Residents to file suit opposing McDowell redevelopment ordinance – Star News Group

WALL TOWNSHIP — Wall Township residents Diane and George Beyer have filed notice of a planned legal action opposing a recently-adopted ordinance approving the rezoning of the 92-acre tract known as the McDowell property.

The notice, filed Aug. 4  through the Weiner Law Group, states that the suit will be filed by Sept. 11.

Ms. Beyer, who lives on a farm on 18th Avenue adjacent to the McDowell tract, said she did not receive notice from the township nor Edgewood Properties, a development firm, about the proposed estate development, until after she was informed of it by a neighbor.

“I’ve seen [Edgewood Properties CEO and President] Jack Morris’ surveyors on the property … we share the border,” said Ms. Beyer, whose opposition claims that under a New Jersey statute, the township is required to provide 10 days notice to all residents living within 200 feet of a proposed development. 

“I was taken aback when I got the letter saying there was going to be a zoning change,” Ms. Beyer said. “This is supposed to be zoned residential — not AHR-14…There’s not even a definitive plan; it’s willy-nilly … I bought this property knowing that, at worst-case scenario, there’s going to be cute little farmettes next door.”

“It’s an iconic piece of property; Wall Township is not protecting it at all. They’re letting Edgewood Properties, which is a behemoth that has their own law firm in-office [develop it]. This guy’s got big guns, but we’re coming to the negotiating table with BB guns, tennis rackets, even,” she said.

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