While I hate the thought of one moee house being built anywhere in NJ, I suspect Mr. Yahn, a realtor, is more concerned with his business in existing homes than the good of the town. Mr. Yahn, several questions. Are you prepared to pay for the lawsuit brought on by the developer against the town? Are you prepared to purchase the property from the owner? Are you prepared to get the Democrats in Trenton to stop ramming low income housing into towns like Middletown? Give me some viable answers and I'm right there with you.

Hey Dave, as I said, I'm against this big time. I just want to know, by what legal means are you proposing to stop it? I may not like my neighbor putting an addition on his house, but if he's within the law, how do I stop it? Same thing here. I didn't see your concrete idea to stop it.

Joe Cool I hope your there wed nite, Middletown needs people like you there. People that live in Middletown pay to live here and its not cheap. We live here for a quality of life this would be terrible for traffic, extra 600+ cars , over crowded schools and the list goes on. Isnt there other towns that need housing b/c of Sandy ?--- MT PLANNING BOARD. WHY WOULD YOU DO THIS TO THE PEOPLE OF MIDDLETOWN? KEEP MIDDLETOWN A TOWN NOT A CITY..............

Just what our town needs more cars on the Highway, more kids in the school and more traffic through the neighborhood. WAKE UP MIDDLETOWN! You're ruining our town!

Here's a thought this land was noted as a farm for many many years probably to save the family that owns it a ton of money--now with some sneaky rezoning and loop holes its commerical land--give me a break. Middletown has nothing to gain from this horrible development of conjested housing, except traffic jams, tons of cars, over crowded schools and crime. Middletown people work for what they have and we want to keep it that way.

Traffic is already horrible in that area. Last thing we need is more houses and people in Middletown.

You have Middletown won't let the taxpayers rebuild their homes who lost their homes from hurricane Sandy.But Middletown will allow a developer on the other side of highway35 build over 200 town houses. What is wrong with this picture? This town is getting really bad anymore.

Listen people. I agree we do not need anymore housing developments in Middletown. The schools are very crowded already and the traffic is horrific. However, let me ask you a question? If Middletown was planning on locating these townhouses once again on the other side of Middletown would you be so concerned?

What you all are coming to realize is that the government (be it local, state or federal) can and will do anything it pleases whenever it wants. Did you know the state can buy homes in your area and use it as halfway houses and homes for the mental disabled? There is no zoning that can stop this. But you can be sure none of these things happen anywhere near the wealthier sections of the township. The rich know how to keep out the riff-raff. There must be tax dollars involved here big time. As for city planners they had an empty Steak and Ale with ample parking off of 35 and Sonic gets a permit to build in the Staples parking lot where traffic is already congested? What do you need an 8th grade education to get a job for them?

The compassion on this page is overwhelming me. There is obviously no room in Middletown for the unemployed, the disabled, the elderly, the children. You know them, they're the "bottom feeders", the "riff-raff". And not one mention how to use the extra tax dollars to improve Middletown, To accomodate those in need and to welcome those from other areas. The most selfish voices are always the loudest. You make me so proud......

Yeah Tom after busting my butt for over 30 years I want someplace nice to come home to. So sue me. I really get ticked at you holier than thou people out there. You shove your ideas of what YOU think is the correct way to be down my throat. If I'm not comfortable with YOUR view of life then I must be a jerk right? And you think you're open minded right? How about being open to people who don't feel comfortable living in a neighborhood where grown men walk out on their front lawns in their underwear because their caretaker could care less if they are in the house or not? Or when they stand there touching themselves because the lady next door is in her bathing suit with her two little kids next to her??? How about that Tom? You okay with that? Oh I should just accept that right because that's why I pay taxes. Quite frankly I don't give a damn if I make you proud or not.

Welcome to Staten Island South, the same mentality of building wherever there is a wooded lot or weedy field, has come to middletown.

Here's an idea how about keeping in character with Middletown and the neighborhood and building beautiful single family homes .

The low-income housing is not the point. Over crowding is. Even if there was a luxury condo project the local schools and roads are already way too congested. Village Elementary already has 22-25 kids per class, no library and they dismiss the kids to car riders on a one-at-a-time valet basis because there is no where to park to pick them up. The traffic on Kings Hwy at dismissal time is backed up to 35 on some days and the traffic on Cherry Tree Lane is already too dangerous to let your kids walk home alone. These are the problems that will be escalated by this development.

I am all for a special one time tax so the town can buy this property at market rate and leave it as is, build a park, school whatever. This has to be stopped I am willing to put my $$$ where my mouth is , I am guessing 90% of the rational/inteligent/working/tax paying memebers of this town will agree. Whats the price?

fyi i do not live anywhere near the area in question. Im just a person who has seen this movie before trust me everyone loses.The property owner is entitled to make a profit BUT the town also has the obligation and the right to protect the town for being overrun or over burdened with congestion. This movie ends with a town full of low income net tax takers with a broke city govt. and a few weathly landowners/developers who DO NOT live in town. Case study Staten Island and many other NJ towns. People please show up it will make a difference and YES i will subsidize the lawsuits and zoning changes just raise my property taxes ur going to anyway at least i will see it spent wisely.

I live in this neighborhood and have my entire life. Nothing good can come of this new development. I dont understand where the kids are going to go to school? Middletown Village is tiny and you want to add in a significant number of children to the classes? And the traffic coming from the south is going to go through Cherry Tree Lane. Ugh I will be there tonight.

people of middletown make a stand now U are losing the war it is almost over Staten Island here we come nothing worse than townhomes white ghettos better off with small single family homes if u have to build anything dont say u were not warned

we don't need anymore development here...the new sonic is located around a u turn...next thing ya know they are gonna build at street corners anything they can fit there...anything to make a buck...We should pay attention to why Middletown refuses to help the towns hit very hard by Sandy..other towns found ways to help their residents....Middletown needs to wake up big time...shopping loyalty cards seems to be the important subject on the agenda..again cause it will make money

Are'nt we supposed to make our town a better place to live not worse, multi-family dev are terrible (aka..Staten Island/Brooklyn). How and why would you bulid something like this , that the twnhms only cost 200K next to and around a 600K-900K neighborhoods. If anything how about single family homes that pay the same taxes. NJ pays one of the highest taxes in the nation, this should not be aloud. Now that this property isnt a farm (aka loophole) is Middletown collecting its back taxes. LETS KEEP OUR QUALITY OF LIFE. Isn't there other towns that need housing and might welcome something like this? See you at the meeting Feb 20th 630................

Sha no developer is going to pay for that land without building as many units as he can. It's just business sense. Why should I build ,say, 100 affordable (250-300k) homes on standard lot sizes if I can fit 200 or 300 homes in the same area. There is more profit for me as a builder. All the permits and labor costs that go into building makes it almost impossible to build regular housing these days. That's why you see all the Mcmansions around OR condos. More bang for the buck. Not saying it's right but that's how it's done these days especially in congested areas without a lot of land for sale.

why can't Middletown just keep it zoned for farming or did I misunderstand how it is zoned? There is a farm there now, can't we keep it one?