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Planning board unanimously recommends Albourne Woods as non-condemnation redevelopment area
Summary
The board recommended that the Mayor and Council designate the Albourne Woods Study Area as a non-condemnation area in need of redevelopment, citing long-term vacancy (about 25 years), access issues, topography and wetland soils that have discouraged development.
Planner Todd Bletcher presented a November report concluding that the Albourne Woods Study Area meets 'Criteria C' for a non-condemnation area in need of redevelopment because the site has been vacant for roughly 25 years and has development constraints such as access difficulty, steep topography and wetland soils.
Bletcher explained the board's role is only to review the technical studies and recommend designation to the Mayor and Council; no decisions were made about possible uses. No members of the public spoke during the Albourne Woods presentation; the board then voted unanimously to recommend the designation to the Council.
Why it matters: designation as an 'area in need of redevelopment' begins a process that enables the Borough Council to consider redevelopment plans or incentives; the board emphasized this is only a technical recommendation, not a determination of future uses.
