"We are seeking public feedback on a draft economic feasibility study and conceptual development plan for the Port of Belford," reads a statement issued by the township's planning department. "The plan resulted from a comprehensive…analysis of the economic and physical viability of commercial development at the Port of Belford…."
According to a copy of the 63-page proposal obtained by GlobeSt.com, the plan is to upgrade and expand on the Port of Belford's commercial fishing heritage. The site, at the mouth of Compton's Creek at Raritan Bay, is described in the report as the oldest commercial fishing port on the US East Coast and remains the home of an active fishing fleet.
The plan covers adjacent tracts totaling 15 acres, including a six-acre plot owned by the Belford Seafood Co-op and nine acres owned by Seaport Associates. The latter site once housed a fish processing plant, which was razed a number of years ago and is currently vacant. Just to the west of the site is Hovnanian Enterprises' Dunes at Shoal Harbor, a 122-unit, 23-acre luxury townhouse community completed in 2005.
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