Hightstown Residents Against Council Plan
The planned change to Hightstown’s ordinance that would allow a redeveloper, Greystone Capital Partners to begin developing the former Rug Mill on Bank Street met with resident decension at the open borough council meeting. In the end the Council voted not to change the ordinances in the face of public discontent. Hightstown officials must go back to the drawing board to try and get the Rug Mill acreage and the Boro Hall redeveloped.
The council yielded to the voice of resident dissention though the planning board voted to implement the ordinances just the night before and sent the plan to the council for a final vote. The plan at present includes redevelopment of borough hall but the proposed ordinance would have allowed Greystone Capital Partners to donate $350,000 to borough revenue in lieu of the hall.