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Bayonne council designates two Broadway corridors as redevelopment areas; debate centers on condemnation powers
Summary
The Bayonne Municipal Council voted to designate two Broadway-area sites as redevelopment areas, preserving the city's ability to use eminent domain in the future. Councilmembers and city counsel described years of vacancy, large tax and demo liens, and a lengthy public process; one councilmember voted no.
The Bayonne Municipal Council on May 14 adopted resolutions designating two groups of Broadway-area parcels as areas in need of redevelopment, preserving the city's option to seek condemnation in a future redevelopment process.
City redevelopment counsel Jessica Almeida of McManamon, Scotland & Bowman told the council the Planning Board had investigated the parcels and found they met the statutory criteria for redevelopment. The designations do not themselves seize property, she said, but preserve tools the city could use later if negotiations fail.
The action matters because it allows the city to move toward drafting redevelopment plans and, if necessary, later pursue condemnation under the Local Redevelopment and Housing Law. Almeida said the city's next steps will include drafting redevelopment plans, hearings before the Planning Board and council,…
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