Lacey wants busy downtown; will NJ allow it?

November 20, 2017

Lacey is talking about how to redevelop its core areas and is seeking regional center status to help it get approval for a higher density zoning plan over the center.

Marc Pfeiffer, assistant director of the Bloustein Local Government Research Center at Rutgers University, said just because a town applies for a center designation does not mean it will be approved, or that investors will be willing to fund such redevelopment projects.

Asbury Park Press/APP.com, November 17, 2017

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