New Jersey Future’s 2011 Redevelopment Forum will be held on Friday, March 4 at the Hyatt Hotel and Conference Center in New Brunswick, New Jersey. To register at the early-bird rate of $85 for New Jersey Future members and $125 for non-members click here (NJF also accepts purchase orders). After Feb. 18, admission is $100 for New Jersey Future members and $140 for non-members. NJF has also applied for 5.5 AICP Certification Maintenance (CM) credits and will be applying for CLE Credits. If you have any questions, please contact Marianne Jann at 609/393-0008, ext. 101.
Florio Perrucci partners Governor James J. Florio, and Philip J. Morin III will each be serving as panelists at the Forum and the firm will be a co-sponsor of the cocktail reception following the Forum. Details of the panels are below:
Renewables and Redevelopment? Balancing Redevelopment with Green Energy Production – Should spaces like brownfields and landfills be used as solar panel “fields”? Or should they be redeveloped with offices, housing, and transit? Is there a way to make both possible? This panel will highlight recent case studies in Trenton and Jersey City, and look at the types of ordinances communities are putting in place to allow these projects.
Panelists:
- Michele N. Siekerka, Esq., Assistant Commissioner for Economic Growth and Green Energy, New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (Moderator)
- Governor James J. Florio, Founding Partner, Florio, Perrucci, Steinhardt & Fader
- Alfred Matos, Vice President – Renewables and Energy Solutions, PSE&G
- George Vallone, President, Hoboken Brownstone Company
Areas in Need of Rehabilitation: Exploring the Potential and Limitations – The successful redevelopment of an area does not always have to involve the acquisition, clearance and assemblage of multiple properties for new buildings and uses. In many cases, the designation of an “area in need of rehabilitation” may be the a better option. In this session, speakers will explore the tools available to towns with this designation, its limitations as well as strategies for using the area- in-need-of rehabilitation designation as part of a broader revitalization strategy.
Panelists:
- Philip J. Morin III, Esq., Partner, Florio Perrucci Steinhardt & Fader (Moderator)
- Anne Babineau, Esq., Partner, Wilentz, Goldman & Spitzer, P.A
- Marta Lefsky, Director of Planning & Development, Woodbridge Township
- Raymond McCarthy, Mayor, Town of Bloomfield
- David G. Roberts, AICP, PP, LLA, RLA, LEED-AP, Department Manager, Maser Consulting PA