RED BANK: HOUSING, POT DOMINATE SESSION

Feb 23, 2023

Evergreen Terrace is one of two apartment complexes slated for possible rehabilitation or redevelopment. (Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge.)

By JOHN T. WARD

The Red Bank Housing Authority asked the borough council for money to explore possible redevelopment of two subsidized apartment complexes Wednesday night.

At its second three-plus-hour meeting in three days, the governing body also heard more testimony for and against a possible overhaul of the zoning law governing cannabis businesses.

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February 23, 2023 - 8:40 am |

RED BANK: POT LAW OVERHAUL PROPOSED

Feb 21, 2023

Cannabis proponent Andy Zeitlin testifying at the special session. (Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge.)

By JOHN T. WARD

Expecting to hear about proposed tweaks to Red Bank’s pot law, attendees at a special council session Monday night instead learned that it may be completely rewritten to make it more restrictive.

Councilwoman Angela Mirandi fiercely defended the proposed changes, calling the original 2021 ordinance “reckless.”

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February 21, 2023 - 2:00 pm |

RED BANK: CANNABIS SITINGS ON AGENDA

Feb 15, 2023

The Red Bank council has scheduled a special session next week to consider easing limits on cannabis shop sitings.

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February 15, 2023 - 7:55 am |

RED BANK: PIPES, RENTALS, VOTING ON DECK

Feb 7, 2023

Branch Avenue resident Alberto Larotonda with a lead pipe he brought to a council meeting in 2015. (Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge.)

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By JOHN T. WARD

The Red Bank council may authorize spending up to $2.4 million to replace water service lines made of lead when it meets Wednesday night.

Also on the heavy agenda: possible adoption of a controversial law restricting short-term residential rentals; a study of water rates; a change in the zoning law governing cannabis sales; and authorizing early, in-person voting for an historic May election.

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February 7, 2023 - 2:00 pm |

RED BANK: DENHOLTZ LOCKS UP KEY CORNER

Jan 21, 2022

Denholtz Properties now owns four properties at the northwest corner of East Front Street and Wharf Avenue. (Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge.)

By JOHN T. WARD

In a move sure to dial up expectations for a possible Broad to the river project, Red Bank-based developer Denholtz Properties has added to its holdings on a key downtown block.

Company CEO Steve Denholtz says the firm does not have a plan to fulfill the century-old dream of panoramic Navesink River views from Broad Street. But he’s still not ruling it out.

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January 21, 2022 - 4:00 pm |

RED BANK: SALLY BOY’S TAKES CORNER SPOT

Oct 1, 2021

Erin Oakley of Fantastic Signs installing temporary signs for Sally Boy’s restaurant at 1 Broad Street Thursday. (Photo by Allan Bass. Click to enlarge.)