Toms River officials are hoping a Veterans Administration outpatient clinic and a relocated main U.S. post office will anchor a major redevelopment effort between the Seacourt shopping center and Caudina Avenue off Hooper Avenue.

Last week, the township council formally approved the Hooper-Caudina Redevelopment Area, a plan that would see 258 lots totaling 22 acres developed with new construction that would supersede existing zoning in the area. The plot of land is predominantly wooded, but does include a Toms River Fire Co. No. 2 substation which would have to be reconstructed on another portion of the property. Most significantly, a $20 million VA outpatient clinic would be built at the site along with a new post office building, which would replace the current post office on Water Street which would be demolished in favor of flood protections systems and mixed-use commercial and residential space.

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