We, the undersigned residents of Piscataway and concerned neighbors, oppose the construction of two new warehouses at 1690 S. Washington Ave.  This 25-acre parcel is currently zoned as "rural/residential" and is one of the last wooded areas for low density land use in our community.  M&M Realty, representing a mega-developer, wants a more profitable venture and is asking the Zoning Board to change the rules and waive environmental protections, so they can build trucking warehouses instead.

The 1690 S. Washington parcel borders the Randolphville Elementary School, with 500 students and 45 teachers and staff.  The town has already allowed 186 truck bays to be developed on the School's north side, disregarding the risks that truck emissions pose to children's lung development and health.  The 1690 parcel also sits across the street from the long-promised "Ecological Park" (aka Halper Farm).  It's just north of the Lake Nelson residential neighborhood.  The parcel only has access to highways via neighborhood streets.  It contains wetlands we may need for climate protection.  It provides an air quality buffer zone in an area increasingly polluted by truck emissions from Piscataway's five new warehouse complexes!

The 1690 re-zoning proposal does not serve the best interests of our community. We urge the Zoning Board to protect our school children and staff, our residential neighborhoods, our open space:  vote against this proposal!