Birchwood DEP Public Hearing This Thursday

The DEP will host a public hearing on the Birchwood Application on Thursday at 6 p.m. in the Cranford Council Chambers.

Up for discussion is the application submitted by Cranford Development Associates to the Division of Land Use at the Department of Environmental Protection for permits or approvals that include, flood hazard area individual permit and verification, freshwater wetlands transition area averaging water and a freshwater wetlands transition area special activity redevelopment waiver.

Cranford Development Associates are hoping to construct a 360 unit multi-family development in two buildings, as well as a parking structure and modifications to a portion of Birchwood Avenue.

A copy of the application is on file in the Municipal Clerk’s Office.  Members of the public can make speak at the hearing or submit written presentations.

Those who wish to submit comments on the application can submit them to the NJDEP in writing to:

Valda Opara
New Jeresy Department of Evnrionmental Proection
Division of Land Use Regulation
P.O. Box 420 (mail code 501-02A)
Trenton, New Jersey 08625

Stephen Eisdorfer
Hill Wallack LLP
202 Carnegie Center
Princeton, NJ 08543


For previous Cranford Patch coverage on Birchwood, click here.