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Post by cheryl on Aug 21, 2007 20:37:01 GMT -5
Jersey Freeze may give way to Olive Garden Freehold Borough Zoning Board scheduled to hear plan for restaurant BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer newstranscript.gmnews.com/news/2007/0822/Front_Page/020.htmlFREEHOLD - It just may be the end of an era, one that included ice cream sundaes on hot summer nights and hot dogs after a Little League baseball game. Customers of the Jersey Freeze ice cream stand and restaurant at Route 9 and Manalapan Avenue may have to switch their appetite from ice cream and grilled food to a plate of pasta and a side order of garlic bread. On Aug. 28 at 7:30 p.m. in Borough Hall, the Freehold Borough Zoning Board of Adjustment is scheduled to hear an application filed by Chesapeake Companies Diversified Group LLC, of Minnesota, seeking a use variance to build an Olive Garden Italian restaurant on the property where Jersey Freeze now sits. In order to complete the project, Jersey Freeze will have to go. The property where Jersey Freeze sits is in Freehold Borough and Freehold Township. It is owned by Bruce Blackmore, who has run Jersey Freeze since 1980. Blackmore's father founded the business as a seasonal ice cream stand in the early 1950s. It eventually became a year-round restaurant. Blackmore said he wanted to keep Jersey Freeze where it is and is disappointed that he is not able to do that. He said the Olive Garden representatives wanted the restaurant to be able to be seen from the highway and that means Jersey Freeze has to be demolished. He said the Olive Garden must be built where it is proposed on the property because the liquor license for it must remain in Freehold Borough. Blackmore said he will seek a new location for Jersey Freeze. For some people, Jersey Freeze is more than just a place to buy ice cream. It is a place that holds wonderful memories. Many people who have been customers for years now have their grandchildren in tow as they pull up to the restaurant. Over the past few years Blackmore has negotiated with representatives of Ruby Tuesday and the Outback in an effort to bring a restaurant to the site. Those negotiations did not pan out. In furtherance of developing the site, Blackmore demolished a vacant home on the property in 2006 that had served as a real estate office for years. Attorney William Mehr, of Freehold, will represent the applicant before the zoning board. Mehr said the parcel of land in Freehold Borough is in a residential zone and requires a use variance in order for a restaurant to be built in that location. He said if the Zoning Board approves the use variance, the applicant will return to seek site plan approval. The application that is scheduled to be heard on Aug. 28 states that the current use of the property is Jersey Freeze restaurant and ice cream storage building, residential house and parking. The document also states that the applicant proposes to remove the present uses and construct a 7,762-square-foot restaurant and a 3,669-square-foot bank with a drive-up window. The application also calls for landscaping, lighting, parking areas and stormwater management. Scheduled to testify on behalf of the applicant are a representative from Bohler Engineering, Warren, and the applicant's planner, Allison Coffin, of James W. Higgins Associates, Ocean. Mehr said additional details about the plan will be presented at the Aug. 28 Zoning Board meeting. |
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Post by cheryl on Aug 28, 2007 15:45:22 GMT -5
Bumping this, as a reminder of the Zoning Board Meeting tonight.
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Post by admin on Aug 28, 2007 16:07:50 GMT -5
Bumping this, as a reminder of the Zoning Board Meeting tonight. Thank You, Cheryl. I know I can not go tonight, if you do could you let us know if anything of interest happens? |
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Post by admin on Aug 29, 2007 4:34:03 GMT -5
www.app.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070829/NEWS01/708290387/1004/NEWS01NEXT MEETING: OCT. 23 Freehold puts off vote on Olive Garden Restaurant proposed at site of Jersey Freeze Posted by the Asbury Park Press on 08/29/07 BY NICK PETRUNCIO FREEHOLD BUREAU FREEHOLD — Don't pop the corks on the chianti just yet, Olive Garden fans. The Zoning Board on Tuesday did not vote on a proposal to build an Olive Garden Italian restaurant in place of the landmark Jersey Freeze but instead carried the time allotted for the applicant's lawyer to give his closing remarks and for the board to vote over until the October meeting. Tuesday's meeting approached 3 1/2 hours in length. Chesapeake Companies Diversified Group LLC of Minnetonka, Minn., applied July 30 to construct an Olive Garden on the land where Jersey Freeze has sat since the father of Colts Neck resident Bruce Blackmore started the business in 1952. Blackmore, who took over the business in 1980, has been in negotiations with Chesapeake and Olive Garden representatives to sell the property. The parcel, located at Routes 9 and 33 and Manalapan Avenue, is approximately 4 acres and straddles the municipal boundary between Freehold and Freehold Township. The Jersey Freeze building, which would be torn down, is located on the Freehold Township side in a commercial zone. The Olive Garden would be built entirely on the borough side, which is zoned for residential uses, because the liquor license associated with the property was issued by the borough. Blackmore purchased the license and has held it as a pocket license for about 18 months. There are no licenses available from the township. A bank with a drive-through is planned for the township side. A use variance is required for the Olive Garden because of the zoning in that area of the borough. The Jersey Freeze structure is not located on maps or renderings accompanying the proposal. Blackmore, who lives in Colts Neck, has said if he relocates he would do so within two miles. However, the 60-year-old also has noted that the cost of operating his business is increasing and he is getting older, indications that he may not reopen. He has not announced a final decision. The Olive Garden is to be 7,762 square feet, and the bank, whose proposal still has to go before Freehold Township officials, is to be 3,669 square feet. There are to be 188 parking stalls on the property. Robert Crawford, a borough councilman, sat in the front row with one of his five adult children during the variance hearing. The Jersey Freeze provided good memories for him and his family. He said he remembers taking his kids there when ice cream cones cost 10 cents and he used to buy seven birthday ice cream cakes a year there. The workers would know without asking what to put on the cakes based on what month it was, he said. "It's been an institution, over 50 years. It'll be missed but, you know, it's progress," Crawford said. The board is expected to vote on the matter at the meeting beginning at 7:30 p.m. Oct. 23 at borough hall. Applicant representatives are expected to go before Freehold Township officials in the future. Nick Petruncio: (732) 308-7752 or npetruncio@app.com
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Post by Libyan Sibyl on Sept 24, 2007 7:08:23 GMT -5
Jersey Freeze may make way for Olive Garden 'Net campaign tries to save landmark Posted by the Asbury Park Press on 09/24/07 BY NICK PETRUNCIO FREEHOLD BUREAU Passions run deep when it comes to the possibility of tearing down a local landmark like Jersey Freeze, which opened in the 1950s. "You can take my life, but please leave my jersey freeze" read one of thousands of posts on social-networking Web site, Facebook.com. Since Jersey Freeze owner Bruce Blackmore announced he plans to sell the property to a company that would build an Olive Garden chain restaurant, online community message boards have been buzzing with memories and opinions. "Jersey Freeze kicks butt and Olive Garden doesn't so save Jersey Freeze! Go to East (Brunswick) for Olive Garden," a Manalapan High School student named Nikki Scalia posted on the site. She also posted Sept. 16 a petition for people to sign to save the business. As of Wednesday, nine people had signed it. Moreover, at least six homeowners who live behind the business say they think a restaurant chain that size and a proposed bank that also could go on the property are inappropriate for the land, which straddles Freehold and Freehold Township at Routes 9 and 33 and Manalapan Avenue. "Our opinion is it's too intense a use for that property," said Marian Haley of Frances Drive in Freehold. Haley and her Frances Drive neighbors — Erik Brodowski, Diana Jeandron, Harold and Robin Rosenson and Joanne Vernooy — worry about their property values, traffic, a sewer line that is at capacity, noise, odors, the use of trees and buffers, and the possibility of a bank robbery near their homes. Jeandron works in the Asbury Park Press circulation department. The Rosensons had their home flooded with sewage and were reimbursed for damages by two of the businesses next to Jersey Freeze. The borough has said it will replace the sewer line if the project is approved. Whether the borough or the business would pay for the line was not clear Sunday night. Brodowski questioned whether the project would benefit residents even if it brings in tax ratables. Chesapeake Companies Diversified Group LLC of Minnesota applied for a use variance to build the Olive Garden on the Freehold Borough side of the property. Blackmore previously obtained a liquor license from the borough. Jersey Freeze, which sits on the Freehold Township side, still would have to be torn down because Olive Garden representatives want their restaurant to be visible from the highway, Blackmore said. A bank on the Freehold Township side of the property also is expected. No formal action has been taken. Blackmore has said he may — or may not — move the Jersey Freeze ice cream and burger business to a new site not far from its original location. The Facebook site on Wednesday had four message groups dedicated to the restaurant, which Blackmore bought from his father in 1980. One of the groups, called "SAVE JERSEY FREEZE, WE DON'T WANT AN OLIVE GARDEN," listed 2,130 members. While a few of the posts had nice things to say about Olive Garden, the vast majority of them strongly favored keeping the piece of New Jersey nostalgia, Jersey Freeze, right where it is. The Frances Drive residents believe the project is not a done deal and they can stop it if they gather enough support. At an Aug. 28 hearing, the Freehold Zoning Board of Adjustment voted to carry the hearing over until 7:30 p.m. Oct. 23. A vote on whether to approve the use variance is expected at that hearing. www.app.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070924/NEWS01/709240357/1004/ |
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Post by fiberisgoodforyou on Sept 24, 2007 7:50:37 GMT -5
ALL .... Lets have a VOTE here!!!!! I vote NO for Olive Garden!!! With all the Great AUTHENTIC Italian restaurants in the Boro (OK Nonas is great too) I hope the Olive Garden will fall flat on its feet! The Mrs and I love going to SOLO's for Lunch, nice menu, very moderate ($7 - 8.00 plates) and now that the kids are back in school, we can enjoy an afternoon lunch date and a stroll downtown!!!  I personally think a "Rainforest Cafe" would do fantastic if we HAVE top lose jersey freeze. The Demographics of the surrounding 15 miles would most defiantly make it a big hit for a long time!~ www.rainforestcafe.com/ |
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Post by admin on Sept 24, 2007 9:18:31 GMT -5
ALL .... Lets have a VOTE here!!!!! I vote NO for Olive Garden!!! With all the Great AUTHENTIC Italian restaurants in the Boro (OK Nonas is great too) I hope the Olive Garden will fall flat on its feet! The Mrs and I love going to SOLO's for Lunch, nice menu, very moderate ($7 - 8.00 plates) and now that the kids are back in school, we can enjoy an afternoon lunch date and a stroll downtown!!! I personally think a "Rainforest Cafe" would do fantastic if we HAVE top lose jersey freeze. The Demographics of the surrounding 15 miles would most defiantly make it a big hit for a long time!~ www.rainforestcafe.com/I agree, Fiber, No to Olive Garden. I also say no to Rainforest cafe. The only purpose of that establishment is to terrorize us adults! how about this one? It is really good for everyone www.medievaltickets.com/mid evil times is much better than Rain forest |
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Post by fiberisgoodforyou on Sept 24, 2007 9:29:17 GMT -5
ALL .... Lets have a VOTE here!!!!! I vote NO for Olive Garden!!! With all the Great AUTHENTIC Italian restaurants in the Boro (OK Nonas is great too) I hope the Olive Garden will fall flat on its feet! The Mrs and I love going to SOLO's for Lunch, nice menu, very moderate ($7 - 8.00 plates) and now that the kids are back in school, we can enjoy an afternoon lunch date and a stroll downtown!!! I personally think a "Rainforest Cafe" would do fantastic if we HAVE top lose jersey freeze. The Demographics of the surrounding 15 miles would most defiantly make it a big hit for a long time!~ www.rainforestcafe.com/I agree, Fiber, No to Olive Garden. I also say no to Rainforest cafe. The only purpose of that establishment is to terrorize us adults! how about this one? It is really good for everyone www.medievaltickets.com/mid evil times is much better than Rain forest
"The only purpose of that establishment is to terrorize us adults!" ;D:-) C'mon uncle Brian, your being a sick in the mud!!! Beside, you know what kids do when the come home from Medieval time.... Sword fight over serving wenches... and thats just wrong  |
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Post by stffgpr2003 on Sept 24, 2007 9:30:30 GMT -5
Every town has it's landmark eateries. Freehold's (area) includes Jersey Freeze, Sorentos Subs, Tony's Grill and Federici's. These places are difficult to replace, because they uphold long standing tradition and feel "comfortable" to us all.
Change is especially difficult when you replace the unique with the commonplace. Everyone seems to have the same chain restaurants in town, like Olive Garden. But, only the very lucky towns have the special draws that often make people go out of their way to buy what they are selling. Chances are a Freehold Olive Garden will rarely get diners living in East Brunswick to bypass their own Olive Garden to come to ours. But, those same people may travel 15 miles down Rt. 9 to get a sugar cone of Bavarian Chocolate (my personal favorite) ice cream at Jersey Freeze. (Yes, I know Magnifico's on Rt. 8 is also good!).
It's tough for the owner of a near legendary eatery to close his business. It's hard to pass quietly into the night as many non-descript businesses often do.
A similar situation happened a few years ago when the equally famous Hoffman's Ice Cream Parlor in Pt. Pleasant announced it was closing. Fortunately, at the very last minute, a family cousin took over the business and kept it alive. This was much to the town's delight.
Jersey Freeze needs a miracle, right now. Mr. Blackmore wants to retire and he has no children to leave his business to. The Rt 9 property is very valuable to major retail developers and the lure of huge dollars is hard to refuse.
Still, there are many of us who grew up inhaling Jersey Freeze Ice Cream along with the exhaust fumes from Rt. 9. A very wierd, but unique experience that we'll always fondly remember.
Marc
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Post by stffgpr2003 on Sept 24, 2007 9:40:19 GMT -5
Here are some misc. good chains we could still use in our local area, but not necessarily at the Jersey Freeze location.
Cracker Barrel (good food, country charm)
Sonics (curbside service for fast food)
LePeep's (great breakfasts) [There's one on Rt 1 in Edison]
Texas Road House (excellent Barbecue)
Whole Foods (healthy and good quality products supermarket)
Trader Joes (supermarket with good quality foods geared to quick meals)
Chevy's (Mexican better than Esconditos)
Marc
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Post by fiberisgoodforyou on Sept 24, 2007 9:43:58 GMT -5
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Post by admin on Sept 24, 2007 9:46:34 GMT -5
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Post by Libyan Sibyl on Sept 24, 2007 9:52:27 GMT -5
how about keeping the liquor license close to the center of town?
How about the residents on the adjoining streets not wanting the extra noise, lights, traffic and a higher trafficked food service (meaning more smell and more pests and vermin)?
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Post by bergsteiger on Sept 24, 2007 9:55:30 GMT -5
We have enough of everything. Plant trees and let the wild animals have it. |
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Post by fiberisgoodforyou on Sept 24, 2007 10:08:49 GMT -5
sorry brian...freehold music center rocks, be nice if they opened an annex downtown! |
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Post by admin on Sept 24, 2007 10:18:53 GMT -5
sorry brian...freehold music center rocks, be nice if they opened an annex downtown! I am with you on the annex, but, Freehold Music is good if you want a piano. The other instrument selection is very sucky. For guitars and basses they can not compete with Musicians Workshop, Guitar Center can. Another good instrument market would be band and orchestra instruments. There is not much around here for those types of things. |
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Post by stffgpr2003 on Sept 24, 2007 10:25:42 GMT -5
I keep writing to these two to interest them in the abandoned ACME at Mount's Corner. They'd be the only two chains not to conflict with the Foodtown, because they are different. ACME should never placed three stores in a 3 mile radius. Now, what is a really nice looking shopping center is forced to have to retrofit something into the vacant space. Same thing with the other location on 79, but that center is as apealing as Mounts Corner.
By the way, they ought to bulldoze the shopping center on Schank Road, where Pathmark used to be. Steven's Furniture just went out, leaving only 3 or 4 insignificant remaining stores. What an eyesore.
Marc
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Post by stffgpr2003 on Sept 24, 2007 10:28:12 GMT -5
Sam Ash is a pretty good music store, too. There's one on Rt 27 in Edison. I bought some stuff there over the years.
Marc
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Post by misterpr1981 on Sept 24, 2007 12:04:04 GMT -5
Another possibility for a high-end store would be Einstein Moomjy.
There's one on Rt 22 in Scotch Plains or something and also one on Rt 4 or 17 in Paramus. We don't have any nearby.
Steve
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Post by bergsteiger on Sept 24, 2007 12:28:12 GMT -5
Another possibility for a high-end store would be Einstein Moomjy. There's one on Rt 22 in Scotch Plains or something and also one on Rt 4 or 17 in Paramus. We don't have any nearby. Steve PR, You had me choking on my lunch. I saw your post and thought to myself what the hell is Einstein Moomjy?  Then I looked it up. A furniture store?  LOL Is that what you want close by? That’s gay for sure.  |
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Post by fiberisgoodforyou on Sept 24, 2007 17:01:06 GMT -5
I am surprised that there has not been a "Rentacenter" opened here!
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Post by misterpr1981 on Sept 24, 2007 20:29:53 GMT -5
>Bringing up furniture stores is an interesting topic, though. Most, in our area, seem to fail. In just the past few weeks Total Home (Manalapan), Steven's Furniture (Freehold) and Crazy Joes (Howell) have all closed. There are several others, particularly on Rt. 9 in Howell, have either closed or changed hands.
That's because those were all low-end, cheap furniture stores. Not grade-A quality. Those were for the people that didn't want to shell out the bucks for good quality furniture. Plus it was very gawdy and tacky as well.
I've actually never stepped foot inside Einstein Moomjy. I just know that they're usually in affluent areas and would be a good store for our area. I also think Sam Ash would be great here too. I'm going off of stores that are up on Routes 4 and 17 in Bergen County, because that area is great, and both EM and Sam Ash are up there.
Steve
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Post by fiberisgoodforyou on Sept 24, 2007 21:27:50 GMT -5
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Post by stffgpr2003 on Sept 27, 2007 8:12:20 GMT -5
Memories of Jersey Freeze are pleasing for area woman
As a native of Freehold Borough I have seen too many changes, some for the better and unfortunately some not. This is one that is not. Everything that people want in a town is being replaced. Jersey Freeze has been a landmark for all. It is the one place we all have memories of.
My father spent his last night before he died with my son 40 years ago eating an ice cream under the tree at Jersey Freeze. It is the one memory of my father that my son has, and every time he comes to Freehold he goes there with his son, who will hopefully remember the time he share with his father.
I lived up the street on Manalapan Avenue in 1954. If I wasn't the first customer, I surely must have been the second. Who has memories of being at an Olive Garden? If it is at all possible, let's keep Jersey Freeze where it is. At any other place it will not be the same.
Grace Trezza Abramov
Howell
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Post by Libyan Sibyl on Sept 27, 2007 12:55:47 GMT -5
why don't people understand that this is not some corporate conspiracy to deprive the locals of their Jersey Freeze, but rather a business man who wants to retire and sell his property? This poor guy is a prisoner to his own success. Let him retire.
For those that want to "Save Jersey Freeze" need to break open their piggy banks and buy the business.
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Post by stffgpr2003 on Oct 2, 2007 15:57:54 GMT -5
Sewage top issue at site of proposed Route 9 Olive Garden
Posted by the Asbury Park Press on 10/2/07
BY NICK PETRUNCIO
FREEHOLD BUREAU
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FREEHOLD — Sewage will be the No. 1 site-plan issue if the applicant proposing to build an Olive Garden restaurant gets to that stage, the borough engineer said Monday.
Chesapeake Companies Diversified Group LLC of Minnesota currently is seeking a use variance from the Zoning Board of Adjustment to build the restaurant on land zoned for residential use.
The sewer system that serves that area is at capacity, borough officials have said.
"We've got serious capacity issues that would have to be dealt with," borough Administrator Joseph Bellina said.
If the use variance is granted, then the applicant would have to draw up a site plan, addressing issues such as traffic, lighting, buffering, odors, and noise in addition to sewage. The plan would have to be satisfactory to the borough, said its engineer, Bill Wentzien.
Wentzien said the applicant indicated at an Aug. 28 Zoning Board hearing that the company intended to run a line directly to the line on Manalapan Avenue and bypass the two lots on Frances Drive through which the current line from the land traverses.
Robin Rosenson, of 16 Frances Drive, said she is concerned about the sewer lines.
She and her husband, Harold Rosenson, said they had their home flooded with about 4 inches of sewage, which came up from their washing machine a number of years ago. They said they were compensated for damages by two businesses next to the land, which is located at Routes 9 and 33 and Manalapan Avenue. Frances Drive runs behind the land.
Whether the business or the borough would pay for the sewer system upgrades or whether the two entities would share the cost has not been decided. Borough officials said deciding that would be premature at this point.
The land is also in Freehold Township where it is zoned for commercial use. Jersey Freeze currently sits on the property on the township side. That restaurant would be razed so Olive Garden would be visible from the highway, according to Jersey Freeze owner Bill Blackmore, who is selling the land to Chesapeake.
Blackmore holds a borough-owned liquor license, and that is why the Olive Garden would have to be built on the borough side of the boundary line.
Bohler Engineering in Warren is the engineering firm for the applicant. Neither would comment Monday.
The Zoning Board is expected to rule on the use variance at its next meeting, at 7:30 p.m. Oct. 23.
Nick Petruncio: (732) 308-7752 or npetruncio@app.com
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Post by Libyan Sibyl on Oct 23, 2007 12:45:48 GMT -5
this zoning board meeting is tonight
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Post by cheryl on Oct 24, 2007 9:00:51 GMT -5
Freehold board delays vote on Olive Garden application Posted by the Asbury Park Press on 10/23/07 BY NICK PETRUNCIO FREEHOLD BUREAU The Zoning Board of Adjustment Tuesday night postponed to its Nov. 27 meeting a vote on whether to grant an application for a use variance to build an Olive Garden restaurant on the property of a local landmark, Jersey Freeze. Four residents, three of whom were against the application and one who was not against it but was concerned about the impact to her property, questioned, at times emotionally, those testifying on behalf of the applicant Tuesday night. Their concerns included the effect on their property values, noise, traffic, odor, and buffering. Residents along Frances Drive behind the proposed site said they fear an increase in traffic on a street which is already used as a cut-through. The property is at Routes 33 and 9 and Manalapan Avenue. The Olive Garden would replace the existing Jersey Freeze, and a bank is also planned for the property, which straddles the boundary line between Freehold and Freehold Township. The borough side of the property is zoned for residential use, and that is why the applicant needs a use variance. The Jersey Freeze sits on the township side of the line but would have to come down so it could be viewed from the road. The liquor license for the property was issued by the borough, the restaurant would have to be constructed on the borough side of the line. www.app.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=200771023059 |
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Post by cheryl on Oct 24, 2007 9:04:29 GMT -5
Residents await variance decision on Olive Garden Jersey Freeze site discussed by zoning board Posted by the Asbury Park Press on 10/24/07 BY NICK PETRUNCIO FREEHOLD BUREAU FREEHOLD — Three and a half hours into the hearing, the Zoning Board of Adjustment Tuesday night still had not voted on whether to grant a variance so that an Olive Garden restaurant may be built on the site of a local landmark. Four residents — three of whom opposed the application and another who was not against it but was concerned about the impact on her property — questioned those testifying on behalf of the applicant. Their concerns included the effect on property values, noise, traffic, odor and buffering. Residents along Frances Drive behind the site are especially concerned because of what they fear will be increased traffic; drivers already use the road as a shortcut. The site is at routes 33 and 9 and Manalapan Avenue, with residential neighborhoods behind it. Tuesday's hearing was continued from August. Bill Blackmore, owner of the landmark Jersey Freeze that currently occupies the site, testified. He had not done so in August. Blackmore, 60, of Colts Neck, said he did so to clarify some things he felt his side could have done better and to clear up things he said were reported unfairly or incorrectly in the news media. The businessman testified that rising costs, high overhead and shrinking profits — not Olive Garden — are pushing him out of business. He said he and his wife, who has health problems, want to retire. Jersey Freeze will close, and next year will be the business's last, he said. "We have always tried to be good neighbors" to the surrounding homes and the community in general, Blackmore said. It is possible that longtime Jersey Freeze employees might run a smaller Jersey Freeze nearby. Blackmore's father opened the business in 1952 and he bought it from him in 1980. Jersey Freeze has employed 1,000 students over the years. The Olive Garden would replace the existing Jersey Freeze, and a bank is also planned for the property, which straddles the boundary between Freehold and Freehold Township. The borough side of the property is zoned residential, which is why the applicant needs a variance. The Jersey Freeze sits on the township side but still would have to come down so the new restaurant could be viewed from the road, according to previously published reports. The liquor license for the property is owned by the borough, and the restaurant would have to be constructed on the borough side. As of 11 p.m. Tuesday, the board had not voted. The bank application in Freehold Township has not been addressed. www.app.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20071024/NEWS01/71024022/1004 |
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Post by fiberisgoodforyou on Oct 24, 2007 9:48:10 GMT -5
Thanks I have been looking for this article.
Why do we need an Olive Garden?
Was it mentioned that the Boro and Township should together, pass a proclamation giving Jersey freeze LANDMARK Status, if not too late?
Has the sale of the land been completed?
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Then I looked it up. 
LOL Is that what you want close by? That’s gay for sure. 
