A decision on whether the Ship Bottom Land Use Review Board should have granted a use variance for the shuttered CVS Pharmacy in April 2019, when the application for a family-style entertainment center was up for consideration, could come before the end of the year. The matter is currently before Ocean County Superior Court Judge Mark A. Troncone following a consolidation of lawsuits opposing the use variance approval.  

The news was delivered during the board’s Sept. 16 meeting by Kevin Quinlan, conflict attorney for the board.