Pompton Lakes appoints Glenn Domino as executive director of Constellation Development Agency

Pompton Lakes officials voted to appoint Glenn Domino as executive director of the Constellation Development Agency, approving Resolution 07 '24 by roll call during the board’s July meeting. Domino, who introduced himself as having three decades of redevelopment experience in New Jersey, accepted congratulations and outlined early priorities.

Domino told the council he has led redevelopment work in Bloomfield, Montclair, Caldwell, Wharton and Plainfield, and has experience with eminent-domain processes, land acquisition, parking garages and mixed‑use projects. He said his day job is borough manager in North Caldwell and that he expects to focus on rehabilitation of existing buildings, façade programs and creating reliable revenue streams to support redevelopment.

The agency and council discussed a binding constraint on new housing: the municipal utility authority (MUA) informed the borough it can support roughly 150 additional housing units under current sewer capacity. Council members and Domino agreed this limit makes rehabilitating buildings already connected to the MUA an important near‑term strategy so new units do not exceed available capacity.

Members also reviewed past work on downtown design standards and a planner’s proposal estimated in the $15,000–$20,000 range; the borough lacks budget authority to fund that work this year and would defer formal design‑standard work until next year unless alternate funding is identified. Domino suggested pilot programs and developer contributions could be structured to dedicate revenue—through pilot payments or other mechanisms—toward MUA improvements.

Board members recited the borough’s affordable‑housing approach under their existing understanding: a 10% inclusionary target with a buyout option cited at $90,000 per unit, though they noted the judge who previously reviewed the plan never signed off and the Division of Community Affairs (DCA) will issue updated numbers in October that could prompt challenges and revisions.

Domino asked staff to send redevelopment zone maps, overlays and project files and requested a site tour to review downtown properties. Staff agreed to provide files, including redevelopment agreements and notices of default where applicable. The resolution to appoint Domino was adopted by roll call; members welcomed him and scheduled follow‑up work to orient the new director.