City Council extended a 50-year tax break another five years for a downtown high-rise with plans to possibly extend it longer in the future.
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50-year tax break to be extended
A downtown high-rise building would have its 50-year tax abatement agreement extended another five years under a resolution to come before City Council tonight.
More parking changes near Brownstones
Almost a year after City Council instituted street parking changes in the vicinity of Meridia Brownstones, the governing body approved further measures to add residential parking permits in the neighborhood.
Downtown strategic plan: East Milton Avenue
A three-block stretch of East Milton Avenue from the train station to City Hall would benefit from mixed-use developments, and the city should explore increasing permitted height on some parcels, according to the downtown strategic plan.
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Downtown strategic plan: Opportunity sites
More than a dozen properties considered underutilized were identified in the downtown strategic plan as “opportunity sites.” Some of the sites already have proposed concepts or in use another way while the plan suggested alternative development options” for others.
Monroe St. to close for work related to The Mint
The Monroe Street extension is expected to be closed for a few days in the next month or two so that a communications line can be installed between the two buildings of The Mint.
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Downtown strategic plan: Vacant and underutilized properties
About one in five downtown storefronts is vacant but “there does not appear to be a defined pattern of vacancy,” according to the downtown strategic plan.
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Downtown strategic plan: What’s missing?
Rahway has a lot to offer yet other than going to restaurants, there is not much to do downtown, according to a survey, but the overwhelming response to what amenities are missing downtown is that there is no grocery store.