The Beachwood Shopping Center will be torn down by Labor Day, or face more court time and possible additional fees, town officials said at their regular Council meeting.
Mayor Carmen Amato noted that the town has settled with Beachwood Shopping Center officials after months of violation notifications and fines from the town's fire officials to the mall's owners.
The fines began when Township Fire Official Jack Wiegartner ordered a number of corrective actions be taken after a vacant store in the battered strip mall caught fire during the height of Superstorm Sandy on Oct. 29.
Shortly after the storm, he ordered owner Priscilla Oughton to take a number of corrective actions immediately, including vacating the shopping center, removing the structures, demolishing the structures and removing all debris.
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"Their attorney negotiated a settlement for $65,000 ha 45 days to start July 15," Amato said. In 45 days, the building is to be torn down, and as of last Friday, the town received a check for $65,000 Amato said, which will go into the town's general fund.
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