Tag: Sayreville Economic & Redevelopment Agency

  • Sayreville GOP elects new chair, vice chair of municipal committee

    Sayreville GOP elects new chair, vice chair of municipal committee

    SAYREVILLE – The Sayreville Republican Municipal Committee reorganized at its December meeting, filling the position of chair and vice chair. The committee unanimously elected Councilwoman Donna Roberts as chair and Karen Bailey Bebert to a vacant vice chair position, according to information provided by the Sayreville GOP. Chairman Arthur Rittenhouse and secretary Rosetta Fisher stepped…

  • Sayreville allows streets in Riverton to be named after veterans

    Sayreville allows streets in Riverton to be named after veterans

    SAYREVILLE – An ordinance amending Sayreville’s waterfront redevelopment plan has been adopted by the Borough Council, with street names to be chosen from a list of military veterans that officials maintain. The ordinance, adopted on July 22, relates to Riverton, a 418-acre (5 million square feet), $2.5 billion mixed-used development that is being developed in…

  • Sayreville officials question survey regarding Riverton project

    Sayreville officials question survey regarding Riverton project

    SAYREVILLE – Officials in Sayreville are requesting that residents disregard a survey about an ongoing $2.5 billion mixed-use development, which they believe is intended to create opposition to the project. The survey, which was distributed to residents in late 2018, focuses on Riverton, a mixed-use project being developed in the borough alongside the Raritan River…

  • Sayreville plans to rehabilitate Hercules Redevelopment Area

    Sayreville plans to rehabilitate Hercules Redevelopment Area

    SAYREVILLE – A municipal plan to redevelop a 400-acre property that was the location of a chemical manufacturing facility on South Minnisink Avenue in Sayreville has been adopted by the Borough Council. During a recent meeting, council members approved a plan to redevelop property owned by manufacturing company Hercules at 50 South Minnisink Ave., which…

  • Sayreville officials don’t want residents penalized for using GSP Exit 125

    Sayreville officials don’t want residents penalized for using GSP Exit 125

    By JACQUELINE DURETT Correspondent SAYREVILLE — Borough drivers may be watching the day-by-day construction of the new Exit 125 for the Garden State Parkway, but when the exit opens, will they be able to use it? If they do not have E-ZPass, they will not be able to do so — at least, not without…

  • Grillo calls replacement on Sayreville boards ‘political payback’

    Grillo calls replacement on Sayreville boards ‘political payback’

    By JACQUELINE DURETT Correspondent SAYREVILLE — Democratic Councilman Steven Grillo got what he said was some surprising news when he received his information packet for the Jan. 1 reorganization meeting. He found out that he was no longer the council appointee to the Planning Board, a position that he was replaced by Republican Councilman Pat…

  • Officials approve redevelopment study for South Minisink Avenue in Sayreville

    Officials approve redevelopment study for South Minisink Avenue in Sayreville

    By JACQUELINE DURETT Correspondent SAYREVILLE — Hercules LLC is one step closer in its intent to develop its property on South Minisink Avenue. Hercules briefly presented to the Planning Board on Dec. 7 regarding its request to have the borough do a study that would officially declare the site in need of redevelopment. As part…

  • Sayreville redevelopment a point of contention among SERA members

    Sayreville redevelopment a point of contention among SERA members

    By JACQUELINE DURETT Correspondent SAYREVILLE — The Sayreville Economic & Redevelopment Agency (SERA) meeting on Sept. 22 got off to a rough start, but Councilman/SERA member Steven Grillo says he believes it was a misunderstanding that has since been resolved. What prompted an argument was an email that Grillo sent Council President Daniel Buchanan that…