When Tim Nash leaves Luciano’s and looks across the street, he’s reminded how terrible the vacant lot looks. There’s a fence but not much activity at the corner of Main and Monroe streets of late. Most of the action has been going on out of sight, at Zoning Board meetings and through the state permitting process, but construction on the 115-unit Meridia Lafayette Village is expected to start later this year.
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State Comptroller requests documents
The Office of the State Comptroller (OSC) last month requested documents related to the Redevelopment Agency and Rahway Arts District (RAD). The state office asked for documents dating back to January 2009. The inquiry was included in the correspondence of last week’s Redevelopment Agency meeting agenda (Pages 14-15). Continue reading State Comptroller requests documents
Three-way race for mayor
The emergence of an Independent candidate for mayor has created what looks like a three-way race for mayor after this week’s primaries. Continue reading Three-way race for mayor
‘Give me a sign’
In my travels over the past few months, I’ve come across more than a few interesting examples of signs for various development projects, a suggestion I raised in January for Rahway’s redevelopment efforts. Continue reading ‘Give me a sign’
Bids rejected for high school park upgrades
City Council rejected three bids that all came in higher than the budget for planned upgrades to athletic fields behind the high school on Madison Avenue.
Continue reading Bids rejected for high school park upgrades
Proposal for Wheatena runs into ‘issues’
The developer behind a concept to build several hundred residential units at the former Wheatena site has discovered some issues in the title search but also estimates environmental cleanup costs could be more than originally expected.
In his report submitted to Redevelopment Agency ahead of their scheduled May meeting, Executive Director Peter Pelissier updated commissioners on the proposed Brownstones development targeted for the former Wheatena site at West Grand and Elizabeth avenues. Continue reading Proposal for Wheatena runs into ‘issues’
City Council approves two more tax judgments
City Council approved tax refunds for two more commercial properties that won tax judgments for 2012 and 2013. The governing body approved AR-112-14 at its regular meeting May 12.
Continue reading City Council approves two more tax judgments
Agency poised to award environmental contract
The Redevelopment Agency will hire an environmental consulting firm to perform an investigation of properties along Fulton Street where a developer has proposed an 88-unit mixed use project.
Continue reading Agency poised to award environmental contract