March 3 Zoning Hearing for Proposed Riverfront Development

On Monday, March 3, 2008, at 7:00 PM, the Conshohocken Zoning Hearing Board will deliberate on an interpretation of the Borough’s Zoning Ordinance as it related to developing along the floodplane.  The interpretation is requested by a partnership related to O’Neill Properties Group and the proposed development in question is a 200,000 square-foot riverfront office building, including structured parking and “related accessory structures.”  The hearing will be held at Conshohocken Borough Hall, 720 Fayette Street and the public is encouraged to attend.

Help us upgrade the Borough’s website

Have you seen the Borough’s official website lately? Do you have any ideas for how it can be improved? Borough Council recently created a volunteer citizen committee to explore ideas for updating the site, enhancing its usability and identifying potential funding sources to pay for the upgrades. If you are interested in serving on that ad hoc Committee please send a letter of interest to me at Jason@JasonSalus.com.

Hammer’s Junkyard Development Proposal

Local developer Ratoskey and Trainor is proposing building 24 or 30 condominiums on the Hammer Junkyard site (West 2nd Avenue and Wood Street). Such a development would require changing the property’s zoning. Towards that end the developer has drafted its own zoning classification for the site.

The developer will hold a community meeting to present his proposed zoning change and development concept on Monday, February 25th at 6 PM at Conshohocken Borough Hall, 720 Fayette Street.

The next night, Tuesday, February 26, at 7:30 PM, the Planning Commission will review the proposed zoning change and make a recommendation for Borough Council’s consideration. This meeting will also take place at Borough Hall.

The public is encouraged to attend both meetings to get all of the facts and make sure that your voice is heard.