Bayonne council punts one Avenue E vote, approves Phase‑1 sale and amended Peninsula redevelopment plan amid public push for affordability and union labor

The Bayonne Municipal Council on Nov. 12 postponed consideration of a redevelopment ordinance for 626–628 Avenue E and approved separate actions to allow the city to close on phase‑1 of a large waterfront redevelopment and to adopt an amended redevelopment plan for the Peninsula at Bayonne Harbor.

Resident Janice Mattis told the council she did not receive notice of earlier hearings and said she had litigated the same project in 2019 and prevailed in court; she asked why the matter returned to the council. After Mattis asked the council to review court filings, the council voted to postpone the Avenue E ordinance to the December meeting. The motion to postpone was seconded and recorded as approved by roll call (ayes recorded from Booker, Carroll, Perez, Weimer and LaPalouse). The council president said staff will provide the court decision and complaint documents to members before the next hearing.

On separate items the council approved an ordinance authorizing the sale of city‑owned property identified as Block 830 Lot 2.02 (phase‑1 of the Bayonne Partners project) and also approved an amended redevelopment plan for the Peninsula (Block 830) following lengthy public comment. Redevelopment counsel…