Juris Publications has appointed the Land Use and Development Law practice group of Newark-based Sills Cummis Epstein & Gross to overhaul and revise the widely-read treatise, New Jersey Land Use, which was originally written by a consortium of authors from 1989 to 1992. One of the original authors, Thomas Jay Hall, co-chair of the
Ted Zangari Of Sills Cummis Appointed To Advisory Council Of The Trust For Public Land
MORRISTOWN, NJ, JULY 10, 2006—Ted Zangari, an attorney with law firm Sills Cummis Epstein & Gross, was recently appointed to the New Jersey Advisory Council of the Trust for Public Land (TPL), the only national nonprofit working exclusively to protect land for human enjoyment and well-being.
“I am honored to join the New Jersey Advisory
Land Use Attorney with Civil Engineering Background Joins Sills Cummis
Steve Tombalakian has joined the Land Use and Development practice group at Sills Cummis. Tombalakian comes to Sills Cummis from Podvey Meanor Catenacci Hildner Cocoziello & Chattman in Newark. A licensed Professional Engineer and licensed Professional Planner in New Jersey, Tombalakian received his B.E. in Civil Engineering from Stevens Institute of Technology, his M.E. in
Zap – Your Zoning Powers Have Disappeared
The Tomu case has been causing a lot of discussion as Superior Court Judge Jonathan Harris stripped Carlstadt and East Rutherford of their zoning powers for failing to meet their obligations under the Mt. Laurel Doctrine. Tomu Developers of Mahwah, NJ is looking to build 840 condominiums, including 140 affordable-housing units, in two 18 story
Waiting for Cory Booker
A May 22, 2006 njbiz article by Shankar P. discusses Newark’s proposed office and residential projects, including economic incentives, and how Mayor-elect Cory Booker may handle these proposals. Ted Zangari, Co-Chair of the Redevelopment Practice Group at Sills Cummis Epstein & Gross, predicted in the article that “He’s [Booker] going to have the city’s
State Quickens Infill-Site Grant Process
By Eric Peterson
TRENTON, NJ-The New Jersey EDA has taken several steps to speed up the approval process for grants awarded under the state’s Hazardous Discharge Site Remediation grant and loan program, as well as the Petroleum Underground Storage Tank remediation program. Both are jointly administered by the EDA and the New Jersey DEP.
Chief
New Jersey and eminent domain
New Jersey is a hotbed of eminent domain activity and could be the source of the next U.S. Supreme Court case on eminent domain — a case that would redefine and clarify the Court’s Kelo decision, according to a recent New York Times article. In that story, which appeared on Sunday, May 28, Ted Zangari
Transit village hot topic at open house
From today’s Times of Trenton…
“But that doesn’t mean New Jersey doesn’t have room for smart growth. George Hawkins, executive director of New Jersey Future, said if the whole state had the density of Princeton Borough, the entire population could fit in 20 percent of the state’s acreage.
And if the state had the density
BERGEN JUDGE STRIPS TOWNS OF LAND USE AUTHORITY; APPOINTS “MONITOR” TO OVERSEE DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITY
In a decision dated May 19, 2006, Judge Harris of the New Jersey Superior Court, Law Division, “employ[ed] drastic steps” to fulfill the Mount Laurel mandate and cure two municipalities’ “longstanding and blatant disregard for the unhoused and underhoused poor.” As a result, the Southern Bergen County municipalities of East Rutherford and Carlstadt
Leader of Citizens’ Campaign Seeks to Reform Redevelopment Process
“While redevelopment can bring about positive changes in communities, there is tremendous potential for abuse and corruption. Too often, redevelopment projects are awarded to large campaign contributors and are conducted as a reward to a select few inside political players.” — Harry Pozycki
Last week State Senator Ellen Karcher (D-Monmouth) introduced the Redevelopment Reform and