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Hudson County to open appointment-based food pantry at 685–689 Broadway after planning board approval
Summary
The Bayonne Planning Board approved the Hudson County Improvement Authority’s plan for a consumer-choice, appointment-based food pantry at 685–689 Broadway. The 13,000-sq.-ft. facility will include freezers, a licensed teaching kitchen and prioritized appointment slots for Bayonne residents; construction is expected mid‑2026.
The Bayonne Planning Board on Dec. 1 approved a proposal by the Hudson County Improvement Authority to build a consumer-choice, appointment-based food pantry at 685–689 Broadway.
Robert Kavanaugh, counsel for the HCIA, told the board the pantry responds to an economic-development study identifying a food-access gap in the city. "This is a use that's needed pursuant to an economic development study...the food pantry is needed in the city," he said.
Architect Harry "Ted" Osborne described the single building as roughly 13,000 square feet total with 11 parking spaces, a loading dock, walk-in freezers and refrigerators, staff lockers and offices, and a fully licensed training kitchen. "This is a consumer choice food pantry, which means it's by…
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