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The Township Council responded by\namending ordinances to restrict heavy truck traffic on Glendale and Silver Lake Avenues and\npassed a resolution requesting Middlesex County to purchase the site for open space\npreservation. In February 2024, after 3 years of persistent community opposition, Middlesex\ntownship acquired the 11-acre property for $12.75 million, officially preventing the warehouse\nconstruction." ], "none": [ "This is a transcript of an oral historical that took place as a part of the class projects for Middlesex College\u0027s History 221H in the Spring of 2025" ] } }, { "label": { "en": [ "Publication Date" ] }, "value": { "none": [ "2025 May 12" ] } }, { "label": { "en": [ "Copyright Date" ] }, "value": { "none": [ "2025" ] } }, { "label": { "en": [ "Genre" ] }, "value": { "none": [ "oral histories" ] } }, { "label": { "en": [ "Hierarchical Spatial" ] }, "value": { "none": [ "New Jersey -- Middlesex County" ] } }, { "label": { "en": [ "Hierarchical Spatial (2)" ] }, "value": { "none": [ "New Jersey -- Middlesex County -- Edison" ] } }, { "label": { "en": [ "Holding Location" ] }, "value": { "none": [ "Middlesex College Institution" ] } }, { "label": { "en": [ "Language" ] }, "value": { "none": [ "English" ] } }, { "label": { "en": [ "Permanent Link" ] }, "value": { "none": [ "https://digital.middlesexcollege.edu/AA00003777/00001" ] } }, { "label": { "en": [ "Creator" ] }, "value": { "none": [ "Miljkovic, Marko (interviewer)", "Loeffler, Ron (Interviewee)", "Espinoza-Wulach, Crist\u00F3bal ( Advisor )" ] } }, { "label": { "en": [ "Note" ] }, "value": { "none": [ "Recorded on 5/12/2025\n\nThis interview features an AI-generated voice that replicates the speaker\u2019s words verbatim from the original transcript. 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They launched a GoFundMe campaign titled \u0022No Warehouse Silver Lake Edison\u0022 to fund legal fees and expert testimonies. \nA Facebook group, \u0022Silverlake Edison,\u0022 was created to coordinate efforts and raise awareness.\n\n\nOctober 2020: Local Government Support\nThe Edison Township Council amended an ordinance to restrict trucks over four tons from traveling on Glendale and Silver Lake Avenues, aiming to protect the residential area from heavy traffic associated with the proposed warehouse. \u200B\n\n\nDecember 2020: Open Space Preservation\nThe Township Council unanimously passed a resolution requesting Middlesex County to purchase the proposed warehouse site for open space preservation.\n\n\nOctober 2021: Funding Efforts\nEdison Township sought taxpayer assistance and grants to acquire the land off Silver Lake and Glendale Avenues to prevent warehouse development and preserve it as open space.\n\n\nFebruary 2024: Resolution\nThe township purchased the 11-acre property in the Silver Lake and Glendale Avenues area for $12.75 million, officially preventing the warehouse construction.", "Reponses delivered via Email" ] } }, { "label": { "en": [ "Physical Description" ] }, "value": { "none": [ "[07:26] Minutes, .mp4" ] } }, { "label": { "en": [ "Publisher" ] }, "value": { "none": [ "Middlesex College" ] } }, { "label": { "en": [ "Place of Publication" ] }, "value": { "none": [ "Edison, NJ" ] } }, { "label": { "en": [ "Type" ] }, "value": { "none": [ "Video" ] } }, { "label": { "en": [ "Rights Management" ] }, "value": { "none": [ " This item is licensed with the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial No Derivative License. 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