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Hoboken council affirms Western Edge redevelopment ordinance B-754 after public hearing and objections
Summary
The Hoboken City Council on April 24 adopted ordinance B-754 reaffirming the Western Edge redevelopment plan after a public hearing. Speakers raised concerns about process timing, updated traffic and soils studies, and disclosure of potential conflicts; the planning board had earlier found the ordinance consistent with the master plan.
The Hoboken City Council adopted ordinance B-754 on April 24, 2025, reaffirming and re-endorsing the Western Edge redevelopment plan after a public hearing and despite objections from some attorneys and residents asking for more time and additional studies.
The ordinance was placed for hearing and final reading at a special meeting called for April 24; the council president said the planning board had conducted a consistency review and “unanimously . . . found that this ordinance was consistent with the master plan and the land use element.” Other items noticed for the special meeting were carried to the council’s May 7 regular meeting, the president said.
Public commenters at the hearing urged different outcomes. Manuel Rivera Solaire, a member of the public who attended the planning board meeting, said he believed the planning board handled its review properly: “I…
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