Michael Lovito

Jan 10, 2025 | morristowngreen.com | Michael Lovito

By Michael LovitoFor most municipal boards, reorganization is a ceremonial affair. But after the Morristown planning board swore in members Martha Ballard, council liaison Chris Russo and Frank Crippen, and re-appointed board Chair Joe Stanley and Vice Chair Joe Kane to their respective positions on Thursday, it went straight to business. The board kicked off 2025 by hearing testimony regarding The Metro, a mixed-use 226-unit building proposed for the Staples site on 22 Lafayette Ave.

Dec 10, 2024 | morristowngreen.com | Michael Lovito

By Michael LovitoThe marathon hearing over a planned McDonald’s in Morris Plains entered a contentious new phase on Monday, as five members of the public brought their own attorney and planner to make the case against the fast-food giant’s application to build a drive-through on Speedwell Avenue. The four-and-a-half-hour meeting – the fifth hearing on this application – raised the temperature on already-tense proceedings.

Dec 6, 2024 | morristowngreen.com | Michael Lovito

By Michael LovitoMorristown’s train station offers commuters and pleasure-seekers a quick, convenient way to get into New York City. But if a new project slated for a lot behind the station gets approved, the surrounding neighborhood could soon become a destination in its own right.

Dec 5, 2024 | morristowngreen.com | Michael Lovito

By Michael LovitoThanks to an application hailed by one zoning board member as “beautiful,” a few lucky Sanofi executives soon will have an enviably short commute. The Morristown board on Wednesday unanimously approved plans to convert a mixed-use building at 22 Maple Ave.

Nov 19, 2024 | morristowngreen.com | Michael Lovito

By Michael LovitoAt Monday’s Morris Plains planning board meeting, traffic engineer Craig Peregoy said he’d completed “thousands” of traffic studies throughout his career. But it’s probably safe to say none of these studies ended up causing as much traffic as the one he conducted for the proposed drive-through McDonald’s on the corner of Speedwell Avenue and Dayton Road.