Local Redevelopment News Today

WATCHUNG – Property at 18 Drift Road, which formerly housed the Brook Hill Swim & Tennis Club, has been designated as a non-condemnation area in need of redevelopment.

The court ruled the township did not show that her properties posed a risk to the “safety, health, morals, and welfare of the community.”

Dear Editor: Recently a somewhat frantic opinion piece was published in two local media outlets that appeared to be a personal attack on individuals who have raised questions on re-development practice in the light of recent New Jersey Supreme Court rulings. The attack was in response to a letter published in Planet Princeton that raised questions about...

Have towns like Princeton been abusing the state's Area in Need of Redevelopment statutes?

The owner of a Route 27 building that appeared to be vacant for more than two years has filed a lawsuit against the township for declaring the property as a condemnation area in need of redevelopment.

Edison Mayor Sam Joshi has stressed the need to uplift the blighted areas along Route 27 from the border with Highland Park to the Interstate 287 ramp

North Bergen officials have voiced opposition to pending state legislation regarding zoning, urging that the legislation not advance further. Mayor Nicholas

The New Jersey Supreme Court on Tuesday challenged the Bergen County Improvement Authority's stance that it did not have to solicit public bids for a courthouse redevelopment project, questioning whether the interplay of state statutes suggested it must.

This week, localities nationwide recognized the work economic developers do to create vibrant communities with strong economies during National Economic Development Week, which runs from May 9 to 15. Locally, economic officials have powered through an unprecedented pandemic and still assisted in company expansions and openings, provided grants to businesses and helped them retain their workforce. In 2020, the Lynchburg Office of Economic Development and Tourism assisted multiple companies, incl...

Developer charges ‘tangled transactions’ violated N.J. public bidding laws, as court fight continues Updated 1:27 PM; Today 1:27 PM County officials plan to new government complex in Elizabeth, a project that developer Dobco Group claims is moving forward without public bidding.Aristide Economopoulos | Star-Ledger file photo Facebook Share An appellate court has put a temporary halt to a Bergen County courthouse redevelopment plan, while a Union County judge denied a motion to dismiss a s...