{"id":12480,"date":"2018-03-28T03:24:10","date_gmt":"2018-03-28T07:24:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.shorebeat.com\/brick\/?p=12480"},"modified":"2018-03-28T03:24:10","modified_gmt":"2018-03-28T07:24:10","slug":"foodtown-redevelopment-plan-goes-to-the-planning-board","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shorebeat.com\/brick\/2018\/03\/foodtown-redevelopment-plan-goes-to-the-planning-board\/","title":{"rendered":"Foodtown Redevelopment Plan Goes to the Planning Board"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_951\" style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.shorebeat.com\/brick\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/DSC_0008.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-0\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-951\" class=\"size-large wp-image-951\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shorebeat.com\/brick\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/DSC_0008-1024x680.jpg\" alt=\"The former Foodtown site off Route 70 in Brick. (Photo: Daniel Nee)\" width=\"640\" height=\"425\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shorebeat.com\/brick\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/DSC_0008-1024x680.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/shorebeat.com\/brick\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/DSC_0008-240x160.jpg 240w, https:\/\/shorebeat.com\/brick\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/DSC_0008-400x266.jpg 400w, https:\/\/shorebeat.com\/brick\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/DSC_0008-600x399.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-951\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The former Foodtown site off Route 70 in Brick. (Photo: Daniel Nee)<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Brick officials are taking the next step in the redevelopment of the \u00a0former Foodtown lot on Route 70.<\/p>\n<p>Though generally considered a formality, the township council voted unanimously Tuesday night to send the new proposal for the site \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shorebeat.com\/brick\/2017\/05\/14-years-later-brick-will-lose-about-7m-on-foodtown-deal\/\">an indoor sports complex, retail and a restaurant<\/a> \u2013 to the planning board for review. The planning board review is required since the original redevelopment plan for the site called for a full-service hotel to be constructed at the site.<\/p>\n<p>Under state redevelopment law, the planning board must review the modified proposed use of the plot of land, then send its approval to the township council. The council must then vote in favor of modifying its ordinance that calls for the hotel, and change it to accommodate the new plan.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe council is the redevelopment authority, but the plan still has to go before the planning board,\u201d said Mayor John Ducey.<\/p>\n<p>Ducey said the project is still awaiting approval under the state Coastal Area Facilities Review Act, an environmental approval process required before construction can commence in coastal areas.<\/p>\n<div class=\"fcbkbttn_buttons_block\" id=\"fcbkbttn_left\"><div class=\"fb-share-button fcbkbttn_large_button \" data-href=\"https:\/\/shorebeat.com\/brick\/2018\/03\/foodtown-redevelopment-plan-goes-to-the-planning-board\/\" data-type=\"button_count\" data-size=\"large\"><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Brick officials are taking the next step in the redevelopment of the \u00a0former Foodtown lot on Route 70. Though generally considered a formality, the township council voted unanimously Tuesday night to send the new proposal for the site \u2013 an indoor sports complex, retail and a restaurant \u2013 to the planning board for review. 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