Issues with sewer system delay Plumsted redevelopment plan

By ANDREW MARTINS

Staff Writer

PLUMSTED An amendment to the New Egypt Redevelopment Plan that was recently approved by the Township Committee seeks to ensure that homes will be built on a specific parcel even if a major element of the redevelopment plan never comes to fruition.

Officials approved the plan on Oct. 1, allowing for the potential construction of about 100 homes on a 150-acre tract on Province Line Road.

According to Plumsted Land Use Board and Plumsted Municipal Utilities Authority Chairman Walt Bronson, the construction of those homes would hinge on whether the sewer system proposed in the redevelopment plan receives state approvals.

This is really to put Plan B into effect so we can keep Plan A on the table, Bronson said.

Since 2005, municipal officials have been trying to have what has been referred to as an age-targeted and empty-nester development built on the 150-acre tract on Province Line Road.

At that time, downtown New Egypt and the property on Province Line Road were designated as redevelopment areas.

Since then, there have been several attempts to get the development plan underway with builders, but those attempts have not panned out.

Officials have said that by allowing the construction of homes, they are trying to add to Plumsteds tax base without adding children to local schools.

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Issues with sewer system delay Plumsted redevelopment plan