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Contested South Street Gardens hearing spotlights wetlands, stormwater and noise concerns; board continues matter
Summary
During a lengthy continuation of the 383 South Street LLC case, neighborhood witnesses and experts presented video and aerial evidence alleging tree removal, fill in wetland transition areas, increased impervious surface, and repeated loud events; the board continued the hearing to April 27, 2026, for further testimony and potential site follow-up.
The Morristown Board of Adjustment on March 5 heard several hours of testimony in the continuing case over 383 South Street LLC(the property operating as South Street Gardens), where residents and experts raised wetlands, stormwater and noise concerns that could affect whether the board grants the applicantvariance relief.
Applicant counsel Larry Kelly told the board the applicant planned a short recall of civil engineering testimony and an acoustical witness to respond to specific points raised by objectors. Neighbors and objectors then presented a mix of video, social-media postings and drone/aerial images they said show events, tree removal and soil/yard material pushed into low-lying areas behind the property.
Eric Vieira, a fact witness who lives nearby, told the board he has recorded what he characterized as repeated events and daytime and nighttime operations at the site and showed a set of video clips and posts he said demonstrate disturbance and noise. "It's loud and clear," he said of sound aimed toward…
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