Bergen Mall Expansion

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Articles in The Record:

Neighbors voice concerns over mall
Mall expansion foes gird for a new battle
Bergen Mall Makeover

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How do people feel about the planned expansion?

[Editor]

Latest story: Bergen County briefs  (Richard Salkin, Esq. to be appointed as special council to represent Hackensack residents in the expansion of Bergen Mall.)

[Editor]

From "Your Views" in today's Record:

On Jan. 11, the Paramus Board of Adjustment rendered the new Paramus big-box ordinance useless by granting a setback variance to Vornado, owner of the Bergen Mall. The zoning board allowed a 75-foot setback from residential areas in Maywood and Hackensack; the ordinance requires 150 feet. The only "justification" for the variance was the irregular shape of the building lot.

Why does this matter to Paramus residents? If one developer can have the big-box setback cut in half, other commercial property owners in Paramus are going to be granted similar concessions.

Maywood residents are appealing the decision in Superior Court. We urge Paramus residents to join us in aggressively opposing this variance. Separating commercial and residential space is just common sense.

Fran Camisa
Maywood, Feb. 5

[just watching]

Time to reactivate this old string.

The area known as "The Desert" has been destroyed.  There is still about 100 feet of woods left at the end of Catalpa Ave, and about 70 at the end of Willow Ave.  But over 10 acres has been cleared for new retail development.  This is the very corner of Paramus where Hackensack, Maywood, and Paramus come together.

They are also taking a good part of the old 10-plex parking lot.  Unsure exactly what stores are going in. 

It looks like those residents who were fighting this lost their battle.