By William E. Cleary Sr
CNBNews Editor
THE SECRETIVE GLOUCESTER CITY COUNCIL—At a recent executive session of Gloucester City Mayor and Council, City Solicitor Leonard Wood gave an in-depth report on the ongoing negotiations with the NHP Foundation and what they are looking to do with financing the purchase of city-owned property Chatham Square.
CNBNews submitted an OPRA requesting a copy of that report and was told by the custodian of records, Kathy Jentsch, \”This matter is currently in the negotiation stage. These materials are in the possession of our attorney for that purpose-attorney client privilege\”.
According to their website, The NHP Foundation, (NHPF) owns 30 properties in 12 states and the District of Columbia, totaling approximately 6,000 units of low-and-moderate-income. They own two sites in New Jersey, the Hollybush Garden, Glassboro (252 units) and Washington Dodd Apartments, Orange (300 units). See website
The James administration purchased the property in 2008 for $4.25 million claiming the apartments were being used by \”drug dealers\”, and the criminals were a \”strain on the local police department\”. Mayor and council also said some of the people living there were a \”strain\” on the local school district.
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