Tag: eminent domain
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SCOTUS receives New Jersey’s response as court decides whether to hear PennEast case
The U.S. Supreme Court has received a response from the state of New Jersey in opposition to a petition by the PennEast Pipeline Company, requesting the court hear its appeal of lower court decision denying the condemning of 42 parcels of state-owned land for its $1 billion pipeline project. The brief was filed by the…
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Bond ordinance gives East Brunswick leverage in purchasing property along Route 18
EAST BRUNSWICK–Establishing financial support for the East Brunswick Redevelopment Agency, the Township Council adopted a $15 million bond ordinance to purchase property known as Area 3a. The ordinance pertains to the shopping center where Gap, The Wiz, Office Depot, Mattress Cowboy and the Gabowitz TV & Appliance once stood on Route 18 south near the…
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Keyport council sanctions investigation of borough’s vacant properties
Municipal officials in Keyport will undertake a study of more than 50 vacant properties in the borough that may eventually be determined to be in need of redevelopment. “These are derelict properties,” Borough Administrator Stephen Gallo said during the Aug. 21 meeting of the Borough Council. During that meeting, council members unanimously passed a resolution…
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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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Business owners oppose plan for redevelopment in East Brunswick
EAST BRUNSWICK – Local business owners voiced their opposition to an approved resolution that would include their businesses in a redevelopment zone in the township. The Township Council, in a 3-2 vote, passed a resolution authorizing the designation of various blocks and lots within the municipality as areas in need of redevelopment under the Local Redevelopment…