Hartz Mountain Q&A Scheduled For Sept. 26

CRANFORD, NJ — The Cranford Township Committee Meeting on Sept. 26 at 8 p.m. will have a Hartz Mountain question-and-answer time on the agenda.

The meeting is in Town Hall (Municipal Building), 8 Springfield Ave., in Cranford.

Hartz Mountain's proposed plan is to build 900 apartments, where the former Bank of America office space is located at 750 Walnut Ave. in Cranford. To see the full application for the project CLICK HERE.

This has been a topic of contention in Cranford and even in neighboring Clark.

Cranford's Board of Education passed a resolution expressing their "extreme concern" about the project claiming it would "adversely impact the school district and create a hardship in which the district is not equipped to support."

• See Related: Cranford BOE Passes Resolution Against Hartz Mountain Proposed Development

Clark's Mayor Sal Bonaccorso and the Clark Township Council also passed a resolution on July 3 expressing Clark’s opposition to the development and also started a petition against it.

Cranford Residents Against Overdevelopment has also started a petition for residents to sign in opposition to the project. They also are selling 'Say No To 750 Walnut' lawn signs as well.

(Screenshot of rendering: Rendering of proposed 900-unit apartment building by Hartz Mountain for the property at 750 Walnurt Ave. in Cranford.)

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