This Day in History: 1965-07-06
Mahwah finally passed its master plan. At least the Planning Board adopted its revised version of the proposal. Despite the fact that public testimony at the hearing in February had been unanimously against areas set aside for shopping centers and for garden apartments, the plan included areas devoted to each. The major change was to soften the language. Instead of designating specific areas for shopping centers in Masonicus, Fardale, Ridge Road, and an extension of the Forrets Road Plaza, the new wording merely indicated that as residential development continued, further consideration should be given to designating areas for shopping and garden apartments in the four areas previously mentioned. The original plan had called for between 10 and 15% of new residential housing to be in the form of apartments. The new wording merely called for future planners to consider high density housing in the four areas. (Bristow)