


Township planners approved the final site plan for the ShopRite in December 2018. Every five years, the percentage will increase by 20 percent until the supermarket is paying taxes based on its assessment. After that, the company will pay property taxes at a discount. Under the terms, Woolwich will be paid an annual “service charge” of $165,000 for the first five years of the agreement. The one on (Route) 45 in West Deptford? That one’s 65,000 (square feet). “The way I understand it, it’s going to be the largest in the region,” he said. And … every municipality would like to have a supermarket, especially something like they’re intending to put here with ShopRite. “It’s something that the residents really wanted. “Over the years, many ‘rooftops’ have come into the township,” Marino said Tuesday. A major sewer and water utilities extension underway since spring along King’s Highway is going to accelerate that trend, too. Woolwich, thanks to Route 322 running through it, is rapidly distancing itself from an agricultural history with a series of completed and pending residential and commercial developments. More: Opportunity knocks, again, for Diane Allen and the answer is 'yes' More: Glassboro ShopRite at Doubletree Marketplace approved for $15M expansion Marino said the township now has about 13,000 residents and for most an Acme several miles off in Logan Township is their closest supermarket. Its design incorporates the new standards in service, such as a shopping-from-home option and a kitchen. The ShopRite of Center Square Plaza, a project of family owned Zallie-Somerset Inc., is designed for about 77,000 square feet according to the original site plans. WOOLWICH – A lengthy lawsuit now behind it, Woolwich is looking to October for construction starting on the first supermarket that this township's rapidly growing population can call its own. Watch Video: Woolwich Township anticipates ShopRite on Center Square Road
