The City of Asbury Park Housing Authority on Tuesday announced the organization’s standing has raised. The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development [HUD] now considers the agency to be “standard.” For the past several years, it has been listed as a substandard troubled organization by HUD, but has consistently improved in its grading since […]

A possible land swap between the Asbury Park Housing Authority and redevelopers at the Springwood Avenue Project site is on the table. The Springwood Avenue Project is a multi-structure redevelopment venture slated for Springwood Avenue between Atkins Avenue and Memorial Drive. Terms and conditions of the redevelopers’ agreement are still being worked out and sources tell […]

The Asbury Park Housing Authority has entered into a new agreement for professional legal services. At a special meeting held Tuesday, the Board of Commissioners appointed Florio, Perrucci, Steinhardt and Fader as their new attorneys. It took the board two attempts and two closed executive sessions before a vote passed. The initial vote was 3-0 […]

Two positions on the Asbury Park Housing Authority, and an alternate position on the city’s zoning board, have opened up, and the city council is seeking applicants to fill them. The application for both positions is the same one that was created to establish the citizen advisory committees. Interested residents can pick up a copy […]

The Asbury Park Housing Authority has received approval to demolish the Boston Way apartments [shown above]. Approval came from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s Special Application Center, according to a statement released by Tyrone Garrett, interim executive director of the Asbury Park Housing Authority. “Within thirty seconds of receiving the demolition approval,” […]

Mark Holmes, the former executive director of the Asbury Park Housing Authority, has been charged with theft in connection with his tenure at the agency, according to a news release from the Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office. Holmes — who was a former mayor and councilman in Lawrence Township — is accused of stealing more than […]

The Boston Way Village housing complex will be demolished soon, as the city council has agreed to write a letter of approval supporting its razing. The Asbury Park Housing Authority [APHA] has met the requirements for demolition, which include holding resident meetings and having a resolution approved by the APHA’s board of commissioners, said Dan […]

The city council is scheduled to meet tonight in council chambers at City Hall. A closed executive session will start at 5 p.m., followed by a workshop session at 6 p.m. and a regular council meeting at 7 p.m. The following items are on the agenda: • A presentation from prospective Springwood Avenue developers. • […]

The city council is scheduled to meet tonight in council chambers at City Hall. A closed executive session will start at 5 p.m., followed by a workshop session at 6 p.m. and a regular council meeting at 7 p.m. The following items are on the agenda: • A vote on expansion of the premises at […]

The city council is scheduled to meet tonight, with a workshop session beginning at 6 p.m. and the regular meeting beginning at 7 p.m. The council will meet in closed session at 5 p.m. prior to the public meeting. Public participation takes place at the beginning of the regular meeting. Items on the agenda for both […]