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Committee releases bill to redirect $500,000 to Parkside neighborhood revitalization in Camden
Summary
The Assembly Housing Committee released A2408 to reassign $500,000 originally appropriated to the city of Camden to Parkside Business and Community in Partnership, a local nonprofit. Sponsors described the measure as a budget cleanup; the motion passed in committee.
The Assembly Housing Committee on Thursday released A2408, a bill that would reassign $500,000 appropriated to the city of Camden for capital projects to Parkside Business and Community in Partnership, a local nonprofit focused on commercial revitalization, housing and neighborhood quality-of-life initiatives.
The clerk read the bill into the record, which sponsors described as a correction to an allocation that was intended for the nonprofit rather than the city. A sponsor called the measure a “cleanup bill” to correct the record and move funds to an organization working on restoring the Parkside neighborhood in Camden.
When the committee called the question, Assemblywoman Flynn and Assemblyman Clifton recorded no votes; Assemblywoman Brennan, Assemblyman Bowen, Assemblywoman Keanu, Vice Chair Stanley and Chair Lopez voted yes and the bill was released from committee.
Because the action was a committee release rather than final passage, any next steps will appear on the legislature’s calendar if and when the bill is scheduled for floor consideration.
