Controversial Tinton Falls Warehouse Approved; Sierra Club Miffed

TINTON FALLS, NJ — This week, the Tinton Falls Planning Board approved a 113,016 square-foot warehouse at the site of the current Twin Brook Golf Center.

The warehouse will be built on 50 acres directly to the right of Jumping Brook and will be built in an area that's mostly residential, with some stores in the area.

The warehouse was approved for 231 car parking spaces, 656 van parking spaces and 11 loading docks. According to the application, the delivery station will receive about 19 tractor-trailers each day. Approximately 15 tractor-trailers will arrive to and depart from the site between 6 p.m. and 7:30 a.m. and approximately four tractor-trailers will arrive to and depart from the site between 8 a.m. and 5:30 p.m.

The New Jersey Sierra Club called the decision "shameful," as they are worried about environmental run-off into Jumping Brook, which flows into the Jumping Brook Reservoir and Shark River.

“Tinton Falls was wrong when they approved this massive warehouse proposal that will destroy wetlands and cause major flooding," said Jeff Tittel, Director of the New Jersey Sierra Club. “The developers asked for a dozen variances for this project that were totally out of line. We also have concerns that they will be expanding the 2-acre warehouse on the 50 acre zone.”

"The large amount of impervious cover from the warehouse will cause major stormwater runoff and flooding issues," he added. "The proposal does not fit into this community which is mostly residential and some shopping."

Tittel warned the freight trucks will bring in air and noise pollution and traffic safety issues.

“New Jersey is turning from the Garden State to the Warehouse State," warned Tittel. "This massive sprawl warehouse proposal is just one of many in New Jersey. There is a warehouse proposal in Burlington County, a housing project in Hampton, a power plant in Warren Glenn, and the PennEast pipeline ... These warehouses mean more truck traffic. This will cost the towns tens of millions of dollars, which means higher taxes. They will need to rebuild bridges, fix intersections, put in traffic lights, and update other infrastructure to allow for the heavy truck traffic in these areas.”

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