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Passaic plans pocket park design and study to address two Paulson Avenue rooming houses
Summary
Council discussion covered EDA-funded downtown streetscape projects, a design and construction management request for a Main/Pennington pocket park, and a planning study aimed at two Paulson Avenue rooming houses that the city may designate for rehabilitation and redevelopment.
The Passaic City Council reviewed several downtown improvement and redevelopment items on July 15, including design and construction management for a pocket park on Main Avenue at Pennington and a planning study focused on two large rooming houses on Paulson Avenue.
Business Administrator Fernandez told the council the pocket-park work is part of a larger $5.7 million Urban Investment Fund (EDA) grant that included multiple cityscape projects. The pocket park and other small downtown plazas are funded and intended primarily for pedestrian safety, passive recreation and to support downtown businesses.
On Paulson Avenue, the administration described two large preexisting…
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