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Council directs staff to draft residency requirement for redevelopment agency appointments starting 2025
Summary
After a heated workshop exchange, the council asked staff to draft an ordinance that would require Pompton Lakes residency for redevelopment agency appointments beginning with reappointments in 2025; supporters said redevelopment has outsized local impact, opponents warned about volunteer recruitment and uniform enforcement across boards.
During a lengthy workshop discussion on April 24, Pompton Lakes councilors debated whether members of the borough’s redevelopment agency should be required to be residents. Several council members said boards that shape redevelopment should be composed of local residents because…
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