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PINES PANEL OKS PLAN FOR HOUSES

Date: 040621
From: http://www.phillyburbs.com/

By Jason Bodnar, Burlington County Times, June 21, 2004

Pemberton Township - Construction should begin soon on the last phase
of the 900-home Presidential Lakes development, a project about a
half-century in the making.

Last month, the Pinelands Commission gave permission for Danitom
Development Inc. of Paramus to start building 39 single-family homes
along Montana Trail. The homes will be the final portion of the
development.

In order to get permission, Danitom paid to preserve 654 acres in
Pemberton Township from development. It also agreed to outfit each of
the new homes with a more environmentally friendly septic system.

To construct the new homes, Danitom now needs only to obtain building
permits from the township. Danitom President Tom Crittelli said he
hopes construction can begin within 30 days.

The final phase has been held up since 1988 due to litigation by
developers and commission concerns over its environmental impact.
Danitom purchased the property last month and was able to resolve the
issues by lowering the proposed number of homes from 51 to 39 and
offering to build alternative septic systems.

Township officials said they're pleased with the plan.

"The administration is favorably disposed to this project," Township
Administrator Dave Thompson said. "We wish Danitom the best in getting
the houses built."

Crittelli said the new homes would be about 2,500 square feet, with
four bedrooms, two stories and a price tag of about $265,000. He said
Danitom would also complete Montana Trail, which has been a partially
finished road for nearly a decade.

The first homes in Presidential Lakes were built about 50 years ago.

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Email: jbodnar@phillyBurbs.com
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