This website
is dedicated to the Michelin Plant on Ford Avenue, the Evans Family, Dr Forney and his sons, who
they have given so much
to the town of Milltown and for playing an important role in forming the town we
love and respect. Also dedication goes to the remaining historical sites that
are remaining that we hold dear to our heart, also to the ones that we have lost
to the senseless disregard of our town history and to what makes this town so
special, the residents that live and work here. We need to stop the senseless destruction of our historical
landmarks and Milltown's history now before its to late and is lost forever.
Talking about
our Town History is one Thing- Saving it is Another
It is disgraceful that Valley National Bank would consider demolishing an
historic structure such as the Forney House in Milltown. The loss of such a
building is a blow to the history and character of Milltown and the state of New
Jersey as a whole. I find it reprehensible that Valley National would totally
disregard an irreplaceable part of our collective history as a people merely to
build a new branch office. There are other suitable locations for a bank in that
area, and the bank should halt its plans to move forward with the demolition of
that bank at once.
As a former resident of Milltown, I am shocked
that the borough government is not speaking out against this horrific project,
which would demolish one of the nicest historic homes in the town. The borough
has worked so hard to redevelop the Ford Avenue site, and should be more
proactive in protecting the Forney House. This house contributes to the old
small town feel that Milltown's Main Street has. Its demolition and replacement
with a modern bank branch is an outrage.
