Tuesday, March 12, 2013
Howard Commons decision expected in next few months
Several Fort Monmouth properties are on the market, and potential developers are looking to purchase buildings and parcels of land in Eatontown, Tinton Falls and Oceanport. One of these properties is Howard Commons in Eatontown, which is an aged, dilapidated housing development off Pinebrook Road in Eatontown ready for demolition because it's homes don't meet current building safety codes. It consists of 486-townhouse style residential units in 52 buildings built in 1952 that may contain non-friable asbestos and lead-based paint. FMERA issued a request for offers to purchase (RFOTP) for Howard Commons last December. The approximately 64-acre parcel is intended to be developed into housing, as shown in the Fort Monmouth Reuse and …
Thursday, March 7, 2013
FMERA approved sublease of property to county last month
Monmouth County hopes to have the pool and teen center at Fort Monmouth open this spring. The Fort Monmouth Economic Revitalization Authority (FMERA) board approved its lease of the teen center and pool from the Army, and its sublease of the property to Monmouth County last month, according to the FMERA monthly newsletter. The two buildings that make up the teen center are located in the Charles Wood section of Tinton Falls and total 22,636 square feet and sit on approximately 6.5 acres. The property includes an outdoor pool, youth center and a shower/restroom building. The facility will be managed by the Monmouth County Parks Department as a public recreational facility. The outdoor pool will operate on a seasonal basis, while the teen …
Friday, February 22, 2013
Current operator awarded new contract
Thursday, February 14, 2013
Officials fear rental units will be added to Parcel B
With the news that the Fort Monmouth Economic Revitalization Authority (FMERA) is currently in the process of developing requests for proposal (RFPs) for Parcel B of the fort, the Eatontown Council has made it clear that they do not want rental units to be part of the plan. Parcel B is a 53-acre parcel of land that runs along Route 35 in Eatontown that is the future of home of 150,000 square feet of retail, restaurant, entertainment and 302 mixed-income apartments, according to the Fort Monmouth Reuse and Redevelopment Plan. The plan states that the apartments will be located above retail spaces and will also be three-story apartment buildings. Eatontown Council President Anthony Talerico said the Eatontown Fort Monmouth Reuse Ad Hoc …
Officials say track would also be used by Memorial School
Eatontown officials have expressed their desire to acquire the running track at Fort Monmouth for the borough. Councilman Dennis Connelly said the county was originally going to acquire the property, which is located off of Park Avenue, but is no longer interested. Connelly said he envisions sharing the property with Memorial School so its students could use the track and field for sports. "It's either going to be our property or an outside agency," Connelly said. "I think this should be a top priority." "I agree with everything you said," Eatontown Mayor Gerald Tarantolo said. Tarantolo said he is meeting with Eatontown School District Superintendent Scott T. McCue and Fort Monmouth Economic Revitalization Authority Executive Director …
Tuesday, February 5, 2013
Oceanport Councilman Joseph Irace says that CommVault will benefit financially from relocating out of the borough, regardless of whether new jobs are created.
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Tuesday, February 5
A letter from Oceanport Councilman Joseph Irace: You have probably noticed that the redevelopment of Fort Monmouth has been back in the news with CommVault’s move out of Oceanport and into Tinton Falls. There have been a lot of glowing press releases issued by the Fort Monmouth Economic Redevelopment Authority (FMERA) and local and state officials. Each one of these press releases trumpeted the positive short and long term impact that this move will have on the Fort’s redevelopment and to the community at large. Indeed, the press releases spoke of the virtues of this move and the many thousands of jobs that would be created by CommVault as the result of its relocation from Oceanport to Tinton Falls. Depending on whose press release you …
Monday, February 4, 2013
Oceanport is in similar agreement
Eatontown has entered into an agreement with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to provide fire services for Hurricane Sandy-displaced Fort Monmouth residents. Oceanport has also signed the same agreement to provide fire services for temporary residents on its side of the property. The New Jersey State Police will provide police services and the Monmouth Ocean Hospital Service Corporation (MONOC) MONOC will provide first aid response, Eatontown Mayor Gerald Tarantolo said. The Eatontown Council unanimously approved a resolution to enter into the agreement last month. Tarantolo said the agreement will begin this month when residents begin moving into the McGill Circle area of Fort …
Thursday, January 31, 2013
CommVault and FMERA reached agreement this week
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Thursday, January 31
One of the world’s fastest growing data storage companies is staying in New Jersey and moving to Fort Monmouth. The state reached a milestone in the redevelopment of the former military installation when the first sale of property was finalized between the Fort Monmouth Economic Revitalization Authority (FMERA) and CommVault, officials said. CommVault plans to undertake a three-phase project on the 55-acre “Parcel E” site in Tinton Falls. CommVault will make a substantial investment to complete Phase I, which involves the construction of an approximately 275,000-square-foot facility to serve as its worldwide corporate headquarters. The project will result in the retention of several hundred existing jobs for New Jersey and the creation of …
Wednesday, January 30, 2013
CommVault now allowed to begin construction process
The Fort Monmouth Economic Revitalization Authority (FMERA) and CommVault have closed on a deal that will bring the software company from Oceanport to Tinton Falls property on Fort Monmouth. Tinton Falls Mayor Michael Skudera said the deal was finalized on Tuesday afternoon and that the transfer of the property is complete. "I signed off on the final paperwork last week, the county did the same," Skudera said in an email to Patch. Skudera said CommVault is expected to start its initial site work in the next several weeks. He added that a ground-breaking ceremony will also take place in the "not too distant future." The deal between FMERA and CommVault is the first sale of property at the fort. The sale price of $5.9 million, down from a …
Friday, January 18, 2013
Financing an issue with healthcare facility to be located in the former Army clinic in Oceanport.
The first new ratable promised to Oceanport from inside the gates of Fort Monmouth received a tweak to its deal this week. The board of the Fort Monmouth Economic Revitalization Authority (FMERA) unanimously approved a change the $2.7 million purchase agreement for the Paterson Health Clinic approved in September. AcuteCare Health Systems, which is affiliated with Monmouth Medical Center, will reuse the space once slated for demolition, to provide care for seniors, veterans and other patients. Fort redevelopers expect that the reuse will eventually net 200 new jobs for the area. The sale price fort the property hasn't changed, but details of how it will be paid have. In the original agreement FMERA reserved the right to buy back the …
Kathy English
9:25 am on Friday, March 8, 2013
I think this is great, for it could get some of the teens out of hanging at the Mall and doing something more fun and safe! let just hope it doesn't cost alot to be apart of it. more ›