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Sarahville school district proposes parking-lot expansion, board issues no formal recommendations

July 21, 2025 | Sayreville, Middlesex County, New Jersey


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Sarahville school district proposes parking-lot expansion, board issues no formal recommendations
The Sarahville School District presented a plan July 1 to expand parking, update pavement and add stormwater controls at Eisenhower Elementary School; the planning boardcapital-review panel concluded its review with no formal recommendations. Brian Eaves, a registered architect with Speasel Architectural Group and project manager for the Sarahville School District, described a new southwest staff-and-visitor lot and pavement work to address insufficient parking and worn surfaces. "We generally will never have bus traffic and car traffic at the same time," Eaves said, describing the site flow and the widened bus loop intended to reduce conflicts between buses and cars. The project calls for a mix of full-depth reconstruction and mill-and-overlay work on existing paved areas, relocation of a playground to clear the new lot footprint, and an underground detention system for stormwater. Eaves said the team obtained approval from the Freehold Soil Conservation District and submitted stormwater discharge information to the Department of Environmental Protection. He also said lighting calculations were revised after the reviewer omitted a 3-foot concrete pole base; the project team said 10-foot poles plus the base yield effective pole heights of about 13 feet and perimeter illumination between 0.5 and roughly 0.9 foot-candles. The new southwest lot would include about 31 spaces and six new fixtures, the team said; landscaping was not included in the submitted budget, though the district said it would consider planting later through outside funding or partners such as the PTA. Board members asked about the distance between the new lot and Ernston Road and about measures to limit light spill; Eaves said the new lot sits roughly 20 feet from the inside edge of the existing sidewalk and that the district would consider landscaping separately. Benjamin Palmer of B & G Engineers identified the projectgrading, drainage and erosion-control elements, and Aaron Hill (school district) and Richard Labbe (superintendent of schools) were present for questions. A planning-board staff member reminded the board that capital-review letters are advisory and nonbinding. One board member said, "I think you did a good job. I think the board's satisfied." Chairman Tai then confirmed that the capital-review process produced no recommendations. "You're good," the chair said, closing the item.

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