An hour and a half from Woolwich to NYC?
by Steve M
Lets all move to Woolwich! :-)
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Woolwich Twp., NJ Looks Toward Expansion
by KYW's Ed Kasuba
Woolwich Township (Gloucester County), NJ is trying to capitalize on economic development opportunities.
According to the the latest census, Woolwich Township is the fastest-growing community in the Northeast.
Mayor Joe Chila says the Route 322 corridor is ripe for development:
"We�re looking for high-end retail. We�re looking for some businesses. We think we can be home to business parks in the future. It�s just an ideal location: 322, exit 2 of the turnpike. You can make a right-hand turn and be in New York City in about an hour and a half.�
Exit 2 of the New Jersey Turnpike is the only undeveloped interchange in the state.
Wait, I have more - This mayor wants to have more development along 322, a two-lane highway that can't handle the traffic it carries now. Various state and local governments have tried to push through an expansion or bypass of 322 for decades to no avail - the people know what happens to their interests when governments take on grand projects like this - they get screwed.
To clarify my last post: I do not believe in zoning regulations as normally understood. I believe a property owner should be able to use his property in any way he desires, as long as it does not infringe on his neighbor's right to do the same. What I DO have a problem with is a New Jersey State Supreme court that usurped the authority of localities to zone property, and local governments and connected developers who utilized the comically naive ruling by the NJ Supreme Court to fundamentally change the natural growth patterns in the township. There is NO reason Woolwich should be growing any faster than the townships that surround it, except the greed and fecklessness facilitated by selected tinkering with the township's zoning regulations for the benefit of the few at the expense of the many.
Yeah, great, why doesn't everybody move to Woolwich? Uh, maybe because the long-time residents actually LIKED the quiet, and the rural character that is being destroyed by the idiotic New Jersey State Supreme Court, the greedy developers, and the feckless politicians? Did I mention that all of this was supposed to reduce our property taxes? Did I tell you that the opposite has happened? Idiots. If New York City is such a great place to live Joe, why don't YOU move THERE?
