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Edison approves transfer of Thomas Place property to redeveloper; affordable-housing details remain unresolved
Summary
The council adopted ordinances authorizing acquisition and transfer of a Thomas Place parcel to a redeveloper for a 66-unit project, but the meeting left questions about whether any of the units will count as affordable housing and how the township's larger affordable-housing litigation will affect future development.
The Edison Municipal Council on Sept. 10 adopted ordinances authorizing acquisition and transfer of a parcel in the Thomas Place redevelopment area to a redeveloper, part of a multi-step plan to replace a long-vacant gas-station site and adjacent property.
The clerk read an ordinance authorizing acquisition of Block 692.05, Lot 8.03 and transfer to a redeveloper under the Thomas Place redevelopment agreement. A public commenter asked whether the acquisition would cost the township money, whether the ordinance constitutes a pass-through and whether any of the proposed 66 housing units would be designated as affordable.
A township attorney and staff said the transfer is expected to be treated as a pass-through; the attorney said the question of affordable housing on the 66 units had not yet…
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