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Wonder Group seeks amended site-plan approval in Cranford for cold storage, MAP gas tanks and refuse enclosure
Summary
At a Planning Board hearing Aug. 20, Wonder Group Inc. presented amendments to its 2019/2020 approval for the former Nuts.com site, proposing permanent cold-storage trailers, two modified-atmosphere packaging (MAP) gas tanks and a new refuse enclosure; no vote was taken.
At a Planning Board hearing Aug. 20 in Cranford, N.J., Wonder Group Inc. sought amended site-plan approval for its facility at 442 Jackson Drive and 670 Riordan Road (Block 640, Lots 6, 0.012 and 3 in the C-1 zone), proposing a refuse enclosure, three permanent cold-storage trailers and two modified-atmosphere packaging gas tanks. The board took testimony but did not vote.
The application — listed in the meeting materials as PB24-2 — was introduced by Steven Hale, attorney for the applicant, who summarized the changes before the board. Hale said the proposed changes are intended to support Wonder’s shift in operations and to address issues raised by residents during prior meetings.
Jason Bottcher, associate director at Wonder, described how the company’s business model has changed since the board first approved the site in 2019 and again in 2020. “We scrapped that model, in its entirety, and we moved to traditional brick and mortar,”…
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