Montclair Council Will Tackle Lackawanna Plaza Plan On Tuesday

MONTCLAIR, NJ — Should one of Montclair’s most-discussed development projects – Lackawanna Plaza – move on to its next phase of approval? That will be the question put before the Montclair Town Council on Tuesday.

The council is scheduled to take a vote at their meeting on Dec. 6 that would advance the current version of the Lackawanna Plaza redevelopment plan under its new owner, BDP Holdings. If the council passes the ordinance, it would send the proposal to the Montclair Planning Board for further review and set up a possible final council vote. In addition, the Montclair Historic Preservation Commission is scheduled to hear a presentation on the plan on Dec. 15. Read More: Lackawanna Plaza Development Plan Moving Forward In Montclair – Again

Need to get caught up to speed? Here are a few helpful resources:

• The draft redevelopment plan can be seen here
• The ordinance that would approve the redevelopment plan can be seen here
• “Conceptual imagery” of the plan can be seen here
• Three town hall forums have been held recently about the plan, which included questions from local residents. See the Nov. 29 meeting video here, see the Nov. 10 meeting video here, see the Nov. 3 meeting video here.
• An op-ed posted to TAP Into Montclair with criticism of the plan can be seen here

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