A new concept plan for a residential development at the Center Circle site on Main Street would see roughly the same number of units but one building as opposed to three separate structures.
Continue reading Revised plan presented for Center Circle site
Another Redevelopment Agency commissioner resigned this month, leaving just two commissioners who have served on the seven-member board for longer than three months.
A downtown mixed-used project proposed near the corner of East Milton Avenue and Fulton Street is now in limbo since flood zone maps of the area were revised by the state.
Continue reading New flood zone map may alter downtown project
The Redevelopment Agency last week endorsed a plan for a 487-unit rental development at the former Wheatena property . The proposal is next expected to go before the Planning Board on Dec. 16 Nov. 25. (UPDATED, 11/21: The Nov. 25 Planning Board meeting has been canceled.)
Continue reading Brownstones set to go before Planning Board
The Redevelopment Agency unanimously (Resolution 49-14) appointed Leonard T. Bier as its new executive director last night but one commissioner — despite voting in favor — was disappointed in the search process.
The three-member screening committee appointed by the Redevelopment Agency to review resumes of candidates for executive director didn’t have much work to do. The agency is poised to appoint the lone applicant for executive director at its meeting on Wednesday.
Editor’s note: Election Day is Nov. 4. On the ballot in Rahway will be elections for mayor and three at-large City Council seats in addition to the remaining two years of an unexpired term for 6th Ward City Council. The three mayoral candidates were invited to present their platforms on redevelopment and will appear this week. Samson Steinman appeared on Monday and Renee Bridges Thrash appeared on Tuesday.
The Redevelopment Agency introduced a $1.795 million budget for 2015 at its Oct. 1 meeting.