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Planning board recommends adding Sunshine Biscuits parcels to Hercules redevelopment area
Summary
Planner recommended five parcels near the Hercules Redevelopment Area — including the former Sunshine Biscuits site (Block 14, Lot 1) and four adjoining lots — meet Local Redevelopment and Housing Law criteria for redevelopment; the board voted to forward the study and recommend council designation.
The Sayreville Planning Board voted to forward to Borough Council a recommendation that five parcels around the Hercules Redevelopment Area — including the 48-acre former Sunshine Biscuits site — be considered for inclusion in the borough’s redevelopment plan.
Planner Veena Sawant presented an addendum study requested by the council (resolution dated Sept. 23, 2024) and said the five parcels (Block 14, Lot 1; Block 53.02, Lot 8; Block 54.01, Lots 1.01, 1.02 and 7) are underutilized or vacant, have problematic site layouts or access constraints, and lie within the Smart Growth/metropolitan planning area. Sawant said the former Sunshine Biscuits parcel alone is roughly 48 acres and historically has…
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