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Residents urge Planning Board scrutiny of Iberia 2 project over contamination, affordability and infrastructure
Summary
Homes for All Newark and residents urged the Planning Board to scrutinize the Iberia 2 development, citing possible soil contamination from a former PSE&G coal-gasification plant, lack of remediation plans, need for family-sized affordable units, voucher acceptance, local hiring, green space and traffic/infrastructure mitigation.
John Goldstein, speaking for Homes for All Newark and partners at the Dec. 3 council meeting, urged residents to participate in an upcoming Planning Board hearing and pressed for stronger protections on the proposed Iberia 2 redevelopment.
Goldstein said the riverfront site, assembled by developers at a reported $40 million, sits on…
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