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Residents urge planning board to revisit Bridgepoint warehouse approvals after alleged pre-permit clearing and updated flood maps
Summary
Residents and local officials urged the West Windsor Planning Board to reconsider approvals for a large warehouse project after speakers said aerial photos and a Watershed Institute report indicate tree and vegetation clearing before permits; the township official disputed some claims and said the site is in litigation.
Residents packed the public-comment period at the May 7 West Windsor Planning Board meeting to press the board to review its approval of the Bridgepoint West Windsor warehouse project, citing alleged pre-permit tree clearing, updated flood maps and outstanding litigation.
Those who spoke said new evidence should prompt the board to pause and re-evaluate the project's conditions and compliance. "I'm struck by the word 'tranquility' on your seal, and I'm not sure what part of ginormous warehouses that are wrecking the environment and causing traffic and pollution ... is in keeping with that word," said Felicia Spitz, who said she grew up in West Windsor. Theresa Worman, who identified herself as a West Windsor resident, told the board the Watershed Institute has shared aerial photographs and a report she said show the builder disturbing the…
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