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Waldwick Planning Board forwards housing element and ordinance updates to mayor and council
Summary
At its Jan. 1 reorganization meeting, the Waldwick Planning Board voted to send Ordinance 2026-02 (the fourth-round housing element and fair share plan) and related zoning edits to the mayor and council after a planner summarized targeted changes, funding rules and compliance benefits.
The Waldwick Planning Board voted Jan. 1 to forward Ordinance 2026-02 — the boroughs fourth-round housing element and fair share plan — and recommended zoning amendments to the mayor and council for consideration.
Paul Bridal, the planner presenting the draft, told the board the document focuses on limited modifications rather than a full rewrite of the previously adopted plan. "The document I have before you tonight, essentially, is just focused on the parts that need to be modified from what was adopted last year," Bridal said, noting two corrections he would make to the circulated draft.
Bridal described several substantive updates: the Harrison Avenue redevelopment is now listed as a project with 42 dwelling units, including six affordable units; the plan includes an attached spending…
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