Fort Lee Looking to Expand Redevelopment Area

As reported on NJ.com The Fort Lee Borough Council recently adopted a resolution scheduling a special meeting for December 22, 2011 to discuss whether to amend the Area 5 Redevelopment Plan in order to incorporate land owned by the Cosmos retailer as well as three parcels owned by the Borough.  It is unclear whether – absent agreement with the property owner – the Borough will authorize use of eminent domain to acquire the privately held land.

According to a Ft. Lee Patch article, the “properties are identified on the Tax Map of the Borough of Fort Lee as Block 4851, Lots 2, 3, and 4; a portion of Block 4855, Lot 2 and lands within the street right-of-way that were vacated by the realignment of Central Road with Federspiel Street as part of the Main Street widening project.” The properties are sometimes referred to as the “Centuria” or “Helmsley” property.

Anyone interested in finding out more can attend the special meeting, or we’ll keep you posted.

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