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Mayor talks Bridge Point 8 approval By BiLL SANserViNO
West Windsor officials last year were faced with one of the most controversial development applications in decades. In July, the township ultimately approved the Bridge Point 8 project over the objections of numerous township residents. The approval allowed for the construction of seven warehouses totaling 5.5 million square feet on the 653-acre property located at the corner of Clarksville and Quakerbridge Roads. The project is being developed Evan Hsu (left), Sophie Sun, Ziliang Ling, Ryan Ying, Adam Zhou and Eric Lv celebrate the first day of the Lunar by Chicago-based Bridge DevelNew Year as part of an event held by the Huaxia Chinese School at Plainsboro on Jan. 22, 2023. opment Partners, the parent company of Bridge Point WW LLC. Bridge is leasing the site from Atlantic Realty, which purchased the property from the Howard Hughes Corporation in 2019 for $40 million. In 2020, the township reached a settlement agreement with Atlantic Realty to resolve litigation that had EDiTeD By BiLL SANserViNO Year in person on Jan. 22. After a chopsticks challenges and a Chi- been filed by Howard Hughes. three-year hiatus caused by the nese culture corner. These games The lawsuit challenged the zonThe following report was submit- pandemic, the dedication and hard were prepared by senior students ing of the property and argued that ted to the News by the Huaxia Chi- work of teachers and students of the HXPCS and provided a fun the township had not provided its nese School at Plainsboro. made for a festive celebration. and interactive way for parents fair share of affordable housing. The Spring Festival Spectacular The event began with tradi- and students to come together and The developer was pushing a of the Huaxia Chinese School at tional games, including paper cut- embrace their cultural heritage. plan to build a mixed-use project Welcome to Capital Plainsboro returned to celebrate ting, Chinese calligraphy, lantern The celebration continued Health. with featuring retail businesses, comSee LUNAR NEW YEAR, Page 3 the first day of the Lunar New making, riddles, costume design, mercial offices and some 1,900 resWhen someone you care about is sick, you’ll do whatever it takes to make sure they get the best care. And so do we.
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idential homes, including low- and moderate-income affordable units. The settlement agreement with Atlantic Realty ultimately resulted in the Bridge Point 8 warehouse development. For township officials, the issue created a Hobson’s choice—allow the warehouse development or be faced with a massive housing complex that would have created an influx of thousands of students into the school district. Currently the district’s per-pupil cost is more than $19,000 and increasing every year. Adding that number of school kids could ultimately result in tens of millions of dollars in costs to the district. The warehouse project, on the other hand, could boost township tax revenues by about $15 million a year, township officials have estimated. Although township residents and officials had historically been opposed to building residences on the property, there were some who argued during the Bridge Point 8 application process that housing would be preferable to the truck traffic and pollution caused by the development. In January, two West Windsor residents filed a lawsuit against the township in an effort to stop See MARATHE, Page 5
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