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Allendale board denies 8,541 sq ft nursing-home addition after police and neighbors warn of operational strain
Summary
After multi-session testimony from police and the operator, the Allendale Land Use Board denied an 8,541 sq ft expansion for the Allendale Rehabilitation and Healthcare facility, citing ongoing emergency-response and communications concerns; board members said proposed fixes had improved conditions but worried improvements might not be sustained.
The Allendale Land Use Board voted to deny a proposal by Allendale Rehabilitation and Healthcare (Marquee Health Services) to add 8,541 square feet to its existing assisted-living and skilled-nursing facility, after law-enforcement testimony and neighbor concerns focused the discussion on ambulance, police response and persistent communications gaps.
Michael Dilla, the borough’s chief of police, told the board that access problems at the facility gate and patchy radio coverage have long hampered response and that, if the Harington gate cannot be relied on for immediate access, police and EMS may need to use a highway entrance — adding roughly "Five minutes," to his estimate of response time in some scenarios. He also cautioned that…
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