TEWKSBURY TWP. — Nancy Held, who was recently appointed as an
alternate to the Land Use Board has resigned so she can fight a lawsuit
regarding a proposed helistop.
On Friday, Jan. 11, a judge approved a request by a group of residents to intervene in a lawsuit regarding the helistop at a farm on Homestead Road.
James Johnson filed the lawsuit in
Superior Court in Flemington in October seeking to overturn the Land
Use Board's denial of the helistop on the family's dairy and horse farm.
A motion to intervene was filed by attorney James Rhatican on behalf
of the group, Friends of the Cold Brook Historic District, of which Held
is a member.
The Johnsons argued that the should not be allowed to intervene because Held belonged to the board and the group.
When ruling on the motion to intervene, Judge Peter Buchsbaum said if
Held wanted to stay on the Land Use Board she could not participate in
any discussions regarding the helistop. Or, to avoid potential
conflicts, she could resign from one group or the other.
Held did not vote on the application when it was decided before the board.
The group is comprised of homeowners in the farmland preservation
district. They argue that the proposed helistop would negatively affect
their income, agricultural and personal use of their properties.
During the planning board hearings the Johnsons argued the helistop
would allow them to fly in prospective buyers of frozen cow embryos.
However, in May, the Land Use Board denied the application by the Johnson family to build a “restricted use helistop” at the farm.
The Johnsons have also applied for a license from the state Department of Transportation.
Source: http://www.nj.com
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