Tag: Area in Need of Redevelopment
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Monmouth Mall owner expected to replace parking garage with new lot
EATONTOWN – The Borough Council in Eatontown has entered into a developer’s agreement with the owner of the Monmouth Mall to replace an existing parking garage with a surface parking lot. During a meeting on July 13, council members approved a developer’s agreement with Eatontown Monmouth Mall, LLC, regarding the Monmouth Mall property at the…
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Spotswood adopts ordinance to redevelop nearly 60 acres of property on Main Street
SPOTSWOOD – On April 4, members of the Spotswood Borough Council voted “yes” to an ordinance that authorizes the redevelopment of the recently closed Schweitzer-Mauduit International plant on 85 Main St. The ordinance establishes a redevelopment plan that will repurpose seven parcels of land totaling 59.56 acres. According to plan documents, the repurposed area would…
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Eatontown advances possible redevelopment of Monmouth Mall
EATONTOWN – The members of the Eatontown Borough Council have entered into a memorandum of understanding with the owner of the Monmouth Mall regarding the potential redevelopment of the property at the intersection of Route 35 and Route 36. On Feb. 23, council members approved the memorandum of understanding between the borough and Monmouth Mall,…
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Edison Planning Board may consider four properties along Route 27 as areas in need of redevelopment
EDISON – The Planning Board has been charged to take a look at four properties along Route 27 to determine if the areas are qualified as areas in need of redevelopment. The properties include an acupuncture business at 2080 Route 27 next to a vacant diner at 2068 Route 27 across the street from Pines…
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Freehold Borough officials plan to relocate firehouse
FREEHOLD – Officials are planning to appropriate $3.5 million to fund the relocation of Freehold Borough’s firehouse and to assist in the development of a modern bus station. During a meeting on Feb. 7, members of the Borough Council introduced a bond ordinance that will, if adopted, appropriate $3.5 million for the project ($3.32 million…
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Metuchen calling for full-service interchange on Route 27 to alleviate truck traffic coming from Edison
With redevelopment of the site of the former ExxonMobil Chemical Co. gas site into a 900,000-square-foot warehouse on Route 27 in Edison, there has been a renewed call for a full-service interchange to alleviate truck traffic problems in the area. The discussion of a full-service interchange has spanned 20 years. And now with an Amazon…
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Keyport council OKs resolution conducting property investigation
KEYPORT The Borough Council approved a resolution authorizing the Planning Board to investigate whether certain properties should be designated as areas in need of redevelopment. The Local Redevelopment and Housing Law authorizes municipalities to determine whether certain parcels of land in the municipality constitute areas in need of redevelopment, according to the council agenda. To…
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Middletown OKs bridge construction
The Middletown Township Committee passed a resolution authorizing an award of a contract to reconstruct the Stevenson Park bridge over Jumping Brook one. The township issued requests for proposals for the replacement of the Stevenson Park Bridge over Jumping Brook, which failed a number of years ago. The bridge has been impassible, and therefore, prevented…
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Sea Bright to meet with developers over zones
By KENNY WALTER Staff Writer SEA BRIGHT — Before moving forward with implementing redevelopment zones, the Borough Council has opted to meet with at least one potentially impacted developer. During the Sept. 15 Borough Workshop meeting, attorney Martin McGann, representing the owners of the former school building on River Street, requested a meeting with borough…