Since it opened in 2017 with assistance from the township, Oak Tree Plaza, which features a 24-hour Walmart SuperCenter, has been successful.
Coffee started being poured inside a new Starbucks at the site in 2018. Supercuts, Hand & Stone Facial Massage and Dickey’s Barbecue Pit opened last year. Texas Roadhouse is now hiring.
The township helped make Oak Tree Plaza a reality with tax abatements for its three buildings, but it hopes to be of even greater assistance to other, older plazas that are struggling to repurpose themselves.
Last month, the Township Committee voted to have the state prepare a redevelopment plan for what it’s calling the Cardiff Center area. The study will be finished in a year.