They are raising valid points. For such reasons, Bird said, the office is examining the issue and will report to the State Planning Commission. Either way, the issue has elected officials, both in the town and elsewhere, on edge. It s about as bold-faced a threat as you can get. There is a balance to be struck between development and preservation.
People have to live somewhere.
As it stands, the abbey cannot link to Morris Township sewers because of an agreement reached with environmental officials and the township in the mid-1990s. I will bring it to the council for their consideration. Anthony S. Cicatiello, the spokesman for the abbey, said the issue is far from settled. To me, there s plenty of time to make a case before the state planning commission. They really shouldn t be deciding anything until they hear both sides.