Middletown Land Development Forum May 25

Middletown, NJ - Any Middletown resident concerned about how to prevent overdevelopment — while at the same time encouraging sensible growth — is invited to the upcoming Middletown Land Development Forum.

The public forum will be held Wednesday, May 25 at the Middletown Arts Center, 36 Church Street, at 7 p.m.

Mayor Gerry Scharfenberger will explore these issues and more at the meeting. Among the topics to be addressed are what the township has done to control growth, and how Middletown encourages healthy expansion of the commercial tax base and the redevelopment of underutilized or vacant sites. When he first took office in January, Mayor Scharfenberger told Patch how redevelopment of vacant and blighted lots was priority #1 this year. Read that interview here.

Real estate professionals, business and community associations, business owners and residents are encouraged to attend on May 25. The session is held in partnership with the Middletown Economic Development Committee, a volunteer advisory body committee dedicated to the promotion of economic growth. Free event parking is available at the train station.

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