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AN ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR THE VACATION OF A PORTION OF BLANCHARD STREET AS LAID OUT 50 FEET IN WIDTH AND BEGINNING AT A POINT 957.06 FEET FROM THE NORTHERLY LINE OF RAYMOND BOULEVARD, A DISTANCE OF 1,615 FEET NORTHERLY MORE OR LESS TO ITS TERMINUS.
Sponsors: Chaneyfield Jenkins/ Ramos
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WHEREAS, on March 15, 2006, the Municipal Council adopted Resolution 7RG, which designated Morris Fairmount Associates Urban Renewal as Redeveloper under contract with the City to implement the City's Redevelopment Plan - Industrial River Project at Block 2438, Lots 74, 76, 78, 80, 82, 84, 85, and 92 and Block 5001, Lots 40, 42, 46, 48, 49, 50, and 93; and
WHEREAS, the Redevelopment Agreement was amended twice by the Municipal Council through Resolution 7R3-A(AS)(S), adopted on January 23, 2008, and Resolution 7R3-A, adopted on May 6, 2015; and
WHEREAS, on October 19, 2015, the Central Planning Board voted to grant and on November 9, 2015 to memorialize preliminary and final site plan approval for the redevelopment project, namely construction and development of an industrial warehouse at Block 2438, Lots 74, 76, 78, 80, 82, 84, 85, and 92 and Block 5001, Lots 40, 42, 46, 48, 49, 50, and 93; and
WHEREAS, a portion of Blanchard Street must be vacated in order to accommodate the construction; and
WHEREAS, the Department of Economic and Housing Development and the Department of Engineering, have determined that the street vacation of a portion of Blanchard Street is necessary and in the best interest because of the redevelopment project which is anticipated to yield positive benefits to the City in keeping with the Redevelopment Plan, including improvement of a redevelopment area, a significant investment in the City and new employment opportunities.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE MUNICIPAL COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NEWARK, NEW JERSEY, THAT:
Section 1. All that portion, part and parcel of Blanchar...
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