertsville, where (School - See Page 4)
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