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Clara Barton residents praise new Amboy Avenue height limits and press for larger redevelopment plan
Summary
Residents thanked council for lowering building heights on Amboy Avenue but urged the township to pair that zoning change with a redevelopment strategy, purchase key land (the Stewart lot) and targeted incentives to revive the commercial corridor.
Sue Malone Barber, an Edison resident, opened public comment by thanking council members for passing an Amboy Avenue ordinance that lowers maximum building heights to about 3½ stories (40 feet), saying the change could “prevent Amboy Avenue from becoming an urban canyon” and protect neighbors’ quality of life. She singled out Councilman Pointer and several other members for their votes and called on the mayor and administration to pursue purchase of the Stewart lot and to include green community space in any…
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