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Following is the timeline for the Northern Bus depot development:

1/2020 NJ transit has located 4 parcels of land, 56 acres combined in the village of Ridgefield Park NJ

3/2020 NJT board meeting, bus division received authorization and funds to proceed under eminent domain rights to acquire land in Ridgefield Park for the new northern bus depot

7/31/2020 NJ Transit filed a condemnation (eminent domain)  case in the Bergen county court house. Civil case # L 4475 20

Case was deemed a friendly condemnation between NJ Transit and land owner UBS LLC

It received opposition from the village of Ridgefield  Park NJ claiming it is unjust among other claims.

11/16/2020 The court has granted NJ Transit full eminent domain rights to acquire the said land from UBS.

NJ transit are one their way to become official owners of 56 acres of land in village of Ridgefield Park under supervision of superior court of Bergen county. 

We should hear an official update at the December 9th 2020 NJT board meeting on the next action item regarding the bus depot. 

 

 

 

 

 

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7 hours ago, Gmansports said:

Following is the timeline for the Northern Bus depot development:

1/2020 NJ transit has located 4 parcels of land, 56 acres combined in the village of Ridgefield Park NJ

3/2020 NJT board meeting, bus division received authorization and funds to proceed under eminent domain rights to acquire land in Ridgefield Park for the new northern bus depot

7/31/2020 NJ Transit filed a condemnation (eminent domain)  case in the Bergen county court house. Civil case # L 4475 20

Case was deemed a friendly condemnation between NJ Transit and land owner UBS LLC

It received opposition from the village of Ridgefield  Park NJ claiming it is unjust among other claims.

11/16/2020 The court has granted NJ Transit full eminent domain rights to acquire the said land from UBS.

NJ transit are one their way to become official owners of 56 acres of land in village of Ridgefield Park under supervision of superior court of Bergen county. 

We should hear an official update at the December 9th 2020 NJT board meeting on the next action item regarding the bus depot. 

 

 

Reference:

Northern Bus Garage bus depot map

Property begins at 

150 Route 46 Eastbound Ridgefield Park, NJ 07660 (Exxon Gas station Ridgefield Park) runs along the OVERPECK creek and ends at 300 Bergen Turnpike Ridgefield Park NJ

 

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On 1/19/2021 at 2:23 AM, pkim87 said:

Any updates from the Dec 9 board meeting?

NJT is not moving forward to next phase of project design and development until the legal proceedings are done. Capital planning won’t announce to the board until the legal proceedings are complete.

The latest update in the legal proceedings is Ridegefied Park motion to file an appeal has been denied on April 16th 2021. A motion to proceed to complete the real estate closing was submitted on April 28th by NJT called a 5 day order to withdraw funds for the owners of the land. NJT is awaiting an court date on its ruling of this order. Once this is granted, the deal is complete and NJT become new owners of the land.
 

Yes legal hearings are slow but it’s clear NJT has been granted eminent domain rights. 
 

 

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Court Record Bergen County Civil Case #4475 20

 

The legal battle has come to a closed on May 14th 2021.  The court has certified the legal decision granting NJT to pay the land owners. Any moment now, the official deed will be recorded at the Bergen county court house which will show the new owners of the land, NJT Corp.

next stage of project is official release of design and planning. Still a way to go to actual breaking ground and construction. 

 

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