I've lived in New Jersey for more than 40 years, but I'll never be a real New Jersey girl. I grew up in Pennsylvania where there was lots of snow, one traffic light in town, and 90 kids in my grade--from kindergarten through graduation. I didn't know anything about The Shore, or baked ziti, or Chanukah until I came to Jersey. But, I've come to love all of that and much more--especially the history. I now know about the Jersey Dutch, strawberry baskets, railroad suburbs, the bridge that saved a nation, and so much more. I've learned that to tell the local stories about regular people I need to read wills, estate files, census records, pension applications, letters, tombstones, newspapers, and anything else I can find. So, that's some of what I want to share with you!

Tuesday, March 29, 2016

Bergen County Historic Preservation Workshop: Linking History and Community

The Bergen County Historical Society is sponsoring a full day workshop on Saturday, April 16, 2016 at Historic New Bridge Landing including Preservation Tools in New Jersey by Jonathan Kinney, NJ State Historic Preservation Office, Historical Primer & Practical Guide to Bergen County's Domestic Architecture by Kevin Wright, How to Research the History of a Building by Peggy Norris, Jennifer Rothschild serves as moderator on 5 representative panel. Breakfast and Box Lunch. Free Invasion & Retreat Map raffle and Battleground Tour. By reservation only, limited seating, open to everyone. Download the schedule and signup form. Or sign up through PayPal.
The Preservation Workshop is open to everyone interested in history and preservation issues.
Attention Bergen County Historic Preservation Commissioners: This conference will provide attendees with a continuing education experience that is a requirement to maintain CLG status and, most importantly, to assist Commissioners in their work.
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Monday, March 7, 2016

Update

Pam Coles clarifies the actual process.  The amendment is not coming up for approval tonight, but In tonight's Work Session the Council is considering its report from its consultant and from the Planning Board and deciding whether to introduce an ordinance to re-zone the VanderPlaat property (and the Vanderbeck house) for multi-family housing.  Public comment is only at the end of the meeting. If they decide to introduce an ordinance, it must be introduced at a regular Council meeting.  It is important for the public to make their voice heard at each step of the process.
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Vanderbeck House Spot Zoning in Fair Lawn

Fair Lawn is amending the master plan to rezone the Vanderplaat property to avoid the proposal for townhouses from having to go to the Zoning Board for a use variance.  The amendment is coming up for approval at the Fair Lawn Council meeting Tuesday, March 8 at 7:30 in Room 201 of Borough Hall.  If the zoning change is approved by the council, the developer may have to appear before the Zoning Board for other variances, but not for the use variance on which they were defeated before.  Their present plan is for town houses and repurposing the Vanderbeck house as a community center.  See agenda at this link: http://tinyurl.com/jm7s6bg (this opens the document in my Google Drive account) or go to the borough website: www.fairlawn.org


images posted on Dunkerhook Advocates Facebook Page by Bob Carroll
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