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By Christina [email protected]
WOODBURY — A poten-tial buyer for the former Woodbury Country Club made a case before the planning and zoning board Monday night that would bring housing, a restaurant and much more to the 50-acre site.
Attorney Dale Taylor presented a conceptual development plan that calls for upscale clustered resi-dential homes on some of the land and also a gym, hair salon and nail salon to occupy the former club-house.
About 40 percent of the land would be preserved as open space with trails for walkers or runners.
“If we can get this done the way we’re supposing, it’s a shot in the arm for the city and could fuel redevel-opment,” said Taylor.
Fentell Realty Corpo-ration, a Voorhees-based
outfit, would develop the residential part. The plan is for 48 small-lot, single-family carriage houses and approximately 77 tri-plex, single-family homes, which provides for village-style living, Taylor said.
“It’s a way of life,” Taylor said. “It’s a different style of living.”
Depending on floor plan options, the carriage home interiors would be about 1,850- to 2,800-square feet. There would be two-, three- and four-bedroom models, some with master bedrooms on the first floor.
Base pricing would start in the $229,000 range and larger homes with a base of $300,000.
The existing club house and pro shop, along with about five acres that faces Cooper Street, is planned to be separately developed by WCC Investments, LLC — a group still in formation that consists of a private group of investors.
The existing dining area would double in size and the rear outdoor patio area will expand, said Taylor. Outdoor dining would be
Country club site eyed for new housing
(See WOODBURY, Page A-8)
TUESDAYAugust 17,
2010
HEADED WEST(BROOK) Former Eagles running back signs deal to play with 49ers in a backup role. SPORTS, C-1
DO YOU MIND?Trump Marina show puts ‘hip’ in hypnotize. PLACE, B-1
DEFENSE SECRETARY ROBERT GATES SAYS HE’LL RETIRE IN 2011. A-5
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THE GULF OIL SPILL
■ Insurgents assassinated an Afghan government official and a policeman Monday in western Afghanistan, and five civilians died when their vehicle hit a roadside bomb elsewhere in the west, officials said.■ An al-Qaida operative has been killed in an airstrike in Afghanistan, NATO forces said Monday.
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The day in Afghanistan
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Fourteen-year-old Ally Speis (left), of Mantua, helped deliver her baby sister JoLene Mal-donado at home early Friday morning as her mom, Jennifer Maldonado, went into labor too quickly to get to the hospital. The baby was delivered in seven minutes.
MANTUA TOWNSHIP WOODBURY
Teen assists with birth at family’s home
Associated Press photo
An Afghan woman walks past by used shoes and sandals displayed for sale on the edge of river in Kabul, Afghanistan on Monday.
Lawmakers tighten rules on drilling in deep waters
■ Shrimp season opens in Louisiana after spill. Page D-3.
■ DRPA member from Pa. calls for toll hike freeze. Page A-8.
By Lucas K. Murray
CAMDEN — Nearly two-dozen resolutions — either modifications to existing policies or out-right new ones — will be discussed by the Board of Commissioners of the Del-aware River Port Author-ity Wednesday.
The DRPA released the
18 measures M o n d a y afternoon in the wake of more than six weeks of controversy surrounding the bi-state
agency which included accusations of fiscal impro-priety and ethical viola-tions.
The resolutions were sent to both Pennsylvania Gov. Ed Rendell and New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie for review.
A synopsis of each fol-lows:
■ The board will con-sider the elimination of the practice of providing car allowances to author-ity officers, directors and employees. The DRPA has
in the past provided some financial compensation to pay for vehicular travel for those on the authority pay-roll —among them CEO John Matheussen and counsel Robert Brown.
In a meeting with the Times editorial board ear-lier this month, Matheus-sen said the car stipends were in place to circum-vent the authority paying
for vehicles. ■ Right now, DRPA offi-
cers, employees and retir-ees receive 100 cost-free bridge crossings per year and up to 100 complimen-tary rides on the PATCO High Speed Line.
Two years ago, a move was made to terminate the free travel for new employ-ees. This new proposal
DRPA board proposes policy shake-ups
(See DRPA, Page A-8)
WEST DEPTFORD TOWNSHIP
By Jessica [email protected]
MANTUA TWP. — Ally Speis has always been a big help around the house, lending a hand in caring for four younger brothers and sisters, but on Fri-day she went above and beyond her duties as the eldest sibling — helping to deliver her baby sister right in her own home.
“When my mom woke me up, I didn’t know at first why she was screaming and calling my stepdad,” said Ally, 14. “I just start-ed getting her stuff togeth-er and put her suitcase at the door when I heard her say ‘She’s coming.’ She lay down on the kitchen floor and I got a towel and helped her deliver. I didn’t really know what I was doing and I was scared I would hurt her, but it all happened so fast. I’m still in shock.”
Ally’s mom, Jennifer Maldonado, said she woke up early Friday morn-ing, realizing she was in labor. She woke her eldest daughter and asked her to help gather things for the hospital and called the children’s father who had left for work a little ear-lier.
Daughter helps mom deliver sis
(See DELIVERY, Page A-5)
By Erica WernerAssociated Press Writer
WASHINGTON — The government said Monday it is toughening environmen-tal reviews for all new deep-water oil drilling, ending an easy path to oil riches that allowed BP to drill its blown-out well in the Gulf of Mexico with little federal scrutiny.
The step is meant to help redress a history of lax oversight leading up to the April 20 explosion that killed 11 workers and led to the worst oil spill in U.S. his-tory. Some 206 million gal-lons spilled into the Gulf before BP stopped the leak at the Macondo well.
A report by the White House Council on Environ-mental Quality found that decades-old data provided the basis for exempting BP’s drilling permits from any extensive environmen-tal review.
Now the Interior Depart-ment is banning such “cat-egorical exclusions” for
(See OIL, Page A-5)
■ Clubhouse would remain featuring a restaurant, salon, spa and gym in plan
By John [email protected]
An investment broker from West Deptford Town-ship is suspected of embez-zling at least $1 million from his clients — funds his attorney indicated were used to feed a gambling habit.
A complaint filed with the independent Finan-cial Industry Regulatory Authority against John R. Montague and his former employer — Questar Capi-tal Corporation — alleges that the broker:
■ “converted and mis-appropriated for himself approximately $600,000” from an 83-year-old man who suffers from early-stage Alzheimer’s Disease.
■ “stole or lost” $100,000 from a now deceased retired boilermaker.
■ solicited $250,000 from a couple in their 40s and a family member who is disabled from a motor-cycle accident to invest in a “speculative start up company.” While Montague later advised the three the deal was “not going forward,” the money was never returned.
■ “stole at least $43,000” from a widow, 59, on the promise he would invest her “entire savings.”
■ “stole $20,000” from a 59-year-old widow “on the pretext that the money would be invested through him to earn her an income
Authorities say broker embezzled $1M from clients
(See BROKER, Page A-5)