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COUNCIL , from Page 1 Social Security , Wolf said . White Horse ALR Urban Renewal LLC would like to make a 30-year payment in lieu of taxes ( PILOT ) to the town if the property were redeveloped , Wolf told the council .
Olivo said White Horse ALR Urban Renewal LLC is requesting council to direct the planning board to investigate the property and study its need for redevelopment designation , pursuant to local redevelopment and housing laws . “ The purpose tonight is really to get the process started — maybe not even as to approve this project as it says — but as to declare the possibility of this area ‘ in need of redevelopment ,’ and that ’ s something that is determined through an investigation by the planning board . But the planning board can ’ t even start that process without council ’ s approval ,” Olivo said .
Landgraf spoke in support of the
proposed project and said he has recently worked on numerous similar redevelopment projects , which are an effective way to improve the use of properties that are not functioning as they should .
In the case of an assisted living and adult day care facility , Landgraf said the project would be an especially ideal fit for a community like Hammonton due to the age demographics of its population .
“ Assisted living facilities — and the adult day care that they want to add to this as well —[ have ] been very successful in this town because people who live here want to grow old here … That ’ s what this town does . You look at the age of the people that are here — they want to stay in this community ; it ’ s just a family community ,” Landgraf said .
The project proposes to construct a new interior hallway to house the 162 assisted living units , which will primarily consist of single-bed rooms , according to Wolf . The project plan also includes a 5,000-square-foot adult medical day care facility that can hold up to 80 seniors ; a 2,240 square-foot dining area , a 1,049-square-foot kitchen and a 1,548-square-foot community room , among other amenities .
Wolf said the facility ’ s projected payroll is $ 3 million , and its operation will have a minimal financial
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The rendering above is a proposed assisted living facility to be built on the site of the Econo Lodge motel on the White Horse Pike . impact on the town because its residents are all at least 65 years old and therefore aren ’ t enrolled in public school .
Council adopted a resolution during the meeting to authorize the planning board to investigate the property ( Block 3904 , Lots 39 and 40 on the town tax map ) and determine its need for redevelopment without the town ’ s use of its eminent domain powers ( also known as a “ non-condemnation redevelopment area ”). Council also adopted a resolution of need ( Resolution No . 60-
2018 ) for the project , which determines the need for affordable housing within the town and allows White Horse ALR Urban LLC to begin the process of applying for funding from state programs like the New Jersey Housing and Mortgage Finance Agency , as well as applying for private activity bonds that can help the developer receive tax credits .
A motion to adopt both resolutions was made by Councilman Thomas Gribbin , seconded by Councilwoman Brooke Sacco and passed unanimously .
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