Bill Barlow

UPPER TOWNSHIP — The township Planning Board asked for professional advice on whether the site of a long-vacant office building in Marmora should be designated an area in need of rehabilitation.

The Township Committee had asked the board to consider the possibility for the property on Route 9 that includes the former Verizon building. The property sits on about 14 acres in one of the areas of the township designated as a town center.

On Thursday, the Planning Board discussed the matter.

“It was sent to our engineers and our planner,” said Mayor Curtis Corson, who is also a member of the Planning Board. “It’s going to be a continued conversation.”

Corson supports the idea, saying the designation gives the township more input into what is ultimately developed at the site.

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