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Two Hardyston properties qualify as ‘in need of redevelopment’ Hardyston. The properties headed for this special designation under the New Jersey Local Redevelopment and Housing Law were found to present challenges to development, including soft soils, steep slopes, massive boulders, and marshland. | 15 Dec 2020 | 01:49 The Hardyston Planning Board held a special meeting on Dec. 10 to determine whether three undeveloped lots off Route 94 qualify for redevelopment in accordance with the New Jersey Local Redevelopment and Housing Law. The law provides municipalities with economic development tools in areas designated as being “in need of redevelopment,” also known as “blighted.” Carrine Piccolo-Kaufer, the Hardyston township manager, said land qualifies if it is owned by a municipality, has been unimproved and vacant for ten years, and is not likely to be developed by private developers because of its location, remoteness, lack of access to develo ....