JACKSON PLANNING BOARD HOLDS ANOTHER CONTENTIOUS PUBLIC HEARING ON APPLICATION FOR 2,500 STUDENT SCHOOL CAMPUS OFF JACKSON MILLS ROAD

On Monday night, Jackson Township's Planning Board held yet another contentious hearing on an application for a 200,000+ sq foot school campus with 4 schools for a total of 2,500 students on Chandler Road and Jackson Mills Road.

The application was submitted by 394 Chandler Holdings, LLC, which appears to be owned by Rabbi Mordechai Neuman.

As depicted in the Site Plan designed by Lake Como, NJ-based Dynamic Engineering, the project is for a campus with 4 buildings:

A - 23,730 sq foot (Gross Floor Area) Boys High School for 153 students. 51 off-street parking spaces will be provided as required under Jackson's zoning ordinance of 1 space per 3 high school students.

B - 57,942 sq foot (Gross Floor Area) Boys Elementary School for 712 students. 89 off-street parking spaces will be provided as required under Jackson's zoning ordinance of 1 space per 8 elementary school students.

C - 63,160 sq foot (Gross Floor Area) Girls Elementary School for 810 students. 112 off-street parking spaces will be provided, more than the 102 spaces required.

D - 57,942 sq foot (Gross Floor Area) Boys Elementary School for 776 students. 101 off-street parking spaces will be provided, more than the 97 spaces required.

The entire parcel is 23.25 acres in area. The total Gross Floor Area of the proposed buildings is 202,774 sq feet.

The school's professionals have now completed their presentation of the application.

Neighbors of the proposed campus have retained Attorney Ron Gasiorowski to represent their opposition to the application.

At the Board’s next public hearing on July 1, 2024, Mr. Gasiorowski will present a traffic expert. The meeting will be open to public participation.

According to public records obtained by FAA News, Rabbi Neuman acquired Lot 46 (621 Jackson Mills Road) on January 17, 2023 for $880,000; Lot 62 (394 Chandler Road) on February 24, 2022 for $3,600,000; and Lot 63 (390 Chandler Road) on October 6, 2022 for $729,000.

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