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Residents ask about 162-unit recycling-site project; council explains affordable-housing contribution on Benny Road plan
Summary
During public comment, a resident asked whether condos were planned at the town recycling center and about parking; the administrator said an approved 162-unit project exists there (parking not specified), and councilors described a 17-unit Benny Road approval that will include a developer contribution of about $450,000 to the town's affordable housing trust.
A public question at the Boonton council meeting prompted officials to summarize the status of several local development projects.
Resident Rich Bodka asked whether the recycling-center property was being developed into condos and sought details on unit counts and parking. Administrator Neil Henry replied that "there's an approved project down there for 162 units," that the property has changed hands and that the developer has extended the development agreement; he said construction is expected to resume but that he did not know the number of parking spaces required under the approved plan.
On a separate site, Henry said the Benny Road project is approved for 17 units and that none of those units will be designated as affordable housing. As part of that approval, the developer will make a contribution that the administration described in the meeting as "I believe $150,000 for each of the three units... $450,000 coming to the town to be used for affordable housing upgrades," language delivered on the floor by a councilor during the Q&A. The council said those funds are intended for the town's affordable-housing trust.
Councilors and administration members indicated they would provide additional details (parking counts and the exact developer-payment schedule) after the meeting when staff could access the development agreements and code-required parking calculations.
What happens next: The administrator and relevant staff will follow up with specific numbers for parking and the formal schedule and documentation for the developer contribution to the affordable housing trust.
