Tag: SERA
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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…
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Sayreville passes resolutions related to affordable housing
SAYREVILLE – The Sayreville Borough Council has taken action to assist in the development of properties intended to help the borough meet its affordable housing obligations. On Oct. 9, the council passed four separate resolutions that authorized the execution of the addendum to the settlement agreement between Sayreville and K-Land Corp. (Kaplan Properties); authorized Borough…
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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…
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Affordable housing component required in Sayreville to avoid developer fee
SAYREVILLE – An ordinance intended to charge developers a fee in Sayreville if they do not include an affordable housing component in their projects has been adopted by the Borough Council. Council President Daniel Buchanan and council members Steven Grillo, Victoria Kilpatrick, Pat Lembo and Ricci Melendez voted to approve on adopting the ordinance on…
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Developer’s fees may not apply to areas of redevelopment in Sayreville
SAYREVILLE – The Sayreville Borough Council is working on amending an ordinance intended to charge developers a fee if they do not include an affordable housing component in their projects. The council introduced an ordinance amending the borough’s developer’s fee ordinance to exclude areas in need of redevelopment at a meeting on Nov. 27 and…
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Sayreville officials continue to consider affordable housing plan
SAYREVILLE – Borough officials are continuing to seek a plan in order to meet Sayreville’s affordable housing obligations. On Aug. 2, the Planning Board was scheduled to discuss the borough’s housing plan, according to Borough Council President Daniel Buchanan during a July 24 council meeting. If the plan is approved by the board, it will…
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Plan to make Parkway Exit 125 E-ZPass-only moves forward
By Jacqueline Durett Correspondent SAYREVILLE A hearing on the toll amount for the upgraded interchange at Garden State Parkway Exit 125 did not elicit much feedback, although how the toll dollars will be collected has been the subject of debate. As of now, the redesigned southbound exit will have an E-ZPass-only toll plaza built into…
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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…
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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…