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Council advances Resilient Hope transitional housing ordinance after public debate; project will add 12 dwellings and services space
Summary
Councilmembers advanced an ordinance to create a 12-unit Resilient Hope transitional housing project at 112'124 Northmont Avenue, designed for unsheltered residents and including a community clinic and pantry. The measure moved on first reading after public comment and council discussion about siting and finance.
The Newark Municipal Council voted on Sept. 17 to advance on first reading an ordinance to authorize the Resilient Hope project, a small-scale transitional housing development intended for residents experiencing unsheltered homelessness.
The project site is listed as 112-124 Northmont Avenue in the West Ward. City officials said the project will create 12 dwelling units (housing space for 24 individuals), two support structures, and a public-facing community building intended as a pantry. The city described it as a "low-barrier" model designed…
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