Maplewood Post Office Re-development Plan Forum

keep Maplewood the way it was

Preserve the quaint, small town character of Maplewood. Develop elsewhere. Leave the public land public.

Please rethink the best use of that strategic site.....

Keep Maplewood a small town-stop overcrowding it with new developments and multi unit buildings. If we wanted to live in a highly populated, cultured suburban town we'd move to Montclair!

Yes, I agree with this position. This whole event/transaction...whatever it should be called, has been a big ???? to all involved. Since I live in the heart of downtown Maplewood (169 Maplewood Ave.) I fee very involved and affected by these events.

It really matters to me what happens in downtown Maplewood! Citizen involvement can only improve what happens there.

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We have to stop this. I live above St. James Gate and the sewer system in downtown Maplewood can't handle this new development. The short term greed of this move must be stopped!

I was very surprised to learn that these proposals are moving ahead so quickly and with so little community engagement and dialogue.

Let's preserve the small town feeling of our lovely Maplewood.

Keep the character of Maplewood what attracted most of us here in the first place...

I find it very disturbing that the Township Committee is even CONSIDERING any development that would create density occupancy, change the landscape of one of the most uniques and cherished part of Maplewood, and with it, change the special character of the Village forever! I appreciate the need to raise revenue, but selling completely what makes Maplewood unique would leave us with nothing in the long run. surely there are other proposals to entertain. you can start by making the whole process transparent so that ALL the residents of Maplewood can see what the current proposals are, and, if they are all deemed inadequate, help with finding alternatives. You don't improve by destroying something beautiful and special.

As a 35 year resident of our town, I share the view that any re-development of the Post Office site that includes density housing, a multilevel parking facility, buildings that exceed the scale of the current buildings in the Village, or that eliminates the open space where the Dickens Village stands at holiday time would be a grave long-term mistake, whatever short term benefits such plans might provide. The Village belongs to everyone in the town and is a major asset and a major drawing card. Surely there are ways to boost revenues and embrace the future without destroying the special beauty, atmosphere, and character of Maplewood Village. If our Economic Development Committee cannot appreciate the irretrievably urbanizing effect on Maplewood Village of proposals like the Transit Village Initiative, I'm afraid it was a serious error to elect these individuals to the Township Committee to be among the stewards of the public's assets.

The Village is what makes Maplewood, Maplewood. It is unique. Been trying for years to build up Springfield Ave and it still hasn't work. What makes anyone thinks that by doing the same o the Village it will?

I agree with the purpose statement given in this petition. I have yet to hear anything but rumors - please keep the tax-paying members of our community informed!

Thanks for doing this. I would hate to lose the Village charm.

I can't help but wonder what James Ricalton, for whom a portion of the property in question is named, would have to say about this issue. A true "Renaissance Man" and world traveler, he devoted most of his adult life to teaching Maplewood's children. Traveling to exotic locales each summer, he happily returned to this little village. I think Ricalton is a fitting representative of Maplewood. Like him, we are a community that is worldly and adventurous, yet appreciative of the importance of a secure and intimate home base. Preserve Ricalton Square and develop an appropriate plan for the remainder of the property!

Part of the reason we moved to Maplewood is because it doesn't have developments like this. It would be devestating to both the culture and aesthetic of this special place!

This is horrible! No redevelopment of Maplewood. Keep Maplewood with a charming small town center!!

To destroy the charm that has always been a defining characteristic of my hometown would be tragic.