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- 4 new covid cases in Lakewood totals 13856/310
- Lakewood area restaurants were helped by a federal program as part of the American Rescue Plan Act.see list Here
- Gov DeSantis of Florida signs executive order that will allow parents to decide if their children will wear masks in school, effectively overturning any school mask mandate.
- Murphy in Toms River today Highlighting our budget investment in the Toms River Field of Dreams a park for special needs.
- Food distribution: boxes 720 Massachusetts 1:00 pm
- LPD: Reminder: James St between Williams & Sunset is closed due to construction with no access. Expected to reopen tomorrow. Plan alternate route. Central avenue 30 minute backup
- Yated Ne'eman issue not printed this week due to Bein Hazmanim
-The three bochurim a'h of the Ukraine plane crash will be brought to kevura today via zaka air to England and the US
- Jack Posobiec senior analyst: White House chatter is that lockdowns for delta variant all but a done deal. Virtually all blue states are cooperating with WH / CDC. They’re aiming for late 2nd week of August, per WH official
- Motzei Shabbos in Satmar Rockwell there will be a Melava Malka for the yartzeit of the Satmar Rav Zatzal. 11:15 pm 20 Marble way Lakewood.
- Jackie Mason’s Last Interview? Spoke about his Long Relationship with Rav Moshe Feinstein ZTL read HERE
Nissim: A Lakewood family was traveling on the Highway in Bensalem when the Tornado touched down right in front of them Spinning several cars around on the I95 interstate and tearing through a car dealership building right on the side of the highway. B"H nothing happened and all are ok. Video from the scene
One street is closed, Williams Street. And traffic is unbearable. At all times of the day, Route 9 is full, Central is packed and Prospect is bumper to bumper.
ReplyDeleteThis is a wonderful lesson to us. If the closure of one street causes such damage, how much more benefit we will have if more streets open. Imagine the planning board allowed the same amount of new construction as now, but forbade any new cul-de-sacs. All roads and developments need to have an entrance on one road and an exit on another road. The traffic level on all main arteries would be so much lowered, and the quality of life of almost all of us will be improved. Imagine they opened Arlington to Cedarbridge! A third of the traffic on MLK and Pine Street would be eliminated. Yes, the Arlington children wouldn't be able to play on the street. But why should they have that right, while stuffing up MLk with their cars? And children on the street are a recipe for disaster even on a cul-de-sac.
Make this simple message clear. Even if building won't stop, we can stop the dead end roads. No more blocked off developments, all must open on both sides. Let there be space for all of us on the roads.
The members of the planning board are appointed to be Yes-men for the developers. It cannot be more blatantly clear that overcrowding and traffic is of no concern to them.
DeleteThere are other pple on arlington besides the cul de sac. Our kids don't play in the street and its scary. Cars zoom down the narrow street and this is without the street being opened to Pine.There are also cars parked on both sides of the street and its not made for constant traffic and cars.
DeleteHow will the developers lose? They will still build houses, demand isn't going away. The houses will just be normal houses on normal streets, like we all grew up on. In Lakewood, Brooklyn, Monsey, Cleveland, Toronto, LA, Yerushalayim and Antwerp. There is no need for cul-de-sacs.
DeleteAnon 9:15 - you can change the parking rules. There is no reason that Arlington should be treated differently to MLK. If you use MLK, you should allow others to use Arlington.
DeleteThat is just one example. People complain about traffic, but are not willing to give up anything for it. And then they complain about developers. Developers are the same as you, they want their benefit, ignoring everybody else. So do you.
how will developers lose? They will still build houses..
DeleteFor each house they build on an ordinary street, they need to buy the property of a previous house. There are zoning laws to which the neighbors will have a say. Instead, they buy large swaths of undeveloped property for cheap, and proceed to build many houses on them - without contributing and building the necessary roads that the people buying those houses will now need.
The reason that property is cheap, is because you can't just build a house for yourself in middle of the forest, as you'll need roads to get there.
Hillside in Westgate is closed for paving on Friday morning erev shabbos backing up traffic
ReplyDeletewhat are they thinking???
I’m curious what day of the week you wouldn’t complain about. They can’t do shabbos. Sunday the guys won’t work. So what day is better?
DeleteMid week in the afternoon is better than morning when people go to shul work playgroup
DeleteWhy not Tuesday? And anyways Westgate shul
DeleteWhy can't they do it on Shabbos? The workers are not Jewish, and nobody is driving there. And the kids will be entertained so the parents can nap.
ReplyDeleteWhy can't they do it on Shabbos? The workers are not Jewish, and nobody is driving there anyway. And the kids will be entertained so the parents can get a Shabbos nap.
ReplyDeleteWestgate is a horrible place. Why would anyone want to live there? They don't even allow any shuls there. Where does everyone daven? Terrible!
ReplyDeleteIt’s a beautiful place and they allow shuls there. Don’t believe everything you hear.
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