Dunkin’ Disapproved by County

February 28, 2023

Coffee connoisseurs may have to wait a bit longer for their cup of joe at Dunkin’, at least if they want to get it in Blairstown, as the county planning board has disapproved its application for a store on Route 94.

The Warren County Planning Department January 27th notified the Blairstown Land Use Board that a number of issues in the application submitted by Hopatcong DD, L.L.C. needed to be addressed and resubmitted.

The disapproval of site plan applications before planning boards is generally considered to be routine occurrence, with the issues being addressed by an applicant upon resubmittal.

Concerns indicated by the county involved thickness of pavement in the parking lot and driveways leading into the site, proposed at the intersection of Route 94 and Buchanan Road.

Several traffic issues were also cited. The county planning board indicated the applicant’s traffic impact study did not meet the guidelines of the Warren County Development Review Regulations and that the methodology applied to other portions of the study did not meet county standards.

The county recommended that the study be revised and resubmitted to the county planning department and county engineer and that a meeting between those agencies and the applicant be scheduled if necessary.

The applicant, Hopatcong DD, has until January 24, 2024, to resubmit its plans.

Joe Phalon, Contributing Writer

Contributing Writer

Joe brings decades of journalism experience to the Ridge View Echo, covering everything from local school boards to the U.S. Supreme Court. A former National Law Journal editor and Columbia Law School press officer, he now enjoys telling community stories in Blairstown, where he lives with his wife, Rose, and their two dachshunds.