UNIFIED PLANNING BOARD OF THE BOROUGH OF FREEHOLD, NEW JERSEY   PUBLIC HEARING ON A CONDEMNATION AREA IN NEED OF REDEVELOPMENT INVESTIGATION     PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the Unified Planning Board (the “Planning Board”) of the Borough of Freehold, Monmouth County, New Jersey (the “Borough”), will hold a public hearing on November 12, 2025 at 7:00 p.m. in Borough Hall, Council Chambers, located at 30 Mechanic Street, Freehold, NJ 07728, to investigate and determine whether the area hereinafter described meets the criteria for a Condemnation Redevelopment Area designation pursuant to the Local Redevelopment and Housing Law, N.J.S.A. 40A:12A-1 et seq. (the “Redevelopment Law”), specifically, N.J.S.A. 40A:12A-5, which would authorize the Borough to exercise the power of eminent domain.     Said area consists of two blocks containing ten separate tax lots within the Borough: Block 24, Lots 1, 2, 10.01, 15, and 16, and Block 105, Lots 2, 3, 4, 5, and 10 (collectively, the “Study Area”). Block 24, Lots 1, 2, 10.01, 15, and 16 are located between Manalapan Avenue to the north and Route 33 to the south between Phyllis Road to the west and Ann Street to the east, and Block 105, Lots 2, 3, 4, 5, and 10 maintain frontage along Route 33 and Route 537.     This public hearing is being held pursuant to the Redevelopment Law, which authorizes municipal governing bodies to designate certain areas of the municipality as being in need of redevelopment.     PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that you are entitled to appear at said public hearing to present any and all objections or support you may have and any other general comments relative to the Planning Board’s investigation as to whether the Study Area should be designated as a Condemnation Redevelopment Area. The resolutions of the Borough Council authorizing and directing the Planning Board to undertake this investigation, the redevelopment assessment prepared by Beacon Planning and Consulting Services, LLC, and a map depicting the boundaries of the Study Area along with a statement setting forth the basis for the investigation are on file with the Borough Clerk at Borough Hall, 30 Mechanic Street, Freehold, NJ 07728, and are available for inspection during normal business hours.     PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE, after review by the Planning Board at the hearing described herein, a finding by the Borough Council that the Study Area constitutes a Condemnation Redevelopment Area shall authorize the Borough to exercise the power of eminent domain to acquire property within the Study Area.     PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE, if the Borough Council designates the Study Area as a Condemnation Redevelopment Area, the owner(s) of property within the Study Area will receive a notice from the Borough notifying him or her of the designation, and will have forty-five (45) days from the receipt of such notice to challenge the redevelopment designation by filing the appropriate action in the Superior Court of New Jersey, Law Division.   FREEHOLD UNIFIED PLANNING BOARD ($121.44)