Lakewood public meetings in 2024
11 substantive meetings from 2024, with official agendas or minutes and plain-English summaries.
Committee Meeting
The Township Committee will hold a public hearing and vote on resolutions to ratify a proposed amendment to the New Jersey State Plan Policy Map. The amendment would reclassify about 36 acres near Route 70 and Towbin Avenue into the existing Industrial Park Node. The committee will also accept a biennial review of planning implementation agreement efforts and authorize T&M Associates to act as the township's agent on the matter.
- Public hearing on proposed State Plan Policy Map amendment for Block 1160.03, Lots 42 and 43, at Healthcare Way and Towbin Avenue
- Resolution 2024-431 ratifying and affirming the proposed state plan amendment
- Resolution 2024-432 accepting the Biennial Review of Planning Implementation Agreement Efforts and authorizing T&M Associates as township agent
- Consent agenda: Release of $5,000 performance guarantee for Tivoli at Woodlake, LLC (SP# 2405, Pinehurst Drive, Block 189.03 Lot 166)
- Consent agenda: Release of $5,000 performance guarantee (fence) for Brook Burnside, LLC (ZB #4181, Burnside Ave, multiple blocks/lots)
Committee Meeting
The Township Committee is meeting to review a Best Practices Inventory and act on a consent agenda. The primary focus of the consent agenda is the release of several performance and occupancy guarantees for various local development projects.
- Release of $289,860.00 TCO guarantee for Congregation Bnos Devorah, Inc. (Oak St)
- Release of $238,853.63 guarantee for Cedarbridge Properties, LLC (Cedarbridge Ave), contingent on a $107,210.00 maintenance guarantee
- Release of $61,240.00 guarantee for 261 Joe Parker, LLC (Joe Parker Rd)
- Release of $20,000.00 guarantee for 248 Lois, LLC (Lois Ln)
- Release of $11,380.00 guarantee for 744 Albert Ave, LLC and $5,170.00 for S & H Builders (Whitesville Rd)
Committee Meeting
The Lakewood Township Committee adopted five resolutions to release performance guarantees posted by developers for various projects. Each release is contingent on the applicant posting a new maintenance guarantee and meeting escrow or fee requirements. The items were handled as a consent agenda with no formal discussion unless a member requested separate consideration.
- Release of $94,070 Locust Equities performance bond (SP #2027, Locust St) contingent on $47,070 two‑year maintenance guarantee and $4,400.33 escrow balance.
- Release of $10,720 Meir Singer performance bond (109 Forest Drive) with waiver of maintenance bond and verification of escrow charges paid.
- Release of $25,760 74‑80 Broadway LLC bond (SP #2404, Broadway) contingent on $12,030 maintenance guarantee, $500 escrow balance and $1,500 additional escrow payment.
- Release of $721,664.23 Cross Equities & 590 Atlantic Cross and Drake bond (ZB#4027B, West Cross St) contingent on $109,550 maintenance guarantee, $22,000 stormwater fee, and $4,210 escrow balance.
Committee Meeting
The Lakewood Township Committee will vote on adopting the 2024 municipal budget and amending it based on a $12,046,876.68 appropriations cap waiver approved by the Local Finance Board. The meeting also includes routine consent agenda items such as reducing performance guarantees for construction projects and authorizing a change order for Park Avenue and East 7th Street.
- Adoption of 2024 Municipal Budget with $12,046,876.68 cap waiver
- Reduction of performance guarantee for Congregation Torah V'Chaim (SD #2487) from $95,060 to $31,530
- Release of performance guarantee for Cross Equities (ZB #4027A) contingent on $67,920 maintenance bond
- Release of performance guarantee for Yeshiva Ohr Yehuda (SP #2289) with waiver of maintenance bond
- Authorization of Change Order #1 for Park Avenue and East 7th Street ($123,107.13 addition)
Committee Meeting
The Lakewood Township Committee will approve the minutes from the July 18, 2024 meeting, introduce the 2024 municipal budget, and adopt a resolution to read the budget by title only at the public hearing. It will also certify compliance with the EEOC guidance on arrest and conviction records. Several resolutions will release or reduce performance guarantees for private developers, including guarantees of $10,390, $14,660, $9,730, and a reduction from $268,835.51 to $107,709.38.
- Resolution 2024-333: Authorize the 2024 municipal budget to be read by title only at the public hearing.
- Resolution 2024-334: Certify compliance with EEOC enforcement guidance on arrest and conviction records.
- Release of $10,390 performance guarantee for Yisroel & Chava Fink at 9 Cathedral Dr, Block 1.01, Lot 14.
- Release of $14,660 performance guarantee for Dubin Contracting, LLC at SD #2467AA (James & Williams St), Block 416, Lot 34.
- Reduction of performance guarantee for Meoros Bais Yaakov, Inc. from $268,835.51 to $107,709.38 for SP #2395 (Rockaway Ave).
Committee Meeting
The Township Committee is reviewing a hearing regarding a retail liquor license renewal for Lake Terrace Manager, LLC. The agenda also includes several resolutions to release maintenance and performance guarantees for various local development projects.
- Hearing: Objection to Renewal of Liquor License 1514-33-048-001 (Lake Terrace Manager, LLC)
- Release of $69,470.00 maintenance guarantee for Captain Finchley, LLC (Route 9)
- Release of $283,480.00 performance guarantee for Gudz Realty, LLC (Ilan Court)
- Release of $7,430.00 performance guarantee for Dubin Contracting, LLC (416 Ridge Ave)
- Release of $4,580.00 maintenance guarantee for Congregation Bnei Torah (East Kennedy Blvd)
Committee Meeting
The Township Committee is considering multiple resolutions regarding construction guarantees. These items include reducing a bond for the Burnside Ave project and releasing various other guarantees for completed projects.
- Reduction of Brook Burnside, LLC performance guarantee for Burnside Ave from $2,450,473.51 to $1,033,492.20
- Release of RRE Lakewood, LLC performance guarantee for Route 70 contingent on a $3,770.00 maintenance guarantee
- Release of Congregation Tiferet Tzvi Yehuda Bluzev, Inc. performance guarantee for Bradhurst Ave contingent on a $7,580.00 maintenance guarantee
- Release of Torah Links performance guarantee for Central Ave contingent on a $23,040.00 maintenance guarantee
Committee Meeting
The Township Committee is reviewing resolutions to release several performance guarantees for development projects. These items include projects on Squankum Road, Williams Street, Cedarbridge Avenue, and River Avenue. Some releases are contingent upon applicants posting new maintenance guarantees.
- Release of $213,170 performance guarantee for Four Corners Partners LLC (Squankum Rd)
- Release of $11,700 performance guarantee for 18 Williams St
- Release of $147,195 performance guarantee for Cedarbridge Ave
- Release of $115,650 performance guarantee for River Ave
Committee Meeting
The Township Committee is reviewing multiple resolutions regarding the release or reduction of financial guarantees. These items involve various development projects across the township, including Locust Street and West County Line Road.
- Release of $157,710.00 performance guarantee for 124 Locust Developers, LLC at Locust St (Block 1081, Lot 4)
- Release of $357,210.00 TCO performance guarantee for Torah Education of America, Inc. at West County Line Rd (Block 2, Lots 32, 46, 52 & 53)
- Reduction of 124 Locust Developers, LLC performance guarantee from $1,124,201.91 to $337,075.64 for Locust St (Block 1081, Lot 4)
- Release of $17,290.00 cash performance guarantee and conversion of $17,320.00 to a Maintenance Guarantee for Kollel Kinyan Torah, Inc./Regency Development Properties, LLC at Lakewood New Egypt Rd (Block 251, Lot 1.06)
- Release of $13,920.00 performance guarantee for CSR Equity, LLC at Ave Of The States & Blvd Of The Americas (Block 961, Lot 2.10)
Committee Meeting
The Township Committee is reviewing multiple resolutions related to construction guarantees. These include releasing funds for completed monument installations, structure demolitions, and street projects, as well as a partial reduction of a bond for the White Street project.
- Release of $1,860.00 performance guarantee for Shlomo Bamberger at James St (Block 416, Lots 1 & 3)
- Release of $14,000.00 in total guarantees for Simon Klein regarding demolition on Laurel Ave (Block 536, Lot 156)
- Release of $5,000.00 performance guarantee for Sun Oberlin, LLC at Oberlin Ave (Block 1601, Lot 3)
- Reduction of the White Street bond from $381,354.79 to $249,067.78 for 27 White Road, LLC
Committee Meeting
The Lakewood Township Committee is reviewing routine resolutions to release various maintenance and performance guarantees. These items involve completed or transitioning work for projects on West County Line Rd and Oberlin Ave South.
- Release of $3,300 maintenance guarantee for Yeshiva Emek Hatorah (West County Line Rd)
- Release of $12,480 performance guarantee for Regency Development Properties, LLC (Oberlin Ave South)
- Release of $25,400 performance guarantee for Yeshiva Stolin Karlin (West County Line Rd)