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County to buy land in Howell for addition to Metedeconk River Greenway
County to buy land in Howell for addition to Metedeconk River Greenway
Monmouth County’s governing body is planning to purchase land in Howell and add the parcel to the Metedeconk River Greenway.
The 498-acre Metedeconk River Greenway protects water quality and wildlife habitat along the Metedeconk River, a natural border between Monmouth and Ocean counties. The greenway helps protect and buffer floodplains from adjacent land use and development.
The Monmouth County Park System is preserving land along the Metedeconk stream corridor in conjunction with similar efforts in the Ocean County portion of the watershed, according to information posted on the park system’s website.
08:10 PM EST Share An Augustine Development Group LLC subsidiary plans 135 apartment units, a grocery store and restaurant at the 19-story Downtown tower.
The Jacksonville City Council approved a $3 million historic preservation grant Jan. 26 for Augustine Development Group LLC’s proposed $30 million renovation to Downtown’s Independent Life Building.
The Council voted 18-0 to commit money from the city’s Historic Preservation Trust Fund to help finance Augustine Development subsidiary PEP10 LLC’s plans for a 135-unit apartment development at the historic 19-story tower.
The bill now awaits Mayor Lenny Curry’s signature.
An artist s rendering of the redeveloped Independent Life Building.
12:08 PM EST Share City lawmakers held a side policy debate on when to budget and allocate award money from the Historic Preservation Trust Fund.
Four City Council committees voted 7-0 this week to advance a $3 million historic preservation grant for Augustine Development Group LLC’s proposed $30 million renovations to Downtown’s Independent Life Building for a final vote.
The Jan. 20 support by the Finance and Rules committees advances Ordinance 2020-0707 to the Council. The legislation includes city-backed financing for Augustine Development subsidiary PEP10 LLC’s plans for a 135-unit apartment development at the historic 19-story tower.
The Neighborhoods, Community Services, Public Health Committee and Safety and Transportation, Energy and Utilities Committees approved the legislation Jan. 19.
The city is reviewing a permit application for Realco Recycling Co. Inc. to remove interior finishes at the proposed Lofts at Cathedral Downtown at 325 E. Duval St.
It’s an early step toward Vestcor Inc.’s plan to turn the former Community Connections building into a multifamily project.
Ryan Hoover, president of Vestcor’s TVC Development Inc.
“We are just doing the interior demo so we can get a better idea of what we are working with on the inside for design,” said Ryan Hoover, president of Vestcor’s TVC Development Inc.
The permit application involves the “removal of interior finish systems to reveal structure for future design for building remodel for future use.”