Route 202/206 Affordable Housing Project Hearing Delayed Again In Bridgewater

BRIDGEWATER, NJ — The hearing for an affordable housing project proposed off Route 202/206 in Bridgewater is delayed once again.

The Wheatsworth Properties Urban Renewal LLC application that was set to be heard on Tuesday is now adjourned to July 21, said the Bridgewater Planning Board at the Tuesday meeting.

"That will be carried without further notice. And the reason for this is because the applicant is not here this evening," said the Board.

No other information on why the applicant was not at the meeting was disclosed.

The application seeks to split the lot, next to Time To Eat diner, to build a four-unit apartment building for disabled veterans and an 11-unit apartment building for moderate- and low-income residents.

The units would be 100 percent affordable and would contribute to Bridgewater Township's New Jersey Department of Community Affairs fourth-round affordable housing obligation of 421 units.

Initially, the applicant planned to use Cornell Boulevard in Somerville as its access point.

This was met with much opposition. Both Somerville and a group of residents filed lawsuits citing the application's plan to use Cornell Boulevard and its impact on the character of the area.

Attorney Jason Hyndman, of Price, Meese, Shulman & D'Arminio, who is representing Wheatsworth, first announced the change to gain access to Route 202/206 at the March 31 Planning Board meeting.

On April 21, the application was delayed and the Planning Board carried the hearing to June 16 due to waiting for the NJDOT response.

The application hearing is carried to July 21.

To see the full application, click here.

Previous Reporting:

• Bridgewater Affordable Housing Project Delayed As Route 202/206 Access Sought
• Controversial Affordable Housing Project Seeks Route 202/206 Access In Bridgewater
• Controversial Route 202/206 Affordable Housing Plans Presented In Bridgewater
• Somerville Joins Fight Against Bridgewater, Files Lawsuit Over Affordable Housing Plan
• Bridgewater Rezones Land On Route 202/206 For Affordable Housing Despite Opposition

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