The Rahway Arts District (RAD) did not follow public contract laws when it awarded contracts related to the opening of the Hamilton Stage for Performing Arts, according to the Office of the State Comptroller (OSC). The office also cited the RAD for lack of adequate internal controls “and basic standards for entities handling public funds.”
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Sondra Fishinger has resigned from the Redevelopment Agency, eight months after being among four new commissioners appointed in an overhaul of the seven-member board. (UPDATED: The original post has been updated to add new information; scroll to the end of the original post below.)
A proposed 58-unit affordable housing project focused on those working in arts and entertainment will include some three-bedroom units to satisfy requirements for low-income housing state tax credits.
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A developer who last year purchased two East Cherry Street properties plans to acquire two more neighboring properties and raze them all, replacing them with a five-story mixed-used building.
Continue reading Developer plans to raze East Cherry buildings
The concept for the Rahway Residences for the Arts appears to be getting smaller while the Redevelopment Agency continues to work toward acquiring the Elizabethtown Gas Building for the project.
The Redevelopment Agency last month awarded a contract for the purchase and installation of an HVAC cooling unit to address issues of overheating elevators at the Rahway Public Library building.
With construction under way on the 115-unit Meridia Lafayette Village, the next significant downtown project could break ground within the year, possibly before the end of 2015.
The Redevelopment Agency this month designated a redeveloper for a proposed 75-unit mixed-used project downtown.