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🌱 Patch AM: Why Manalapan’s planning board killed the big warehouse plan on Route 33

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  • Why Manalapan's planning board killed the big warehouse plan on Route 33

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📰 News we're reading

• Residents cheer as Manalapan votes down industrial building (app.com) — Manalapan's planning board has unanimously rejected a large flex-space warehouse project off Route 33 near Monmouth Battlefield State Park, drawing cheers from residents worried about traffic, noise, and neighborhood impacts. Board members cited unanswered questions about hours of operation, truck traffic, trailer storage, and roadway changes, while residents and preservation advocates stressed protecting nearby senior housing and the historic parkland.
   

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