Page 6 THE VILLADOM TIMES I • March 24, 2010 Wyckoff Professionals working on plans for the proposed ShopRite supermarket in Wyckoff said last week they have been revising their original proposal to make the development as attractive as possible to the township and its residents. “We have the lease. We are working very hard to get this store to be a showplace for Wyckoff,” Inserra Supermarkets President Larry Inserra told Wyckoff Chamber of Commerce members at a meeting last week. “We know we have a long road to go, but we are happy to be here,” he added. According to Inserra Supermarkets attorney James Jaworski, his team has met with the Wyckoff Tree Shade Commission, Design Review Committee, and police chief, and made changes based on their recommendations. He said green space has been increased to 22 percent of the site, the parking lot has been broken up with landscaped islands, a bermed evergreen buffer has been created along Greenwood Avenue, and a large green median has been added at the westerly end of the property. He said a wider swath of landscaping than originally anticipated is being provided along the railroad tracks, enhancing the view from Wyckoff Avenue. A fence will go there as well, he said. Jaworski said discussions with Police Chief Benjamin Fox have resulted in changes to access and circulation, and that traffic patterns at nearby Saint Elizabeth Church were being closely monitored to assure there is no conflict in the future. He said Inserra had committed to allow church parking in the new lot on Sundays and to continue the Cruise Nights of vintage cars held there weekly. Jaworski said delivery traffic would come on site off Wyckoff Avenue, proceed to the back of the building, and then exit right on Greenwood and proceed to Godwin Avenue. The attorney said his team would also be meeting with the county to discuss traffic on Wyckoff Avenue, a county road, and any concerns vis-à-vis the Wyckoff Y operation across the Chamber members hear ShopRite proposal An architect’s rendering of the proposed Inserra ShopRite supermarket. street, particularly summer camp and swimming. Inserra Supermarkets proposes to construct a 60,000 square foot store on the 7.5-acre site previously occupied by an A&P supermarket and a Walgreen’s. These stores, scheduled to be demolished, have been abandoned for a number of years as the site was undergoing environmental monitoring. The remediation plan was approved by the DEP last month, Jaworski said, and work would be completed before construction could begin. The adjacent strip mall now housing the New Jersey Department of Motor Vehicles office and other commercial establishments, would also be razed to provide parking for the supermarket. Jaworski said the proposed building would be about 7,000 square feet smaller than the existing buildings on the property. He explained that the buildings present emergency access problems at their present location and other violations exist that could not be remedied. The store would be open from 7 a.m. to midnight, seven days a week, Inserra said. The main entrance would be off Greenwood Avenue. Jaworski said that Inserra would be seeking waivers to provide 10’ by 18’ parking stalls instead of the required 10’ by 20’ spaces. Employee parking spaces are projected to be 9’ by 18’. He said traffic studies would be presented to the board to show there would be no serious impact from the new supermarket. Jaworski said the application would likely be in front of the planning board at its April meeting. Inserra said construction would take about one year from the day approvals and permits are granted. 3-24-10 pat/janine