STAFFORD – Many residents will be happy to see two new popular eateries in Stafford Township. At the March 6 meeting, the township planning board approved Parsi Investments, LLC’s application to construct a Chick-Fil-A and Panera Bread at the location at 434 Route 72 West. The resolution for approval will wrap up the process at the next meeting on March 20.

  After much time, preparation, and rescheduled meetings, representatives from Parsi Investments and both restaurants came before the planning board to address the officials’ concerns or inquiries about their plan for the site at Block 70 Lot 13. 

  The meeting dragged on for a few hours but the applicant and the board managed to compromise on all fronts.

  Parsi Investments brought along professionals Thomas Dase, engineer and planner with Arthur W. Ponzio Co. & Associates; John Martinez, development manager with Chick-Fil-A; and Scott Loiselle, professional architect.

  A lot of the board’s concerns with the application circulated around the buffers between the lot and adjacent properties, and the drainage basin work to be done.    

  “We’re constrained by state regulations and the existing conditions of the site,” Dase told the board, noting that while things might be “tight,” their plan will work for the site.

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