This would be a huge boost for Middletown & a fantastic use of the property, no doubt. But,the biggest plus is for the cancer patient who's life may be made a little easier with a more local treatment facility. A win/win situation, let's hope there are no flys in the ointment with the zoning board.

Holmdel governing body majority: once again asleep at the switch and bereft of ideas and effort. Remember that in November

What a great opportunity for all of us who live in Middletown. I hope the zoning can be straightened out and this moves forward.

GREAT NEWS! Terrific location for those in need,(right at a parkway exit). What does it mean? Are we in a major cancer zone for Sloan to be interested in that site????

Awesome, a treatment center, tax revenue and jobs!! Make it happen Middletown

This is great news that cancer patients can be treated close to where they live.

How Tony Orsini can try to interweave his own political agenda, is an insult to every cancer patient who enters that facility.

Here! Here! regards to this Orsini. Thank you Tom for finally saying this guy is as deviseive as they come. People like you make me want to change my party. You are the problem not the solution to our party. Wonder why we lose all the time in local elections
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The 1926 Supreme court ruling, Euclid v. Ambler, clearly established that municipalities may use zoning to regulate land use. Middletown moving quickly in this matter is great news. Frequently, the biggest issue I face in my real estate law practice is town zoning departments not keeping pace with today's world.

I deal with zoning issues on a regular, basis, because as in the case of the Township of Middletown, indeed the permitted-use schedule is often "antiquated."

You wouldn't want your neighbor to set-up an auto body shop. However, I frequently deal with situations such as a home owner/purchaser wanting a home office with occasional visitors which is in full compliance with local zoning. Prior to email, such an office may have created far too much traffic. Today, it may mean only a few visitors a day, coupled the ability of allowing a person to keep or purchase a home.

"Non-conforming" issues is a serious matter, as it sets a precedent once a site is exempted. So, indeed, making a clear change to the effected zoning district is wise, as it levels the playing field for others marketing property in that area while shielding the township from potential legal challenges due to spot zoning.

Fantastic!!! Finally a good idea. I don't care who has a political agenda it is a great Idea for many reasons. I do hope to see this happen.

I may be spreading rumors here, but I had heard years ago that there was a lot of mold in that building on Red Hill Road and that it would take a lot of money to clean it up. If this is true, would it be wise to expose cancer patients to this?

The building was recently completely gutted on the inside. Sloan will be putting a significant amount of money into the building to suit its needs. Having a world renowned leader in the fight against cancer in our area will be a great benefit for all who are battling this deadly disease. Bringing hundreds of high paying jobs to Middletown will also help our local economy a tremendous amount.

Jan. How foolish you are to repeat such a horribly untrue rumor. You should be ashamed of yourself. This is a tremendous project for Middletown and I take my hats off to the governing body for working so diligently to make this happen.

I am glad for Middletown....and for Holmdel, which borders this property, as it is a great use all around. However, like my friend, Tony Orsini, I am really sick of other NJ towns attracting low-impact businesses while Holmdel's Lucent has been sitting fallow for how many years? Could it be 6? Longer? The business that is currently on the horizon for Lucent is owned by a person with anything BUT low-impact plans...and, the most upsetting aspect of Lucent's future construction is that we residents STILL HAVE NO IDEA what is really coming there...or when! The TC has been keeping us in the dark for too long on this matter; it is time for them to apprise the taxpayers on that 400-plus acreage. Or are THEY waiting until AFTER the local election to let us know the plan? If their candidates win, they will have a total majority and zoning decisions will be entirely the Republican TC's call. Period. No checks and balances. If you think it is hard to "fight city hall" with Larry Fink ON the dais, wait until he steps down...

Ms.Beckenstein
FYI- for you politicos you and Orsini KEEP POLITICS OUT OF THIS. As far as Holmdel is concerned they already have a super majority they don't need Larry Fink.
Middletown has been working on this project for a long time. Sloan didn't want Lucent in Holmdel it was much to big and costly. I understand they inquired a few years back. Congradulations to Mayor Fiore and the Middletown team for selling a 500,000 sq. foot building .
Congradulations to your Mayor and Council ( assume you are from Holmel) in dealing with and selling a 2 million square fott building on 500 acers.
I know they had a meeting and told the public what was going there( my sister lives in Holmdel) they are pleased that your Mayor is proactive in bringing this to closure). I guess everyone can't be pleased.
But can't you be happy for all the people in the Middletown Holmdel area. Congrats. Tony F.

Carol: it is sad that you continue to spin a web of lies for political gain. I do understand that it is an election year and your liberal candidates can offer only untruths; however, the lies are simply refuted by the public record.

Congratulations to Memorial Sloan Kettering for putting a cancer treatment center here and congrats to Middletown for getting a great ratable to your tax base. The entire shore area will benefit from this world-class facility being located here.

And to my friend Mr. Orsini, you have become so politically insignificant in Holmdel that most residents are aware of all of your divisive tactics that no longer work. Perhaps you should attend a Committee meeting once in a while to really see what's going on in town.

Mayor Impreveduto has been working tirelessly to promote the Lucent site and others throughout Holmdel. In fact, we were together this week talking about how we can each work together to help strengthen our local rateable base and economic vitality. This is truly the only way to enhance property values for our respective communities. The Lucent site will have a great economic impact on the real estate values and economy of Middletown as this development will do the same for Holmdel. It is unfair to think that this is a Middletown win and a Holmdel loss, It is a win for the entire Holmdel/Middletown area. I can tell you with the highest degree of certainty that sometimes there are factors that are out of our control no matter how hard we try. Location and size are certainly great factors to decisions that these companies make. We lost a deal to bring Commvault to Avaya despite my team spending countless months and hundreds of hours to Tinton Falls. At the last minute they broke the deal for newly available Fort Monmouth property in Tinton Falls for reasons and factors out of our control. I don't view Tinton Falls gain as a Middletown loss and nor should this be considered for Holmdel.

Well said Mr. Mayor.

Carol Beckenstein and Tony Orsini have a unique problem. Under Republican leadership, both Middletown and Holmdel are extraordinarily well run and are two of the most desirable places to live in the country. Their party, the party of Obama, Corzine, Pelosi, Reid, Biden, etc., on the other hand, offers nothing but union excess, more government regulation and more failed liberal policies. Hence the desperation to try and manufacture an issue where none exists.

I welcome the Sloan Kettering development. As a nurse who lives in Holmdel I see it as an increase potential to work close to home! So from a small, one person view, win/win I say!

Will this impact Middletown taxpayers in a good way? Because my home value has depreciated but not my assessed value. I would welcome any business that would help defray my property taxes. Also I do believe some people get on these comment pages just so they can reprimand others and their opinions. Gary I do believe Jan said I may be spreading ..... and you just had to jump right down her throat didn't you?

Correct Debbie, because when someone spreads a false, potentially damaging rumor like that, they are being irresponsible and putting the interests of every Middletown resident at risk. This is a fantastic project that the town council put an enormous amount of work into securing. It will benefit every taxpayer in a multitude of ways. So what does Jan do? Post a completely untrue rumor in some lame attempt to cast a shadow on the project. Shameful, disgraceful, reckless - and - worthy of a response from people who support their town and want to see good things happen to it. Makes me also wonder if Jan's comment was politically motivated.

FYI, 480 Red Hill was a Lucent facility until the early oughts.

Lucent did not own it, however, it was leased.

Last time I looked inside, it was a serious mess. Water damage, cables hanging through the ceiling, overturned furniture. Mold would be inevitable.

Let's hope that the owners can truly ameliorate what was a standing disaster. That this building has stood empty for ten years is a symptom of corporate mismanagement, and of the economy in general.

This is the first time I have logged in since my post on 9/8. I was completely shocked at the viciousness of people attacking me for no reason. Thank you Rick for bearing out what I said. I had heard of that water damage, and it made sense that mold was inevitable. I also knew that this was the case several years ago, and I did not know if there was any remediation done. Mold can be a serious issue -- Holmdel had a big problem with mold in Indian Hill school several years back, and there was all kinds of concern about the children and the mold. Air quality studies were done at the school after the remediation. Cancer patients have a depressed immune system, and can't even be around people who are slighty sick. I'm assuming air quality studies will be performed in the Red Hill Building before it is turned into a cancer treatment faciility. Thank you Tony Fiore for providing an update on the inside of the Red Hill Road building. I must say, whoever said that my remarks could be politically motivated were so ridiculously off the mark. Apparently many of the posters here were not aware of the "past" problems in that building.

Everyone in Monmouth County could benefit from this. Patients who go for radiation treatments at MSKCC currently have to travel to either Basking Ridge or New York- a commute of 45 minutes to over an hour each way. The treatment itself is usually less than half the commute! And on top if that, if the patient is feeling ill from the treatment alone, it makes for a much more difficult recovery. Forget the politics and think about the patients who need the care. This would be wonderful for the people who need treatment throughout Monmouth County.

As a patient of MSKCC with pancreatic cancer and live in Middletown NJ I would welcome such a wonderful facility here in our area. i travel to NY a couple of times a a month and it would be so much easier to travel 10 minutes instead of 1 1/2 hour.
This is the best news I had heard in a long time.l

Absolutely, Kathleen. Long overdue. Let's hope Sloan can accomodate our insurance plans and those out of network.