BOROUGH OF BRIELLE PLANNING BOARD AND COUNCIL NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING      PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that on Wednesday, March 1 1, 2026, at 6:00 p.m., the Borough of Brielle Planning Board and Brielle Council will conduct a joint public hearing at the Brielle Borough Hall located at 601 Union Lane, Brielle, NJ 08730 to hear public comment on whether there should be a recommendation to the Borough Council that the properties within the Higgins Avenue corridor that front Higgins Avenue, as well as adjacent properties fronting Union Avenue, Riverview Drive, Euclid Avenue, the Route 35 on and off ramps, and Ashley Avenue, which are more particularly identified on the Borough of Brielle's tax map as Block 65.01, Lot 8; Block 66.01, Lots 4, 5 & 6; Block 70.01, Lots 5.01, 8, 9, 10 & 11; Block 71.01, Lots 1, 2, 3, & 4; Block 77.01, Lots 1, 2, 3, 4 & 5; Block 78.01, Lots 1, 2, 3, 4 & 5; and Block 78.02, Lots 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 & 13 (collectively, the "Study Area"), should be designated as a NonCondemnation Redevelopment Area in accordance with the Local Redevelopment and Housing Law, N.J.S.A. 40A:12A-l et seq. (the "LRHL"). Since the Study Area is being considered for designation as a Non-Condemnation Redevelopment Area, if the Borough Council designates this Study Area as an area in need of redevelopment, the Borough will not be able to use the power of eminent domain to acquire ownership of any of the parcels in the Study Area for redevelopment purposes.   You have the right to be heard at the public hearing. Any person wishing to provide public comment must do so at the public hearing. Due to the potential public interest in this issue, public comment shall be limited to three minutes per person. After the public comment period is concluded, the Planning Board shall make recommendations by way of resolution to the Borough Council regarding the designation of the Study Area as a Non-Condemnation Redevelopment Area.   The Area in Need of Redevelopment Investigation Report of the Study Area prepared by Kendra Lelie, P.P., A.I.C.P., L.L.A, (hereinafter, the "Report") and a map depicting the boundaries of the Study Area shall be on file at the Brielle Borough Planning Board Secretary's Offce, 601 Union Lane, Brielle Borough, NJ 08730 at least ten days prior to the public hearing, and may be inspected and copied during normal business hours, 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., Monday through Friday. A copy of the Report will also be posted on the Borough's website at YW-Lb!jglJgnLg.Q.Y, and on the Borough of Brielle's Facebook page.   Karen S. Brisben, Brielle Planning Board Secretary 2/21, 2/26/2026  ($93.28)