Make it into a horse farm for all the family's that live in townhall!

Make it into a horse farm

How about for starters a new road from the FT site to town hall to relieve the traffic at Chambers bridges and 70 as well as rout 70 at the FT site. A hotel catering hall would put the site back on the tax rolls as well as being a low volume traffic establishment!

Personally, I'd like to see a roller skating rink for all the skaters, young and old.

I think the town should sell it to a private investor. While the government will leave it barren for years on end as it struggles with red tape trying to decide what to do with it, a private investor will actually take action and finally make something out of it.

The Brick government should get out of the commercial real estate business; it's clearly outside their 'skill set'. Obviously, we have a lot of senior care centers and nursing homes, but the advantage to that option is minimal traffic. There is way too much vacant retail space in town. Retailing is increasingly mobile and online, the town needs to think of a ten-year plan/strategy about alternatives to retail.

The last thing we need is more shopping, A township pool, indoor water park for Brick Residents, ( that can be used all year round, bring in jobs & money) Something For the Children & young adults to enjoy, Its nice that we think of our senior services ( taxes going up that they NEVER vote for) But why not do something for the rest of the community, that it most cases Votes for budgets, & are giving to the community.

Leave it as open space. A park with a picnic area, boat ramp for the public, maybe a small building with bathrooms, maybe a snack/ bait shop.

Those who said put rateables on it, fyi Morris gets a 30 year tax abatement, PLUS Acropolis has agreed to issue bonds for funding the project if Morris cant get funding.

And where is the 6.7 Morris owes us on the purchase of this property?

SELL IT. Brick representatives have spent far too much time attempting to make a decision on what to do with this property. The time and energy spent should have been on the necessities of the town. SELL IT. The responsibility and accountability of running our town will then be better served; as there will no longer be this enormous distraction. REAL business can then be conducted.

How bout a community garden

sell it, get it back on the tax rolls, then let the open market decide what its used for

If it were economically possible, the Food Town site could be developed into a new municipal center with an adjacent recreational area that would capitalize on the proximity of Forge Pond. The relocation of town hall would put it closer to the center of town, making it more accessible to all. The existing municipal complex could be sold to offset the cost of relocation. I would envision a multi-story
building that would house all the municipal departments and the police department. There has been talk about moving the library, so perhaps it could also be relocated to the new center. Going two or three stories high would leave more ground area for the recreational uses of the property and parking. While many can legitimately complain about the loss of a ratable (if the site is developed commercially), putting the existing municipal complex site on the tax rolls should make up the difference. If the library is relocated, that site could also go on the tax rolls. As is currently the case, the Food Town property has not been generating any tax revenue for years, so using the site for township purposes will not make any noticeable difference to the total revenue stream.

At the least, our elected officials should create a study team to look into the feasibility of creating the suggested new municipal/recreational center.

The County should purchase the site under the open space program and the Township should work with the County to obtain Green Acres Funding for an open recreation area. The thought of another Shopping Area shouldn't even be consider for this site - its time our Redevelopment Department(Mr.Belu) start earning their salaries and come up with a conceptional plan for the entire Community.

Anything BUT apartments!

How bout a CVS across from a Walgreen's, and an Exon adjacent to a Mobile..Seems to be the trend these days...

make it a Two Guys

a fishing area so we can catch our food so we have money to pay for garbage since that is going to be cut!

Lets take this one at a time...
Hotel/banquet center space? Why? There's one right up Rt70 now and I though a banquet center was going in at Traders Cove?
Upscale supermarket? With this one the question then would be WHO? We already know that Wegmens, Whole Foods and Trader Joes all said they would NEVER build in Brick because we have too many supermarkets now!
Township recreation center?? Really? Like we really need one?? Yea, it would be nice, but now is not the time!
This is a shore community and this area in question is right next to the water!! People canoe & fish there! I can see it being made into a really nice park with picnic area, maybe a playground, bathrooms, hike trail and just some place to go to enjoy the beauty of the area! This town really doesn't need more rentals, pharmacys, banks, coffee shops, pizza places, or nail salons which are pretty much in EVERY strip mall in town! Maybe put a Cracker Barrel on the side near the church!
Oh and someone said a roller rink...sounds nice, but it wouldn't last! There used to be one up on Rt 70 and look what happened to that! It closed! Need to think outside the box when it comes to retail! Something that's NOT in Ocean or Monmouth County!

how about a private high school so we don't have to travel to Belmar or Toms River. it would help our over 2 over crowded high schools. tuition based of course

NO HOUSING!!!

Put it back on the tax rolls as soon as possible. This way the mayor can take credit before we dump him in next years election.

As to the Forge Pond Site - make it a passive park, walking paths, native shrubs near the water, bike paths, low maintenance - the town should try to find funding from the County, State and Federal government as well as non profits to develop the land as a passive park alongside forge pond - no longer referred to as foodtown site

If it's not going to be used for ratables, then turn it into a wind-turbine field and also develop the area closest to the pond as a small park setting with rentals from Jersey Paddler, like canoes, row boats, kayaks and paddle boats. BTY: I am not affilliated with JP what so ever.

Mr.Belu earn your salary and come up with a Redevelopment Plan for our Community.

Isn't Bricktownship having a housing issues? How many people are out of a job, have no home, have children & are living day by day, no place to go, etc. How about a shelter.. I think it is time...

most of you are cowards, why don't you voice your opinion at a council meeting and get off your butt and stop posting on patch.

NO to housing, whether it may be low income or an upscale townhouse complex, NO to another supermarket, NO to another strip mall. How about just an open space plan? A nice park, right next to forge pond would be welcomed in this area. Fill in the empty stores in strip malls before filing for permits to build new ones. Having a boat ramp, with a small playground and a field would be perfect.

Lets rip up the pavement and grow invasive Bamboo to be sold at our local Home Depot.

brick needs to upgrade thier sports programs and since brick is so involved in hockey and they were going to buy the ice rink for 5 mill why not put a nice rink there that actually has heat! it would be something for the kids to do in the winter months and generate alot for this town, and the cost would be no where near 5 mill, PUT THE ICE LADY OUT OF BUSINESS!!!

hockey has to do with the schools. the school system should buy that if they want an ice rink of their own thats not the townships job.

Ghetto Housing just like Maple Leaf Park just so everyone can see what really goes on in the hood.

I am heartened by all the calls for skate-related activities although these suggestions fall short of what Brick REALLY needs: a world-class professional women's roller derby team! Nothing speaks stronger to the true spirit of the Jersey Shore than women in pads and helmets racing around a hardwood track trying to knock each other ino the screaming throngs of trackside fans

I suggest we start submitting team name suggestions to get things rolling! The Brick Bombadiers? C'mon - let your imagination go!

Why not Brick Community College?

Another use of Foodtown property that would provide entertainment as well as revenue for the town would be an Evening Dinner Theatre where people could dine and see a show. Westchester NY is the only local hit when searching for this type of venue; and we attended there many times while living up there. This also limits Rt 70 concerns of excess traffic to post rush hour travel. A small adjacent walkway, or park area, near the water could complement the evening experience of people wishing to attend such an event; or merely wishing to take a liesurely walk. This spot would be very inviting for Brick residents, tourists, and a quick ride for Monmouth County residents looking to spend a quality evening with friends and family. Less expensive than New York, easily assessable, and does not exclude exposing children to quality entertainment without the gambling environment experience in Atlantic City. Let's put Brick on the map for entertainment!
What do you think?

the bottom line is it's time to get rid of this debacle. with taxes the way they are brick can use the ratables. we have enough parks!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Sell it to the highest bidder..

Let them put whatever they want on it so long as they pay taxes on it.

Brick already has plenty of parks... many of which get little to no use.
Whoever wants another park that will cost $6million for the property + development cost is nutty.
Traders Cove cost who knows and the spending hasn't stopped. I think the property was $12million?

A community pool/swim club/rec center.. we are a shore town, after all, and Brick kids could use a place to learn how to swim rather than giving the money to clubs in other towns.

SELL IT! SELL IT! SELL IT!
According to the zoning map, the property is B-3 (Business Use), so whatever is permitted to go there according to the zoning ordinance is fine by me. As far as traffic is concerned, flocks of people drive up and down Rt. 70 every day, so if the site becomes retail, the site becomes just another pit-stop along their path of travel.

Is a park or township recreation area a beautiful idea? Sure. But unfortunately those luxuries only cost the taxpayer more money, which is something the taxpayer doesn't have....particularly in a BAD economy.

I think a liquor store , a dunkin donuts and a home depot would fit perfect there

How about another furniture store?

A park is the way to go.If you want tax revenue invite "The Jersey Paddler" to relocate.I'm sure they would only improve their buisness with a waterfront location. Maybe their taxes could offset the maintenence of the park?

No more housing. Something for the community to enjoy. We have enough housing here.

I say we hire the township cronies for about $100,000.00 per year to watch the grass grow.

Remove the pavement, add topsoil , trees and poison ivy and give it back to Mother Nature. No park, no parking, no nothing!

A splash park

Sell it & use the money from the sale & future real estate taxes from it to lower our taxes.

What

Sell it to the county for them to build a shelter for the homeless. And for those who disagree take a wall through tent city. I know everyone will trash talk this but I don't think ocean country has a shelter. And there arnt just adults in tent city there are families as well.

Here's my 3 wishes for the Foodtown Lot:
1. An annex for St. Judes Hospital for kids, where kids could get fantastic care at no charge.
2. A Cancer Treatment Center of America so Shore residents don't have to NY or Philly.
3. Since the first two are probably impossible, then the third is, a natural park, replant, have nature trails a place to fish and let nature take it coarse quit turning this town into an concrete jungle.

Steve gave us traders cove to get back to nature ??

How about turning the land over to the county with the stipulation that they use the land to turn Forge Pond into a full length 18 hole golf course.

Maybe China can export us a few panda bears and we can put them on display at Traders Cove eating invasive bamboo grown at the Foodtown parking lot.

I would like to see the site turned into a synagogue surrounded by low income housing for Hasidic Jews. Eventually they will expand and into my neighborhood and I can hopefully sell my house to one of them.

I don't know the actual size of the property - However, I do know that the Brick High School is falling down! It is deplorable and is in need of lots of repairs.
I vote to sue the Government under the NO CHILD LEFT BEHIND laws. Our children in Brick have nothing to be proud of at their High School (old Brick) - Meanwhile - Neptune, Long Branch and other Abbot districts get EVERYTHING HANDED TO THEM! No Child Left Behind really means MANY Children Left behind. BTW: I grew up in Neptune - I know what WAS THERE and what is there NOW is like DAY & NIGHT!! If I am correct - EVERY school in Long Branch was rebuilt. Why NOT spread some of that money around - EQUALLY!! Every district is tapped!!

They won't do anything for schools in this town. Too many elderly voters that couldn't care less about the schools, then complain about the crime in the next breath. I think history has proven the two are related. Who would take pride in that sweltering hell hole known as BTHS?

Did taxpayer money fund the demolition of the old Foodtown building? if so, why?

This site could be a great addition for Brick Town - a true area of green that would be serene and seen on Route 70 and turning off Brick Blvd - A park with trees, shrubs, and walking paths. If the property is sold, the money will be gone, poof, in a short time. Sell it to a developer, it will be ugly strip mall stores, maybe a low scale condo project. They will not do the road improvements the State demands so they will fit whatever they can get in there without doing the improvements to Route 70.
The town is set on selling the property - some say a done deal - to any developer to get money now. Parks do require maintenance but parks are very important. If they put condos there, that will cost the town money, way more than maintaining this property as a park

senior recreation( simple building) the rest open space. All passive recreation, no water parks or anything large. We have paved over way too much. Canoe launch would be fine. There are plenty of more stores , and housing ( 170 town homes + rentals) coming behind the post office soon enough. We need to plant trees and bushes to help Barneget Bay. Don't think one of those other grocery stores wont come here soon. With shape A&P corp is in, they probally wont keep both a Pathmark and A&P in the same town.