Swanson v. Planning Board of Township of Hopewell

I infer that the Court’s decision to dismiss this appeal primarily reflects its view that, pursuant to Rule 4:69-6, plaintiffs prerogative-writ action filed in April 1995 was instituted far too late to permit meritorious review of its challenge to a 1995 subdivision approval. That subdivision approval was inextricably related both to a zoning ordinance amendment enacted in 1990 and to an underlying 1989 agreement between the Township of Hopewell (Township) and a developer. The Court was informed at oral argument that the sewer pumping station and force main that were instrumental in the…