Business View Civil and Municipal | May/June 2022

62 CIVIL AND MUNICIPAL VOLUME 3, ISSUE 5 watsonlandcompany.com Building on our legacy. East Greenwich, NJ & Mayor Dale Archer WE SUPPORT Watson Land Company is proud to be a part of the business community in East Greenwich and support Mayor Archer and the entire township. out, there are some parcels of land that could be developed. The focus right now, though, is on the B2 Interstate Business Development Zone and light industrial warehouses. “That entire area is slated for at least six more warehouses with a total square footage of 2.5 million square feet,” Mayor Archer says. “I don’t foresee us adding many more residential buildings; we’re pretty much finished at this point. We have over 55 developments, including McMansions and single-family homes. When houses go on the market, they typically sell quickly.” Since attracting new residents is vital to East Greenwich’s future, Mayor Archer and Deputy Mayor Philbin have collaborative relationships with the town’s three largest developers –Watson Land Development, Duke Realty, and Scout Capital. When meeting with these companies, they discuss future growth, traffic impact, and what the community needs. Archer explains, “They want to be part of this