Moving the town council meeting from to the municipal court to the Senior Center was a sure sign that the town council knew that the topic of rezoning part of Route 130 was a hot topic. The town council has said that it would like to change the zoning in this area, largely undeveloped, to promote business growth and increase tax ratables which would help ease the burden on residents. However residents that live near the planned zoning changes are not satisfied that the proposed changes are in their best interests, and are concerned about the negative changes it could bring. The proposed zoning changes would consolidate a variety of zones currently covering the area and allow for the development of hotels, drive-throughs, and other retail space along much of route 130. Many of the residents at the March 27th meeting expressed concern over an area near route 130 and Meadowbrook road being included in the zoning changes and the potential problems caused by an increase in traffic and vehicle noise.

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