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Authority says Bayonne pantry construction contract awarded; commissioners pressed on site loss and affordable-housing hopes
Summary
Commissioners discussed that Hunger Free lost a planned Bayonne location after the owner leased the space elsewhere; an authority official said the construction contract was awarded with federal funding, a notice to proceed issued, and the project — construction contract alone estimated at about $6.5 million — is expected to be substantially complete by year-end.
Commissioners discussed a lost site for a Hunger Free pantry in Bayonne after a property owner leased the space to another party, and asked authority and county staff what happened and whether the selected site could support affordable housing above the pantry in the future.
A county representative said the owner chose to lease the space to…
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