Monthly Archives: June 2015

Also in attendance are approximately 75 members, leaders, and staffers enjoying the momentous celebration. The 20,000 square foot building, expected to be completed in 2016, will host the New Jersey Realtors staff on floors 2 and 3, with the ground floor set to be leased out for retail, restaurant, or office space.

Diane Turton, Realtors, founded in 1985, recognized the outstanding performance of its management, agents and staff during a gala celebration at Doolan’s Shore Club in Spring Lake on May 21, 2015. “We look forward to this event each year when we can recognize the best of the best and acknowledge their outstanding achievements”, said Diane Turton, President/Founder of Diane Turton, Realtors.

As part of the Christie Administration’s ongoing efforts to revitalize the nine counties most impacted by Superstorm Sandy, New Jersey Department of Community Affairs (DCA) Acting Commissioner Charles Richman and New Jersey Redevelopment Authority (NJRA) Executive Director Leslie A. Anderson today announced the award of $500,000 in federal Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Disaster Recovery funds to cover the predevelopment costs of 30 units of affordable housing in Union County.

Actions taken by the Board of the New Jersey Economic Development Authority (EDA) today under the Grow New Jersey Assistance Program (Grow NJ) include projects that support the attraction of businesses in the manufacturing industry that hold the promise of creating over 450 new jobs and leveraging the private investment of more than $26.2 million in New Jersey’s economy.

In its continued effort to meet and assist Sandy-impacted families right in their home communities, the Christie Administration today announced that the 18th Information Session will be held Monday, June 15th, in Toms River, Ocean County, to provide personal assistance for storm-affected homeowners participating in the Reconstruction, Rehabilitation, Elevation and Mitigation (RREM) Program and LMI Homeowners Rebuilding Program.

Also in attendance are approximately 75 members, leaders, and staffers enjoying the momentous celebration. The 20,000 square foot building, expected to be completed in 2016, will host the New Jersey Realtors staff on floors 2 and 3, with the ground floor set to be leased out for retail, restaurant, or office space

The Division on Civil Rights, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development and the Fair Housing Council of Northern New Jersey are co-sponsoring a free, one-day fair housing accessibility seminar this coming Friday, June 12 in Newark

Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman issued the following statement after voting against the Lee-Sanford amendment to the FY 2016 Transportation Housing and Urban Development Appropriations bill, which would allow air and sea travel between the United States and Cuba

The official public opening of the spectacular new Giralda Farms Preserve at Loantaka Brook Reservation in Chatham Township, a 136-acre natural area purchased and permanently preserved for public use with the assistance of a $10 million Morris County Open Space grant, will take place on Saturday, June 6, as part of a National Trails Day event in Morris County

The Morris County Improvement Authority (MCIA) has voted unanimously to hire Matthew Jessup, of McManimon, Scotland & Baumann, as its new general counsel, bond counsel and energy counsel, effective June 1.

On June 1, 2015, the Assembly Housing and Community Development Committee approved legislation A-3069 supported by New Jersey REALTORS® that creates standards for election and recall of homeowners’ associations board members. The bill sets forth criteria for required numbers of board members for homeowners’ associations and requires that owners within an association be allowed to vote anonymously.

In its continued effort to meet and assist Sandy-impacted families right in their home communities, the Christie Administration today announced that the 17th Information Session will be held Tuesday, June 9th, in Moonachie, Bergen County, to provide personal assistance for storm-affected homeowners participating in the Reconstruction, Rehabilitation, Elevation and Mitigation (RREM) Program and LMI Homeowners Rebuilding Program.

U.S. Senators Bob Menendez and Cory Booker (both D-NJ) today announced a combined $704,900 in Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) grants for improvements at Lakewood and Essex County Airports.

the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposed a $14 million cleanup plan to remediate contaminated soil from approximately 33 residential properties at the Sherwin-Williams/Hilliards Creek Superfund site spanning parts of Gibbsboro and Voorhees. The EPA stated that the soil and groundwater beneath portions of the site contain hazardous lead, arsenic and volatile organic compounds.

The Office of the Attorney General and the New Jersey Division of Consumer Affairs have obtained a $6.34 million default judgment against Anthony Angelo Pizza of Rutherford and two home improvement companies he operated, A. Pizza Contracting, LLC and AP Building & Construction, LLC, a/k/a “AP Builders & Construction, LLC,” after a judge found that they committed 571 violations of the State’s consumer protection laws and regulations

Today, following a roundtable discussion at the home of Tom and Sandy Bellinato, Congressman Tom MacArthur announced that he would be introducing legislation to help survivors ease the financial burden associated with rebuilding their lives. During the roundtable discussion, MacArthur discussed this issue and his proposed solution with Sandy survivors Tom and Sandy Bellinato and Russ and Joanna Oberst, local elected officials from several towns, the Board of Chosen Freeholders, and State Assembly, along with representatives from the Ocean County Long Term Recovery Group

Welcoming residents from across New Jersey, Lt. Governor Kim Guadagno joined leadership of the General Baptist Convention of New Jersey (GBCNJ) at Shiloh Baptist Church for a dedication ceremony of the new GBCNJ headquarters on West State Street in Trenton

The Environmental Protection Agency and the Department of Justice today announced that they have reached an agreement with Garden Homes and its affiliated companies to settle their alleged failure to control stormwater discharges. These failures potentially resulted in pollutant discharges to the Passaic, Hackensack, Rahway, Raritan, Saddle and Delaware River watersheds.

Assemblyman Jack Ciattarelli and Assemblywoman Donna Simon, both R-Somerset, Morris, Mercer and Middlesex, lauded Wednesday’s announcement by Gov. Christie that Manville is now a beneficiary of the Blue Acres Buyout Program. The program, which is overseen by the Department of Environmental Protection, allows willing homeowners to sell their houses at pre-Sandy market value. The home purchased in Manville is the 300th property acquisition since the program’s inception two years ago

Everyone knows that when you sell your home, there are closing costs, realtor commissions, legal fees, etc…but what about the hidden costs?