Vincent Jackson

EGG HARBOR TOWNSHIP — The township Planning Board on Monday approved for the third time this year the designation of the former Back Bay BBQ site on Longport Boulevard as an area in need of redevelopment.

The site has been closed since last year. A developer wants to build a marina at the location, township officials have said.

The Planning Board previously voted on the issue in March and July. The March vote had the wrong address, and the July vote was taken without the collection of any evidence, said Mayor Laura Pfrommer, who also sits on the Planning Board.

The redevelopment determination now returns to the Township Committee. The earliest the committee can vote on the recommendation is Oct. 1, Pfrommer said.

The resolution passed 5-1 on Monday. Pfrommer, Manny Apo

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