Archives for July 2009

7.5 acre Dunellen tract, proposed for housing, now permanently open space

Published on 16 Jul 2009 at 8:50 am. 1 Comment.
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By GENE RACZ • STAFF WRITER Courier News DUNELLEN — A 7.5-acre property where more than a dozen homes were slated to be built will now remain a mixture of woods and farmland along the Green Brook.The parcel, owned by Edelman and Penn Realty LLC, was recently acquired by the Borough of Dunellen through the [...]

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N.J. Senate approves senior housing bill

Published on 9 Jul 2009 at 10:42 am. 1 Comment.
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by Lisa Fleisher/The Star-Ledger The state Senate today passed a bill that allows developers to challenge age restrictions on pending developments. The bill (S-2577), which passed 21-13, allows developers to ask municipalities to reconsider projects that had been approved as senior housing. If the towns don’t open up the buyer pool, developers can take their [...]

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