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RE: (rshsdepot) Upper Montclair, NJ

Sounds like a tear-down and replacement rather than a restoration...

Don Dorflinger






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>From the NJ Transit list...
>
>1. Item: Upper Montclair train Station to be restored
>     Date: Thu Jan 25, 2007 8:13 am ((PST))
>
>MONCLAIR, N.J. — The rustic interior, mock Tutor-style beams and
>grooved red tiles that lined the roof had been replaced by charred
>beams and gutted framework hidden beneath a deteriorating plywood
>shroud.
>
>But this will not be the scene for much longer.
>
>Nearly one year after a two-alarm fire blazed through the historic
>Upper Montclair Train Station, its future has been unveiled.
>
>NJ Transit and the Montclair municipal government announced this week
>that they are advancing plans to rebuild the structure with a design
>inspired by its former historic style, according to a release issued
>to The 
Times.
>
>A quasi-public agency, NJ Transit leases the station to Montclair,
>which then subleases it out, most recently to the Round Trip Fare
>Restaurant, which occupied the facility when the fire occurred.
>
>NJ Transit and Montclair "will issue a Request For Proposal [RFP]
>next week seeking a qualified developer/tenant to enter into a long-
>term lease" to construct a new train station "that includes a
>passenger waiting area and commercial space with a focus on a new
>restaurant," the release stated.
>
>The Montclair Historic Preservation Commission and the municipal
>Station Reconstruction Task Force created the design guidelines in
>the RFP to ensure the structure retains its once-ornate style.
>
>"We've been saying ever since the unfortunate fire that we were
>looking to rebuild 
a facility that fits in the historic nature of the
>community and works as a functioning facility," NJ Transit
>spokesperson Penny Bassett Hackett told The Times.
>
>The train station, constructed in 1892, was placed on the New Jersey
>Register of Historic Places in March 1984. Three months later, the
>station was included in the National Register of Historic Places.
>
>Once a tenant is chosen, NJ Transit and Montclair "will work with the
>State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO) and Historic Sites Council
>(HSC) on the design of the new structure. The HSC will review and
>prepare a resolution recommending authorization of the proposal
>construction with conditions that will be incorporated into the final
>design of the station," according to the release.
>
>"Even though it's been many months, that 
time has not been wasted. It
>has been used productively to get the station on track," Township
>Manager Joseph Hartnett said. "The end result will be a facility that
>is respectful of the history of the site and is better for everybody.
>We are very happy about that."
>
>Hartnett indicated that well-known restaurateurs, some of whom have
>been featured in Gourmet magazine and who own restaurants in Beverly
>Hills, have expressed interest in the site.
>
>"If the station is built historically sensitive, better for commuters
>and an amenity for the Upper Montclair Busi-ness District, then it's
>a win, win, win situation for everybody," Hartnett said.
>
>Although plans have been announced, the insurance payment for the
>fire-damaged station remains undeter-mined.
>
>However, the release 
states that NJ Transit and Montclair "have
>established a framework of a resolution on the insurance matter that
>will be agreed upon and formalized within the next 30 days."
>
>The train station damage claim has become a point of contention for
>some citizens concerned with the lack of financial information that
>has been released concerning the station.
>
>The insurance was originally to be announced in September 2006. At
>the time, Hartnett indicated that a NJ Transit official had
>questioned aspects of the proposed settlement. As a result, he and
>the township attorney initiated new research into the matter.
>
>For now, NJ Transit and Montclair officials are focusing on
>construction. They expect to receive proposals in April and once that
>is complete, they will select a 
developer.
>
>"This is the best way and it does not require taxpayer funds," said
>Deputy Mayor Gerald Tobin, who led the Sta-tion Reconstruction Task
>Force. "We are trying to move this along as fast as we can. No one
>wants to get the shovel in the ground faster than me."
>
>Those interested in submitting a proposal can contact NJ Transit
>Project Manager Michael P. Murphy, 973-491-8472.
>
>
>Jim Dent
>Oakland, NJ
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