Thursday, January 24, 2013
Next week redevelopers will hold the first of a planned series of tours for the public.
You may have lived within a stone's throw of Fort Monmouth your entire life, and yet never had the opportunity to peak behind the brick and barbed wire. Well, now's your chance. On Jan. 30 the Fort Monmouth Economic Revitalization Authority (FMERA) will host its first community bus tour of the former Army installation. This is the rescheduled date for a planned November tour which was put off following Hurricane Sandy. The fort saw flooding in about a third of its property. On the upcoming tour, members of the public are invited to see the former post and hear from FMERA staff about the redevelopment effort. Due to the capacity of the buses, tours are limited to 60 members of the public, and seats will be reserved on a first come, first …
Thursday, October 25, 2012
The Army is slowly releasing its grip on 1,126 acres of prime Monmouth County real estate. Want to know what's happening to it?
Refurbished historic homes, new eateries, sports facilities, a health club, an office park, those are all among the likely new uses for the former Fort Monmouth. Right now the former Army post is more than 1,000 acres of property right smack in the middle of one of the most desirable areas of Monmouth County. But if you are like many residents who live close to the fort, you have no earthly idea what's happening over there. Local governments, schools and the county have all put dibs on their favorite properties. Big business has already secured one plot. Small businesses also are getting in on the action. Redevelopers say they expect to see significant redevelopment of the fort within 10 years — that's new homes, businesses, recreation …
Monday, October 22, 2012
Residents from Long Branch, Little Silver, Shrewsbury and surrounding areas to see the benefit, county says.
If you live east of the parkway, the county says you will see your roads plowed quicker this winter. That's because the county's Department of Public Works is set to move into a former Fort Monmouth facility in Eatontown. When snowplows leave the facility en route to county roads and bridges, County DPW director John Tobia says, plows stay down the whole way. That means more municipal roads cleared sooner. Oceanport Mayor Michael Mahon said at a recent meeting regarding the move, "The location of this facility in inclement weather is absolutely critical... It's presence is going to be crucial. The timing is going to be critical." Currently the county's Tinton Falls location is the only county public works facility to house two public works…
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Monday, October 1, 2012
Patch asked Oceanport Mayor Michael Mahon to tell us why anyone should pay attention to small deals like AcuteCare.
If your only interaction with Fort Monmouth is to stare at it while sitting in Route 35 traffic, you may be tempted to gloss over news stories about its redevelopment. But while you sit idling, there is action behind the scenes that could affect your future job prospects, and those of your children. No new jobs have come to fruition yet, but a potential deal in Oceanport could set a precedent for businesses to settle down within the former Army post. And they will certainly affect the taxes that homeowners pay. Patch asked Oceanport Mayor Michael Mahon to give readers some context about the latest deal that could go through this fall with AcuteCare. You can read more on that story here. Here's our Q & A with the mayor: Patch: Why should …
The deal with AcuteCare could be sealed this fall, but it will be three more years until renovations are complete.
AcuteCare Health Systems claims it can create 200 new Oceanport jobs at the former clinic at Fort Monmouth. But with plans to pour $5 million into its renovation, those jobs could be at last three years away. According to the purchase agreement approved last week by redevelopers, the Lakewood-based company will shell out more than $2.7 million for the property that was once slated for demolition. The health services company says it plans to serve the elderly, veterans and other patients at the new facility. Redevelopers say reusing the property would save them about $1 million in demolition costs. The deal is contingent upon AcuteCare's review of the taxes it will have to pay the municipality. Oceanport Mayor Michael Mahon told fellow …
Wednesday, September 12, 2012
The redevelopment authority will move into temporary spaces in Eatontown and Oceanport.
The people in charge of Fort Monmouth's future are moving their offices next week with hopes to be in their permanent main post digs in the new year. The Fort Monmouth Economic Revitalization Authority (FMERA) will move to two separate temporary offices, one in Eatontown near the Sheraton Hotel and one on Army property located on the east side of Oceanport Avenue near Horseneck Point Road. A statement from the authority regarding the move: FMERA will be moving its marketing and real estate operations to its new office at 15 Christopher Way, Eatontown, beginning on September 20, 2012. The temporary location is fully accessible to members of the public, and FMERA’s telephone number remains the same: (732) 720-6350. The remainder of the …
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Wednesday, February 22, 2012
Freeholder Lillian Burry says non-profit would benefit veterans while refurbishing buildings on Fort Monmouth property.
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Wednesday, February 22, 2012
To the Editor: An exciting new veterans program is among recent positive developments in the ongoing redevelopment of Fort Monmouth. As Monmouth County’s representative to the Fort Monmouth Economic Revitalization Authority, (FMERA), and chairperson of its Veterans Sub-Committee, I am proud to announce that Soldier On, a non-profit organization that works in partnership with the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs and other agencies, is expected to become part of the new Fort Monmouth. Following several months of site visits, interviews and investigation, I and the FMERA staff have pledged support for this wide-ranging program, which has proven successful in Massachusetts and Virginia. Aimed primarily at single male and female veterans in …
Thursday, November 10, 2011
Redevelopers may vote to approve initial stages of lease process which could generate local jobs.
It's still a bit of a mystery but apparently an unnamed federal agency may be setting its sights on vacant space at Fort Monmouth. If all goes as planned, this week redevelopers will kick off a lease process with the US General Services Administration (GSA) to locate a federal agency at building 2525, a 86,000 square-foot office building located in the Tinton Falls section of Fort Monmouth. GSA is responsible for meeting the space requirements of federal agencies. Bruce Steadman, executive director of the Fort Monmouth Revitalization Authority (FMERA), would not give any information about what federal agency would eventually locate at the site since it is part of confidential real estate negotiations. He did say, however, that the lease …
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Thursday, May 19, 2011
Authority weighs whether a schedule change would exclude public participation.
Out of all the topics up for discussion at Wednesday's Fort Monmouth Economic Revitalization Authority meeting -- leasing regulations, policing, environmental issues, fair housing and more -- the time at which meetings should be held brought the most debate. Brandon Minde, a representative from the Governor's Office of Authorities (which oversees bodies like FMERA and the Economic Development Authority which oversees it) made a motion to move the meetings to 6 p.m. He cited the meeting's late running time as his reasoning. Members of the board seemed to be divided on the issue, but the public was not. A show of hands of the approximately 20 members of the public, only two were for the change. Nine said they wanted the time to remain 7 p.m…
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Lynn Humphrey
7:58 am on Friday, January 25, 2013
The article says Jan 30 at the beginning, then it says "to sign up for the Jan 31 event" which date is it? more ›