City Council declared two industrial properties — one on Leesville Avenue and another on East Inman Avenue — in need of redevelopment and authorizing the preparation of redevelopment plans.
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During its March 11 regular meeting, the governing body passed resolutions (AR-87-24 and AR-88-24) designating 767 Leesville Ave. (Block 279, Lot 10) and 211 E. Inman Ave., (Block 277, Lot 21) as redevelopment areas and directing the Planning Board to prepare redevelopment plans for the two properties.
The difference between the resolutions is that 767 Leesville Ave. was declared as qualifying for condemnation redevelopment while 211 E. Inman was for non-condemnation redevelopment.
City Council’s most last month came two weeks after the Planning Board at its February meeting reviewed the redevelopment area studies for both properties before approving resolutions recommending they move on to City Council. The 54-page Leesville redevelopment study is available here.
City Council in November directed the Planning Board to undertake a preliminary investigation to determine whether 767 Leesville Ave. meets criteria set forth in the state redevelopment law and also initiated foreclosure proceedings on the property. A handful of nearby properties on Martin Street and Capobianco Plaza also are being studied to determine if they qualify for redevelopment.
The governing body last summer directed the Planning Board to undertake a redevelopment study of the East Inman lot. At the same meeting, City Council also authorized redevelopment studies for many other properties throughout town, including several on the block that includes the former RSI Bank headquarters (now Columbia Bank); a series of properties along Pierce and Fulton streets; and the former API Foils site on New Brunswick Avenue.
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