🌽 **Bridgewater — Melick's Farmstand needs you. One last time.**
🌽 **Bridgewater — Melick's Farmstand needs you. One last time.**
Most of us have driven past Melick's our whole lives. Fresh produce, a friendly face, a piece of what makes Bridgewater feel like home. That 1830s landmark is now at serious risk of being bulldozed and replaced by a **106,000 sq ft concrete storage warehouse.**
**July 14th is the FINAL public comment session. After that night — the window closes.**
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⚖️ **The good news? The law is on our side.**
NJ case law requires the developer to prove this project actually *belongs* here. They have to clear four legal hurdles. They fail every one:
❌ A storage warehouse creates almost no jobs and zero community value
❌ The building is nearly **50% larger** than Township zoning allows
❌ It directly violates Bridgewater's own **Master Plan**
❌ One entrance on Rte 22E — dangerous turnarounds, no decel lanes, commercial trucks on **our residential streets** daily
The Zoning Board's job is to uphold the law. Our job is to make sure they do.
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📚 **Get prepared — come to a community info session**
**Bridgewater Residents United** is hosting several sessions across multiple days so every resident has a chance to get the facts, ask questions, and feel ready to speak on July 14th.
🗓️ **July 6 | July 10 | July 12**
Each session covers everything — what's actually being proposed, why this application fails the legal standard, and how to make your 3 minutes of public comment count.
👉 **Sign up for the session that works for you:**
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📣 **July 14 @ 7 PM | 100 Commons Way, Bridgewater**
We need you in that room. Not just to speak — but to **fill every seat.** A packed room tells the Zoning Board everything before a single word is spoken.
This is our last chance. Show up for Melick's. 🌽