Vernon Township

21 Church Street, Vernon, NJ 07462
Phone: 973.764.4055

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Agenda November 12, 2025

 

VERNON TOWNSHIP LAND USE BOARD

REGULAR MEETING AGENDA

November 12, 2025

7:00 PM

 

Call to Order

 

Statement of Compliance:

Pursuant to the Open Public Meetings Act, adequate notice of this Regular Meeting has been provided to the public and the press on January 29, 2025, by delivering to the press such notice and posting same at the Municipal Building and filed with the office of the Township Clerk.

Salute to the Flag:

 

Roll Call

Mayor’s Designee John Auberger                     

Ann Larsen                                                              

Councilmember William Higgins                           

Martin Theobald                                                  

Richard Spoerl

Willard McPeek

Andrea Cocula

Michael Whitaker

Jacqueline Haley

Jodi White-Bearstler     Alt #1

Paul Mele                     Alt #2

Craig Williams              Alt #3

Mark Vizzini                  Alt #4          

 

Public Hearings

 

LU# 10-25-10Mountain Creek Resort, Inc. - Block 532, Lot 11, - Major Soil Fill Application for 3,000 yards of soil

 

 

LU# 6-25-4O’Neill Group 517 Route 515 LLC, – Block 413, Lot 12, - Preliminary & Final Site Plan with variances to develop three residential buildings containing thirty-three units each

 

 Public Participation

Open Meeting to the Public for items other than those listed on the Agenda

Close Meeting to the Public

 

Land Use Board Discussion Items (action may or may not be taken)

 

  • None

  

Resolutions

 

LU# 9-25-9 – O’Neill Group 12, LLC – Minor Site Plan to store a trailer, stock pile and a container on a vacant lot

Eligible to vote: Rossi, Larsen, Higgins, McPeek, Cocula, Whitaker, Haley, Theobald

LU# 9-25-8 – Veolia Water New Jersey, Inc. – Block 241, Lot 12, - Preliminary and Final Site Plan with Conditional Use and Bulk Variances to Construct a 383 square foot addition to the existing water utility building to include the installation of PFAS filtration equipment, an above ground emergency generator and an above ground water storage tank

Eligible to vote: Larsen, McPeek, Cocula, Whitaker, Haley, Theobald

 

Minutes

 

  • October 8, 2025 – Regular Meeting Minutes (Larsen, McPeek, Cocula, Whitaker, Haley, Theobald)

 

Appendix A – escrows, board fees, bond reductions and escrow closure

 

   escrows, board fees and bond reductions

 A. Board Fees

 

  1. Board Attorney – Glenn Kienz, Weiner Law Group LLP
  • Land Use Board Business – Services Through 9/30/25 ($708.00)
  • Veolia Water NJ – LU# 9-25-8– Services Through 9/23/25 ($67.50)
  • O’Neil Group Theta 12 – LU# 9-25-9 – Services Through 9/23/25 ($67.50)
  • Aqua New Jersey – LU# 7-25-6 – Services Through 9/30/25 ($688.50)

   2.      Board Planner – Jessica Caldwell, J. Caldwell & Associates

  • Land Use Board Business – Services Through 9/12/25 ($225.00)
  • Aqua New Jersey – LU# 7-25-6 – Services Through 8/7/25 ($300.00)
  • Red Hand LLC – LU# 2-25-1 – Services Through 9/17/25 ($300.00)
  • Veolia Water NJ – LU# 9-25-8– Services Through 9/22/25 ($2,123.00)
  • O’Neil Group 517 – LU# 6-25-4 – Services Through 9/8/25 ($1,595.00)
  • O’Neil Group 517 – LU# 6-25-4 – Services Through 9/8/25 ($1,087.50)
  • Waleid Shousha – LU# 5-25-3 – Services Through 9/29/25 ($942.50)

 

 

 

 

   3.     Board Engineer – Cory Stoner, Harold E. Pellow & Associates

  • Land Use Board Business – Services Through 8/27/25 ($652.50)
  • Bright Horizon – LU# 1-22-1 – Services Through 8/12/25 ($440.00)
  • Red Hand LLC – LU# 2-25-1 – Services Through 8/22/25 ($435.00)
  • Thomas Reeves – LU# 7-25-5 – Services Through 8/8/25 ($1,045.00)
  • Aqua New Jersey – LU# 7-25-6 – Services Through 8/26/25 ($660.00)
  • Waleid Shousha – LU# 5-25-3 – Services Through 8/8/25 ($577.50)
  • Frank Dewitt – LU# 7-25-7 – Services Through 8/8/25 ($300.00)
  1. Board Recording Secretary – Irene Mills ($100.00)

B. Request for Escrows to be closed

  • Rosemark Realty LLC – PB# 11-08-7 – Block 227, Lot 3, - Major Site Plan to build an industrial building ($4,581.92)

 

 

Adjournment

Next Meeting: November 26, 2025

 

 

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Vernon Township

21 Church Street
Vernon, NJ 07462

Phone: 973.764.4055 

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