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Residents press council to protect tenants as Hoboken Housing Authority redevelopment proceeds
Summary
Public commenters and tenant advocates urged the council to lock in written guarantees against displacement in the Hoboken Housing Authority redevelopment plan, and raised concerns about a disputed income surcharge at Marine View Plaza ahead of a June 30 deadline.
Several residents and tenant advocates urged the Hoboken City Council to secure written, enforceable protections against displacement as the Hoboken Housing Authority’s redevelopment plan advances.
Zachary King of Hoboken United Tenants told the council redevelopment has often displaced residents in other cities and asked for a formal guarantee that “no resident will be moved out until the residents that have been moved out have been moved back in.” King said residents want a “formally empowered resident body that can oversee in a transparent way the process.”
Council members and administration officials responded that the project’s documents state a goal of zero displacement and that multiple layers of…
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