Area in Need Determination

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BOROUGH OF HOPEWELL PLANNING BOARD NOTICE OF HEARING PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that on August 3, 2016 at 7:30 p.m. at the Main Meeting Room of the Municipal Building, 88 East Broad Street, Hopewell, New Jersey 08525, the Borough of Hopewell Planning Board will hold a public hearing pursuant to Section 6 of the Local Redevelopment and Housing Law, N.J.S.A. 40A:12A-1 et seq. (the “LRHL”). The purpose of the hearing is in furtherance of the Planning Board’s preliminary investigation to determine whether any, some or all of the properties specifically delineated below, should be included in and designated as an “area in need of redevelopment” pursuant to and in accordance with the criteria set forth in Section 5 of the LRHL. Any determination that a property is within an “area in need of redevelopment” shall not authorize the Borough to exercise the power of eminent domain to acquire any of the properties specifically delineated below. The area which is the subject of this investigation (the “Revised Redevelopment Study Area”) consists of the following twenty-nine (29) lots: Block Lot Address 11 26 24 Model Avenue 12 3 52 Railroad Place 12 4 56 Railroad Place 12 5 2 Somerset Street 12 6 8 Somerset Street 12 7 62 Somerset Street 12 8 54 Somerset Street 1July 17 & 24, 20162 8.01 Somerset Street 17 3.01 39 Railroad Place 17 3.02 41 Railroad Place 17 3.03 37 Railroad Place 17 4 43 Railroad Place 18 1 57 Hamilton Avenue 18 4 25 Somerset Street 18 5 29 Somerset Street 18 6 Vacant 18 7 Vacant 18 8 Vacant 18 9 33 Somerset Street 18 10 37 Somerset Street 18 11 39 Somerset Street 18 12 Vacant 18 13 45 Somerset Street 18 14 45 Somerset Street 18 15 53 Somerset Street 18 26 Elm Street 31 1 71 East Broad Street 31 2 East Broad Street 31 19 Columbia Avenue A map delineating the Revised Redevelopment Study Area has been prepared and may be inspected at the Office of the Borough Clerk, Municipal Building, 88 East Broad Street, Hopewell, New Jersey 08525. A report entitled “Preliminary Investigation for Determination of an Area in Need of Redevelopment” prepared by Banisch Associates, Inc., is also available for inspection at the Office of the Borough Clerk at the same address stated above. The normal business hours of the Borough Clerk are from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on weekdays, except on holidays. Please note that the report is being updated and revised, and a copy of the revised report will be available for inspection at the above address and during the above hours prior to the continuation of the public hearing. ALL PERSONS WHO ARE INTERESTED IN OR WOULD BE AFFECTED BY A DETERMINATION THAT THE REVISED REDEVELOPMENT STUDY AREA QUALIFIES AS A NONCONDEMNATION AREA IN NEED OF REDEVELOPMENT MAY APPEAR AT THE HEARING AND BE HEARD. PERSONS MAY ALSO SUBMIT WRITTEN COMMENTS AND/OR OBJECTIONS. ALL PUBLIC SUBMISSIONS, WHETHER ORAL OR IN WRITING, SHALL BE RECEIVED AND CONSIDERED, AND MAY BE PART OF THE PUBLIC RECORD. Written objections or comments may be submitted to the Office of the Borough Clerk at the above stated address. Please note on the envelope and/or submission that it pertains to the Borough Planning Board’s Revised Redevelopment Study Area redevelopment investigation. The Trenton Times: July 17, 2016 AND July 24, 2016 Maria Andrews Planning Board Secretary 7/17,24/2016 THE TIMES FEE: $178.64