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Newark council presses for updated appraisals as city lot sales and abatements move forward
Summary
Council members questioned low assessed values and deferred several redevelopment items while administration said a citywide revaluation will be complete by 2027. Members asked for case-by-case appraisals and clearer deed restrictions on affordable units.
Council members at Newark’s Nov. 25 pre-meeting pressed administration officials for updated appraisals and clearer enforcement of affordability conditions as a package of redevelopment and property-sale items moved through the agenda.
“Nobody is going to sell someone, let’s say, a lot for 3,000 square feet for $12,000,” Councilman Gonzales said, referring to a city lot with a 3,000‑square‑foot footprint that appears on the docket at a low assessed value. Gonzales and other council members said repeated listings of small…
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