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Bayonne council designates 734–756 Broadway as redevelopment area with condemnation power after heated debate
Summary
After extended debate over blight, liens and property-owner engagement, the Bayonne City Council voted to designate 734–756 Broadway as an area in need of redevelopment with condemnation powers; one council member opposed the move, citing concerns about eminent domain.
The Bayonne City Council on May 14 adopted a resolution designating 734–756 Broadway as an area in need of redevelopment with the potential to exercise condemnation powers, advancing the city’s long-running effort to address decades-long vacancy along the Broadway corridor.
Redevelopment counsel Jessica Almeida of McManamon Scotland & Bowman outlined the procedural steps that led to the action, saying the planning board had found the parcels eligible for redevelopment and that the designation is the next formal step before a redevelopment plan is drafted. Almeida said several statutory concerns were evaluated and that, if the designation moves forward, the planning board would draft a redevelopment…
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