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Residents urge Red Bank council to address homelessness and vacant apartments; council outlines limits
Summary
Multiple residents during public comment urged Red Bank officials to address homelessness and the number of vacant apartments and questioned tax breaks for developers; councilors said the borough welcomes shelters but cannot compel private owners to rent units.
Residents used the Oct. 9 public-comment period to press the Red Bank Borough Council on homelessness, vacant apartments and tax incentives for developers.
Jimmy Darkfoot (speaker 11) described seeing people sleeping on the street and urged the council to use its authority to make vacant apartments available for people in need. “There’s a lot…
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