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‘This development is going to put my life at stake’
Emotions run high at latest hearing on Appleview project
byStephen LaMarca
Reporter Staff Writer
Sep 25, 2011

The Hudson County Planning Board once again listened to testimony concerning the proposed Appleview development during a continuation of the hearing on Wednesday. The controversy over the development – to be built near the North Bergen/Guttenberg border – has continued for more than a year at both the municipal and county level.

Appleview, LLC, proposes to construct a 59-unit condominium complex at 7009 and 7101 River Road. The proposed building is adjacent to the Galaxy Towers in Guttenberg and 20 feet from a high-pressure natural gas line. Galaxy residents fear the construction could disturb the 36-inch pipe and cause a potentially fatal explosion. Another concern is that the development could remove too much soil and rock from the Palisade Cliffs.
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“If you have to speak it to each other you can take it outside.”
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Appleview hearing continues
Engineers, planners, residents weigh in on development
byStephen LaMarca
Reporter Staff Writer
Aug 21, 2011 
ONGOING – Attorney John Lamb questions engineer Calisto Bertin.



The Hudson County Planning Board’s hearing on the proposed Appleview condominiums in North Bergen, near the Guttenberg border, will resume Sept. 21. Their second meeting Wednesday continued with questioning of the project’s engineer by an attorney for opponents of the project.

The proposed building is near the Galaxy Towers in Guttenberg and 20 feet from a high-pressure natural gas pipeline. Galaxy residents fear that the Appleview construction could disturb the 36-inch pipe and cause a potentially fatal explosion,... Continue reading...




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Opponents of Appleview Development in North Bergen seek study into safety issues of gas pipeline
Published: Wednesday, July 27, 2011, 3:00 AM
Jean-Pierre Mestanza/The Jersey Journal By Jean-Pierre Mestanza/The Jersey Journal 

Another round of hearings regarding the Appleview Development on River Road began last Wednesday and local residents are asking the Hudson County Planning Board to look into safety issues concerning a gas pipeline near the proposed site.

The five-story, 59-unit building would be built on 2.31 acres, about 25 to 40 feet from the 36-inch Transco Gas Pipeline, a pipeline that runs from Texas to New York City... Continue reading..

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Some oppose new apts. near gas line
60-unit ‘Appleview’ development being heard by Planning Board
Jul 04, 2010
byTricia Tirella, Reporter staff writer

The North Bergen Planning Board began hearing testimony June 24 from a developer who wants to build 60 residential units near a high-pressured Transco gas pipeline and near the Galaxy Towers Condos in Guttenberg.

The units are in North Bergen, but near the border with Guttenberg.

Approximately 60 local residents, including a group of Galaxy residents organized by Siat Ng, attended the Thursday, June 24 meeting.

The North Bergen Planning Board had previously heard a 140-unit proposal for the same land that has since been scaled back. Now they’re bringing a new proposal to the North Bergen Planning Board, which will decide whether or not to give the developer several variances.
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“I can’t guarantee anything.” – Jose Carballo
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Opponents of the project believe that construction so close to the Williams Gas Pipeline could be especially dangerous. Continue reading...  

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Residential building near pipeline approved
Nine-month hearing concluded; angry audience shouts ‘Shame!’
byTricia Tirella
Reporter staff writer
Apr 03, 2011 | 636 views | 1 1 comments | 7 7 recommendations | email to a friend | print


   After 10 residents gave statements on the Appleview LLC 
   development   project near the North Bergen/Guttenberg border,
   the North Bergen Planning Board – without any deliberations – 
   approved the controversial application at their meeting Wednesday 
   night. The proposal was approved under the condition that several 
   issues will be dealt with before construction begins.

   Nine months ago, hearings began for the developer, Carmelo Spoleti
   who plans to build a 59-unit residential complex at 7009 and 7101 River
   Rd. in North Bergen. The project is near the Galaxy Towers in 
   Guttenberg and also 20 feet from a major natural gas pipeline.

The Williams Transco Gas Pipeline originates in Texas and transports around 40 percent of New York City’s natural gas. Members of the public fear the Appleview construction could disturb the 36-inch pipe and cause a disastrous explosion.
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“There is an 800-pound gorilla in the room here, and it’s that gas line.” — Gerald Drasheff

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North Bergen approves controversial Appleview Development despite area opposition
Published: Friday, April 01, 2011, 9:10 AM
The Jersey Journal By The Jersey Journal 
apple31.jpgJean-Pierre Mestanza/Jersey Journal PhotoResidents attend the North Bergen Planning Board hearing on the Appleview Development before it was approved.

The North Bergen Planning Board approved the controversial Appleview Development on Wednesday, The Jersey Journal reports.

Area residents strongly opposed the project, which will be built on the North Bergen/ Guttenberg border on River Road next to a natural gas pipeline and Galaxy Towers.

The residents argue that it is going to be built dangerously close to the natural gas pipeline and would partly obscure their views of the Hudson River and Manhattan skyline.

Full story from The Jersey Journal: 


North Bergen Planning Board approves controversial plan for 53 condos to be built near Galaxy in Guttenberg and just feet from gas pipeline

Friday, April 01, 2011
By JEAN-PIERRE MESTANZA
JOURNAL STAFF WRITER


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Appleview Development project to be heard this Wednesday at North Bergen Planning Board meeting 
Published: Tuesday, March 29, 2011, 12:17 PM     Updated: Tuesday, March 29, 2011, 1:00 PM
Jean-Pierre Mestanza/The Jersey Journal By Jean-Pierre Mestanza/The Jersey Journal 
palisades.jpgJournal file photoApplieview Development, a 59-unit project that would be built on River Road in North Bergen, will be heard at Wednesday's Planning Board meeting at 7 p.m.

A possible decision may come this week on the Appleview Development project at the North Bergen Planning Board meeting scheduled for Wednesday at 7 p.m. in the township's council chambers.

The proposed project, which would be built on River Road near the North Bergen/Guttenberg border, is a 59-unit.. Continue reading.. 
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NORTH BERGEN —The wrong date for the next Planning Board hearing was printed in the March 20 issue of theNorth Bergen Reporter’sstory, “Pipeline expert raises questions." The correct date is on this Wednesday, March 30 at 7 p.m.

The meeting could be the last and result in the final decision on whether Appleview LLC, a 59-unit residential complex near the North Bergen/Guttenberg border, will receive variances and be allowed to move forward. Residents surrounding the development, largely from the Galaxy, have fought it due to its close proximity to the Transco Williams Gas Pipeline, which transmits 40 percent of New York City’s natural gas from Texas. —Tricia Tirella

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Pipeline expert raises questions
Public asks why gas pipe operator hasn’t testified on Appleview project        

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byTricia Tirella
Reporter staff writer
Mar 20, 2011 | 795 views | 0 0 comments |  | 10 10 recommendations | email to a friend | print

A gas pipeline expert hired by objectors to a 59-unit residential development to be built near the three Galaxy Towers and a major natural gas line has suggested to North Bergen Planning Board members some of the questions they should be asking about the project, but it’s not certain if the operator of the pipeline will be available to answer.

The five-story building has been proposed by Appleview, LLC for 7009 and 7101 River Rd., near the Guttenberg border.
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Posted: 11:18 pm EST February 10, 2011Updated: 9:52 am EST February 11, 2011

Multiple emergency crews from the area responded to a major gas pipeline explosion in southern Columbiana County late Thursday.

A ball of flames was visible on NEWS9's Jefferson County Tower Cam just before 11 p.m....

 


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Allentown explosion:  Pennsylvania town rocked by gas explosion (See VIDEO) 

The Associated Press 
Thursday, February 10, 2011; 2:22 PM

ALLENTOWN, Pa. -- A natural gas explosion rocked a downtown neighborhood overnight, leveling two houses and
spawning fires that burned for hours through an entire row of neighboring homes. Three people were killed, including an infant, and at least two others were unaccounted for Thursday.
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Debate continues over development on cliffs  
Gas pipeline expert scheduled for future testimony
byTricia Tirella
Reporter staff writer
Jan 30, 2011 | 27 views | 0 0 comments |  | 1 1 recommendations | email to a friend | print
A planning consultant hired by the developer of a River Road property told the Planning Board on Thursday that the 59-unit residential development should be built because it would create open space by making the Palisade cliffs behind it more visible, among other reasons. 

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Regulators target dangers underground
Sunday, November 28, 2010
BY ANDREW TANGEL
THE RECORD

In September, a gas pipeline explosion in San Bruno, Calif., killed eight people and destroyed dozens of homes, a reminder of the dangers posed by natural gas.

Could what occurred there happen in New Jersey?

The short answer: It already has. The most recent comparable incident to what happened in San Bruno occurred in Edison in 1994. A roaring fire fueled by a rupture in a transmission pipeline destroyed eight apartment buildings, injured nearly 100 people and caused $25 million in damage.

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Dueling definitions of ‘cliff’ and ‘slope’. Locals say proposed development isn’t following zoning code
byTricia Tirella
Reporter staff writer
Nov 21, 2010 | 948 views | 0 0 comments |  | 10 10 recommendations | email to a friend | print
North Bergen and Guttenberg residents say that a developer’s blueprints for a controversial condominium project do not follow some of North Bergen’s own zoning codes and are also questioning the project’s geotechnical engineer’s testimony from last month’s North Bergen Planning Board meeting.

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Cliff, gas pipeline still Appleview issues. Soil removal and proximity of the pipeline debated with geologist.
by Tricia Tirella
Reporter staff writer
Oct 31, 2010 | 1154 views | 0 0 comments |  | 10 10 recommendations | email to a friend | print
The stability of the Palisade Cliffs behind the proposed Appleview condominiums is one issue under debate as the project’s application for approval goes forward, and another is the proximity of a high pressure pipeline supplying natural gas to New York City that some fear may be disrupted by the construction. According to the geotechnical expert for the proposed, the steep slope behind the site along the Hudson River is not part of the Palisade Cliffs, so soil and rock removal there won’t be significant. 

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Wednesday, October 06, 2010
By KARINA L. ARRUE
JOURNAL STAFF WRITER
NORTH BERGEN - Nearly 60 people attended a special Planning Board meeting last Wednesday about a proposed development on River Road that would rest near a high-pressure gas pipeline.
Apple View, LLC, the five-story, 59-unit project planned for 7009 and 7101 River Road, would be wedged between the Woodcliff Sewage Treatment Plant in North Bergen and the Galaxy Towers in Guttenberg.

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Public voices fear of gas pipeline. Appleview: will remove 1,000 cubic yards of Palisades ‘material’
by Tricia Tirella
Reporter staff writer
Oct 03, 2010 | 1437 views | 0 0 comments |  | 13 13 recommendations | email to a friend | print
The explosion in San Bruno, Calif. last month has sent shock waves into many communities where residents live in uneasy proximity to high pressure natural gas pipelines. At the third North Bergen Planning Board meeting for a developer whose proposed five-story waterfront building would be built close to a pipeline and Guttenberg’s Galaxy Towers, a lawyer for the condo towers association and a local resident raised safety concerns and referred to the West Coast tragedy.

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Some oppose new apts. near gas line. 60-unit ‘Appleview’ development being heard by Planning Board
byTricia Tirella
Reporter staff writer
Jul 04, 2010 | 1799 views | 0 0 comments |  | 15 15 recommendations | email to a friend | print
The North Bergen Planning Board began hearing testimony June 24 from a developer who wants to build 60 residential units near a high-pressured Transco gas pipeline and near the Galaxy Towers Condos in Guttenberg.

The units are in North Bergen, but near the border with Guttenberg.

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