On or before December 15, 2023, the Town of Harrison will submit an application to the New Jersey Department of Community Affairs, Division of Disaster Recovery and Mitigation, for funding through the Resilient Communities Grant Program for Fiscal Year 2023 in an amount not to exceed $5,000,000. Funding for the Resilient Communities Program is provided through HUD’s Community Development Block Grant–Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DR) Program, as appropriated by Congress. The proposed project will be made possible by CDBG-DR funding and will include the construction of a new firehouse in order to further fortify the Town against natural hazards. The project will take place at property described as Block 174, Lot 1.03 on the Tax Maps of the Town of Harrison.
There will be a public hearing for said application scheduled for November 28, 2023 at 6:30pm to be held in the Caucus Room, 318 Harrison Avenue, 3rd Floor, Harrison, NJ 07029. Public comments on the aforementioned application will be accepted for a fourteen-day period after the public hearing is held and must be submitted to the Town by December 12, 2023. A copy of the application can be obtained by contacting Paul J. Zarbetski, Town Clerk, pjzarbetski@townofharrison.com, 973-268-2442. Accommodations for non-English speaking citizens will be made with advanced notice.
Paul J. Zarbetski, Town Clerk