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June NJM Cover

Looking to the future includes planning for the health of the community. Read about NJCRC in the UpFront article on page 6.

June 2025

Feature Articles

  • Coastal Resilience
    Municipalities working with NJCRC can build partnerships across sectors and connect to funding opportunities
    Amanda Archer
  • Vineland Convention Center
    Driving economic growth and serving community needs
    Stephanie Berge
  • Affordable Housing Obligations 
    Housing for special needs adults can help municipalities meet their numbers 
    Steve Setteducati
  • From Fire District to Fire Department 
    New Jersey Department of Community Affairs (DCA) and Plainsboro Township work together to strengthen fire services
    Jacquelyn Suarez and Anthony Cancro
  • A Long-Range Plan to Address Drainage Issues
    Consider adopting a resolution for your municipality
    Michael L. Razze Jr. and Joseph Hrubash
  • Mayors Wellness Campaign Healthy Towns
    New Jersey's cities and towns continue leading in health and wellness initiatives
    Katie Bisaha
  • Innovative Partnership
    Town of Westfield announces 2026 completion for town-wide road paving initiative
    Kim Forde
  • Sailing Over the Park
    How an iconic Lakewood park got a new, safer look
    Ray Coles
  • Municipal Responsibilities 
    Navigating lead paint inspections, reporting requirements, and the new DCA Lead Reporting Portal
    Jacquelyn Suarez
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NJ Transit train passing over bridge in one of the state's back bay communities. Courtesy of Monmouth University Urban Coast Institute.

Coastal Resilience

Municipalities working with NJCRC can build partnerships across sectors and connect to funding opportunities


Did you know there are about 239 municipalities with tidally influenced waters across 16 counties in New Jersey? The New Jersey Coastal Resilience Collaborative (NJCRC) is a professional network established to foster sustainable and resilient coastal communities and ecosystems by generating informed action. The NJCRC helps make resilience a priority by working directly with communities to raise awareness, identify challenges, and build support   for addressing them with beneficial solutions. Over 100 diverse partners make up the NJCRC, including federal, state, and local government, regional planning groups, universities, non- governmental organizations, consulting companies and other for-profit businesses, national   estuary programs and reserves, advocacy groups, and community representatives.

NJCRC leadership consists of three co-chairs who act as an executive committee of the board of directors and three managing directors to support the function and coordina tion of NJCRC activities. The Board of Directors reflects the make-up of General Partners with representatives from diverse sectors to help guide the goals and objectives of the organi zation. The NJCRC is open to all interested individuals, municipalities, agencies/organizations, and businesses who commit to working for the common good of New Jersey residents in enhancing coastal resilience and mitigating coastal hazards.  To continue reading, please visit page 6.

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State House building columns.

In This Issue

Legislative Update


This month's Legislative Update discusses the League's position on A-5373/S-4222 which permits municipalities to acquire real property that is abandoned, vacant or subject to unpaid taxes and A-5350 which prohibits development of affordable housing on contaminated land. To read the Legislative Update visit page 50.

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NJ Knowledge Quiz

Q: Prior to the arrival of Europeans to the Garden State, how did the Leni-Lenape house themselves?

A: According to Julianne Tarrant writing for Plainsboro's Historic Wicoff House Museum's blog, the Lenni Lenape constructed wigwams of woven stalks of corn, large pieces of elm or bark. Mud and clay were also used to prevent water from leaking through.

For more NJ trivia, view the last page of each magazine issue.

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