Public Hearing- Redevelopment- Planning Board 10/18/22

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that on Tuesday, October 18, 2022, at 7:30 p.m., the Borough of Wallington Planning Board will conduct a public hearing to review an “area in need of redevelopment” study prepared on behalf of the Borough of Wallington.  The public hearing will be held in accordance with the New Jersey Local Redevelopment and Housing Law, NJSA 40A:12A-1 et. seq.  The purpose of the investigation is to determine if the hereinafter described study area complies with the requirements of NJSA 40A:12A-5 to enable it to be designated as an “area in need of redevelopment.”  An “area in need of redevelopment” determination shall establish a Non-Condemnation Redevelopment Area, which shall not authorize the Borough to exercise the power of eminent domain to acquire any property within the delineated area should the area be so designated.

The study area that the Borough of Wallington Governing Body authorized the Planning Board to investigate is comprised of Block 70.01, Lots 1.01, 1.02, 2, 4.02, 4.03, 4.04 and 80. 

PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that the public is invited to attend said public hearing and present any and all comments and information on the Planning Board’s investigation as to whether such area should be designated a non-condemnation “area in need of redevelopment.”  All comments will be considered by the Planning Board and made part of the public record. 

The public hearing will be held on the above stated date and time at the Borough of Wallington Senior Citizens and Civic Center located at 24 Union Boulevard, Wallington, New Jersey, 07507.

The resolution of the Borough of Wallington Governing Body authorizing and directing the Planning Board  to undertake this investigation prepared by Burgis Associates, Inc., on behalf of the Borough, including a map depicting the boundaries of the study area, an identification of the properties within the study area, and the investigation report dated August 2, 2022 will be on file with the  Borough Clerk and the Land Use Board Secretary at the municipal building located at 24 Union Boulevard, Wallington, New Jersey and will also be posted on the municipal website at least ten (10) days prior to the public hearing scheduled for October 18, 2022.