Dear Editor:
Parsippany did itself proud last evening!! The Troy Hills Neighborhood Association members attended the Zoning Board of Adjustment meeting, mirroring the hundreds of residents who flooded Town Hall just over a year ago to request information from Mayor Barberio and John Inglesino about their developer-friendly PILOT plans.
These Parsippany participants came together hoping to learn about the zoning exception requested by the Islamic Community Cultural Center to build a four-story, 29-unit structure in their neighborhood that would house members of the religious community and include 132 parking spaces.
They came together expecting to express their concerns about the inevitable impact the construction, traffic, and ongoing daily operations of the proposed motel-like structure would have on the nature and quality of their lives.
However, given the large number of residents who showed up at Municipal Hall on a very cold evening, the Fire Marshall was required to close the meeting with the understanding that a future meeting at a larger venue would be scheduled
Hopefully, the next meeting will be held soon and in the evening so those who wish to attend can. The Zoning Board of Adjustment members will take the time to review their fellow citizens’ concerns and will not be biased by political pressure or developers’ self-interests. Residents will be given adequate time to express their concerns at the meeting.
Hopefully, Parsippany residents will soon have the opportunity not afforded them during the PILOT review debacle 13 months ago to express themselves in their own way.
Hopefully, the Zoning Board of Adjustment will listen.
Bob Crawford
Montville
