No Vote Yet on Updated Four Ponds Denial Resolution

Planning Board members did not have the opportunity to vote Wednesday on an updated denial resolution for the proposed Four Ponds development due to lack of quorum.

Planning board members were ordered by a state Superior Court judge last week to clarify their initial denial of the controversial 342-unit apartment complex proposed for Lincroft. It was initially believed the board would vote on the new resolution Wednesday night, not enough eligible voting members were present.

Members will have another opportunity to vote on the resolution during the board’s December meeting, said board attorney James Gorman.

Gorman said he discussed the matter with the judge and attorney for Four Ponds, both of which were agreeable to the 30 day extension.

Though members of the public have asked for copies of the resolution, Gorman said that they are not available until the document has been voted on by board members and is put into the public record.

The updated resolution will reflect that board members do not believe the site cannot safely accommodate the units since the topography forces buildings to be condensed, said board member Kevin Settembrino last week. Proposed roads inside the proposed complex, for example, were too narrow and could cause trouble for emergency vehicles.