Court: Toms River Wrong To Repeal Redevelopment Plan

Court: Toms River Wrong To Repeal Redevelopment Plan

TOMS RIVER – A Superior Court judge has struck down Toms River’s repeal of its Downtown Waterfront Redevelopment Plan, ruling that procedural requirements under state law were not met.   In a 31-page opinion issued February 25, Superior Court Judge Sean D. Gertner entered judgment in favor of Meridia Toms River 40 Urban Renewal LLC on multiple counts and concluded the ordinance “must be invalidated.”   The decision focuses specifically on the To…

BREAKING: Judge Invalidates Toms River Redevelopment Repeal, Citing Conflicts of Interest

A Superior Court judge has struck down Toms River’s ordinance repealing several major redevelopment plans, ruling that the Township’s action was procedurally flawed and undermined by conflicts of interest among officials involved in its passage. In a decision issued Feb. 25, the Superior Court of New Jersey invalidated the ordinance that repealed the Downtown Core, […]