The Planning Board has officially withdrawn the development proposal for the lot on Leonard Avenue. We have secured the legal documentation confirming that this site will no longer be utilized for the apartment project. We must remain attentive to future zoning agendas to ensure this outcome remains permanent.
May 11, 2018
STOP! Atlantic Highlands Government from Building an Apartment Building On Single Family Home Neighborhood Green Space!
Final supporters
The residents of Leonard Ave and Avenue C collectively request that Mayor LeGrice, the Atlantic Highlands Town Council and Atlantic Highlands Planning Board to immediately stop the efforts they have put in place with Monmouth Housing Alliance to build a massive 4 unit rental apartment building for COAH housing and 9 car parking lot with a trash dumpster on 21 Leonard Ave, Atlantic Highlands NJ in the middle of our quiet single family home neighborhood.
As many are aware Leonard Avenue is a quiet one way street with many nice homes and families. 15 years ago it was determined that the gas company had polluted much of the street and it was remediated at great hassle and impact to residents on Leonard Avenue. As part of this remediation a single home/lot was sold back to the town while all other residents remained and put up with the great inconvenience. Then in Sept 13, 2006 the town began rezoning the lot to COAH housing; this added insult to injury after the prior wrong doing by the gas company. Residents protested with legal representation and the town stated they would no longer go forward in 2006. Now 12 years later the town is trying to do it again!!! During the council meeting on Sept 13, 2006 it was stated the town was submitting 21 Leonard to the COAH plan but they would look at other options and this was just for COAH requirements planning but they could find other solutions. It's all in the public record council notes. Later they told residents the would not move forward. This was reiterated to multiple residents even as recent as Jan of 2018 in discussions with councilmen.
Atlantic Highlands Council and Planning has had TWELVE (12) YEARS to find a better option. They have allowed countless apartment developments in and around town where they could have met these requirements. They have had lots such as the old Car Wash which could have solved the problem but let them go to others, and consistently kicked the can instead of doing what they promised the residents of Leonard which was to look for a better option. They have not been transparent with the residents and are hoping we have forgotten what was promised in 2006 at the town council meetings and meeting notes while pushing forward with a massive apartment building and parking lot on 21 Leonard.
For over 12 years this lot has served as a green space and park for children in the area. Fireman's field is fenced and constantly locked so kids come here to play. South Avenue playground is always flooded, so kids come to 21 Leonard to play. There are no functional parks on this side of town with open access to residents and kids to play.
The plans for the massive complex do not include adequate parking for visitors and the will ultimately overflow onto a one way street where it is already difficulty for emergency vehicles such as a fire engine to turn the corner, creating safety issues for all the residents of Leonard Avenue. Buses can not make it down this street already.
The lot at 21 Leonard often floods and borders a wetland and creek and these flood waters will now be pushed into other adjoining neighbors yards, basements and the street.
It is NOT in the best interests of this town to remove this green space
and build a massive parking lot and 4 unit apartment building with rental tenants in the middle of our single family neighborhood. It only
benefits the developers and town government who are trying to meet regulations
that could easily be met elsewhere with a little thought and effort; our town government had 12 years to do the right thing and find a better solution!
We respectfully ask Mayor LeGrice, the Atlantic Highlands town council and and planning boards NOT to move forward with this plan and to instead reassign this area as an official town park and green space for the residents.
Kind regards,
- Chris & Bonnie Roberts, 13 Leonard Avenue
-Tucker & Trizia Snedeker, 57 Avenue C
- Tom & Perri Howlett, 25 Leonard Ave
- Chris & Marina Kurdes, 33 Leonard Ave
Updates
April 1, 2018
The volume of support has secured us a formal meeting with the borough council members next week. We are currently finalizing a brief that details the history of the site as recorded in the municipal archives to present at that hearing.
Reached 100 supporters
April 1, 2018
34 Comments
Let's be clear - I am not against COAH housing, but I am against concentrating it in one site/area. It is better for a community as a whole when COAH housing is spread over the community.
We have lived here for the past 21 years. Our street is already to narrow and filled with parked cars only allowed on one side of the street. It has always been a difficult street for young children to ride bikes and play. How will there ever be enough room increased traffic? How could anyone not see that this residential street is no place for an apartment complex?
Why are the coah apartments across from a&p not enough to satisfy the requirement? When those were being built we were told those would be coah housing and that it would satisfy the requirement.
That's a tight, small little street. It's quite obvious the borough has put NO effort into finding an alternative, because building an apartment house -- even a small one -- on this street is the worst of all possibilities. Doesn't Lou live around there? Is he okay with this? This is just plain stupid.
Supposedly we have met the coah quota that we need , but they have included that lot in the quota however they have new condos being built on 1st Avenue and there's some down on Hennessy which three of them are already. But this lot is way too small for that in a single-family neighborhood and if they have a Condo building going up that has three floors in it use some if that. Or. Mother Theresa just went up for sale why can't they turn that into an apartment building???? Attend your meetings there is so much going on in this town next meeting is March 28th thank you for support and please sign.
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The Planning Board has officially withdrawn the development proposal for the lot on Leonard Avenue. We have secured the legal documentation confirming that this site will no longer be utilized for the apartment project. We must remain attentive to future zoning agendas to ensure this outcome remains permanent.
May 11, 2018
STOP! Atlantic Highlands Government from Building an Apartment Building On Single Family Home Neighborhood Green Space!
Final supporters
The residents of Leonard Ave and Avenue C collectively request that Mayor LeGrice, the Atlantic Highlands Town Council and Atlantic Highlands Planning Board to immediately stop the efforts they have put in place with Monmouth Housing Alliance to build a massive 4 unit rental apartment building for COAH housing and 9 car parking lot with a trash dumpster on 21 Leonard Ave, Atlantic Highlands NJ in the middle of our quiet single family home neighborhood.
As many are aware Leonard Avenue is a quiet one way street with many nice homes and families. 15 years ago it was determined that the gas company had polluted much of the street and it was remediated at great hassle and impact to residents on Leonard Avenue. As part of this remediation a single home/lot was sold back to the town while all other residents remained and put up with the great inconvenience. Then in Sept 13, 2006 the town began rezoning the lot to COAH housing; this added insult to injury after the prior wrong doing by the gas company. Residents protested with legal representation and the town stated they would no longer go forward in 2006. Now 12 years later the town is trying to do it again!!! During the council meeting on Sept 13, 2006 it was stated the town was submitting 21 Leonard to the COAH plan but they would look at other options and this was just for COAH requirements planning but they could find other solutions. It's all in the public record council notes. Later they told residents the would not move forward. This was reiterated to multiple residents even as recent as Jan of 2018 in discussions with councilmen.
Atlantic Highlands Council and Planning has had TWELVE (12) YEARS to find a better option. They have allowed countless apartment developments in and around town where they could have met these requirements. They have had lots such as the old Car Wash which could have solved the problem but let them go to others, and consistently kicked the can instead of doing what they promised the residents of Leonard which was to look for a better option. They have not been transparent with the residents and are hoping we have forgotten what was promised in 2006 at the town council meetings and meeting notes while pushing forward with a massive apartment building and parking lot on 21 Leonard.
For over 12 years this lot has served as a green space and park for children in the area. Fireman's field is fenced and constantly locked so kids come here to play. South Avenue playground is always flooded, so kids come to 21 Leonard to play. There are no functional parks on this side of town with open access to residents and kids to play.
The plans for the massive complex do not include adequate parking for visitors and the will ultimately overflow onto a one way street where it is already difficulty for emergency vehicles such as a fire engine to turn the corner, creating safety issues for all the residents of Leonard Avenue. Buses can not make it down this street already.
The lot at 21 Leonard often floods and borders a wetland and creek and these flood waters will now be pushed into other adjoining neighbors yards, basements and the street.
It is NOT in the best interests of this town to remove this green space
and build a massive parking lot and 4 unit apartment building with rental tenants in the middle of our single family neighborhood. It only
benefits the developers and town government who are trying to meet regulations
that could easily be met elsewhere with a little thought and effort; our town government had 12 years to do the right thing and find a better solution!
We respectfully ask Mayor LeGrice, the Atlantic Highlands town council and and planning boards NOT to move forward with this plan and to instead reassign this area as an official town park and green space for the residents.
Kind regards,
- Chris & Bonnie Roberts, 13 Leonard Avenue
-Tucker & Trizia Snedeker, 57 Avenue C
- Tom & Perri Howlett, 25 Leonard Ave
- Chris & Marina Kurdes, 33 Leonard Ave
Updates
April 1, 2018
The volume of support has secured us a formal meeting with the borough council members next week. We are currently finalizing a brief that details the history of the site as recorded in the municipal archives to present at that hearing.
Reached 100 supporters
April 1, 2018
34 Comments
I am a 9 year resident of AH and previously lived across Ave D on W. Washington for 7 of those years, so I am very familiar with this location. Such a complex would be out of character on this street. I'm afraid it would be an eyesore and encourage a transient population on a residential street, and this would drag down neighboring property values.
Let's be clear - I am not against COAH housing, but I am against concentrating it in one site/area. It is better for a community as a whole when COAH housing is spread over the community.
We have lived here for the past 21 years. Our street is already to narrow and filled with parked cars only allowed on one side of the street. It has always been a difficult street for young children to ride bikes and play. How will there ever be enough room increased traffic? How could anyone not see that this residential street is no place for an apartment complex?
Why are the coah apartments across from a&p not enough to satisfy the requirement? When those were being built we were told those would be coah housing and that it would satisfy the requirement.
That's a tight, small little street. It's quite obvious the borough has put NO effort into finding an alternative, because building an apartment house -- even a small one -- on this street is the worst of all possibilities. Doesn't Lou live around there? Is he okay with this? This is just plain stupid.
Supposedly we have met the coah quota that we need , but they have included that lot in the quota however they have new condos being built on 1st Avenue and there's some down on Hennessy which three of them are already. But this lot is way too small for that in a single-family neighborhood and if they have a Condo building going up that has three floors in it use some if that. Or. Mother Theresa just went up for sale why can't they turn that into an apartment building???? Attend your meetings there is so much going on in this town next meeting is March 28th thank you for support and please sign.
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I am a 9 year resident of AH and previously lived across Ave D on W. Washington for 7 of those years, so I am very familiar with this location. Such a complex would be out of character on this street. I'm afraid it would be an eyesore and encourage a transient population on a residential street, and this would drag down neighboring property values.