{
 "city": "Lawnside",
 "state": "New Jersey",
 "page": "https://mytown.theboringparts.com/city/lawnside.net/",
 "attribution": "MyTown / The Boring Parts — CC BY 4.0. Summaries AI-generated from official sources.",
 "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
 "generated": "2026-07-23",
 "upcoming": [],
 "recent": [
  {
   "date": "2026-07-22",
   "body": "Borough Council",
   "headline": null,
   "summary": null,
   "agenda_url": "https://www.lawnside.net/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Agenda/_07222026-46",
   "minutes_url": null,
   "source": "https://www.lawnside.net/AgendaCenter"
  },
  {
   "date": "2026-07-22",
   "body": "Borough Council",
   "headline": "Council to adopt the 2026 municipal budget and consider senior housing ordinance",
   "summary": "The Borough Council will hold a public hearing on the introduced 2026 municipal budget and then vote to adopt it. The meeting also includes Ordinance 06-2026, which repeals Ordinance 05-2026 and amends the Bell Avenue Redevelopment Plan to permit an affordable senior housing complex. Routine consent‑agenda items such as tax‑sale certificate adjustments, surplus credit cancellations, rescinding prior resolutions, and appointing a Property Maintenance Official will be approved by a single motion.",
   "agenda_url": "https://www.lawnside.net/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Agenda/_07222026-45",
   "minutes_url": null,
   "source": "https://www.lawnside.net/AgendaCenter"
  },
  {
   "date": "2026-07-13",
   "body": "Planning Board",
   "headline": "Discuss redevelopment study for Block 1106 lots on Charman Ave/Warwick Rd",
   "summary": "The Planning Board will consider a redevelopment study for Block 1106, covering lots 16‑20 located on Charman Avenue and Warwick Road. The study is being presented by First Step Capital, LLC. No other business items are listed on the agenda.",
   "agenda_url": "https://www.lawnside.net/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Agenda/_07132026-44",
   "minutes_url": null,
   "source": "https://www.lawnside.net/AgendaCenter"
  },
  {
   "date": "2026-06-29",
   "body": "Planning Board",
   "headline": "Lawnside Planning Board to discuss affordable housing and redevelopment",
   "summary": "The Lawnside Planning Board will hold a special meeting via Zoom to discuss two new business items: a 100% affordable senior housing development on Pine Street and a redevelopment study area on Charman Avenue and Warwick Road.",
   "agenda_url": "https://www.lawnside.net/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Agenda/_06292026-42",
   "minutes_url": null,
   "source": "https://www.lawnside.net/AgendaCenter"
  },
  {
   "date": "2026-06-29",
   "body": "Planning Board",
   "headline": "Board to discuss senior housing and redevelopment study proposals",
   "summary": "The Lawnside Planning Board will consider two development items. One is a 100% affordable senior housing project on Block 402, Lot 8, Pine Street by Pine Street Ventures, LLC. The other is a redevelopment study for Block 1106, Lots 16‑20 on Charman Avenue / Warwick Road by First Step Capital, LLC.",
   "agenda_url": "https://www.lawnside.net/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Agenda/_06292026-43",
   "minutes_url": null,
   "source": "https://www.lawnside.net/AgendaCenter"
  },
  {
   "date": "2026-06-09",
   "body": "Borough Council",
   "headline": "Lawnside Borough Council to hold public hearing and adopt 2026 budget",
   "summary": "The Borough Council is meeting to conduct a public hearing and vote on the adoption of the 2026 Municipal Budget. The meeting also includes a public hearing and vote on an ordinance regarding municipal budget appropriation limits.",
   "agenda_url": "https://www.lawnside.net/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Agenda/_06092026-41",
   "minutes_url": null,
   "source": "https://www.lawnside.net/AgendaCenter"
  },
  {
   "date": "2026-06-03",
   "body": "Borough Council",
   "headline": "Borough Council to vote on senior housing and $1.5M capital projects",
   "summary": "The Lawnside Borough Council will hold its regular meeting via Microsoft Teams to adopt minutes and consider a second reading of an ordinance amending the Bell Avenue Redevelopment Plan for affordable senior housing. The body will also vote on a bond ordinance authorizing up to $1.5 million in capital improvements and the issuance of general obligation bonds.",
   "agenda_url": "https://www.lawnside.net/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Agenda/_06032026-39",
   "minutes_url": null,
   "source": "https://www.lawnside.net/AgendaCenter"
  },
  {
   "date": "2026-05-26",
   "body": "ZONING BOARD",
   "headline": "Board denies construction on 139 Bryant Avenue lot",
   "summary": "The Lawnside Zoning Board will first review and approve the minutes from its April 28, 2026 meeting. It will then record a resolution denying a construction request for 139 Bryant Avenue Block 1207, Lot 23. The denial cites the lot’s size of 5,000 square feet, which is below the required 6,500 square feet. No new business is listed for this meeting.",
   "agenda_url": "https://www.lawnside.net/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Agenda/_05262026-40",
   "minutes_url": null,
   "source": "https://www.lawnside.net/AgendaCenter"
  },
  {
   "date": "2026-05-12",
   "body": "Borough Council",
   "headline": "Lawnside Council to vote on 2026 budget and rate ordinance",
   "summary": "The Lawnside Borough Council will consider Ordinance 04-2026 to set the calendar year 2026 index rate and Ordinance to exceed municipal budget appropriation limits. The body will also vote on resolutions to adopt the 2026 EEOC budget and the 2026 Municipal Budget.",
   "agenda_url": "https://www.lawnside.net/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Agenda/_05122026-38",
   "minutes_url": "https://www.lawnside.net/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Minutes/_05122026-38",
   "source": "https://www.lawnside.net/AgendaCenter"
  },
  {
   "date": "2026-05-06",
   "body": "Borough Council",
   "headline": "Council will consider Ordinance No. 04-2026 to exceed budget limits and create a cap bank.",
   "summary": "The Borough Council will hold a second reading and adoption of Ordinance No. 03-2026, which amends the redevelopment plan for Area I north of Oak Avenue, and Ordinance No. 04-2026, which allows the municipal budget to exceed appropriation limits and establishes a cost‑of‑living adjustment cap bank. The council will also adopt the minutes from the March 4 and April 1, 2026 meetings and consider routine items on the consent agenda, including budget resolutions, a recycling grant filing, a fireworks display approval, and a resolution of need from Pine Street Ventures LLC. Monthly financial reports for March 2026 will be presented.",
   "agenda_url": "https://www.lawnside.net/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Agenda/_05062026-37",
   "minutes_url": "https://www.lawnside.net/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Minutes/_05062026-37",
   "source": "https://www.lawnside.net/AgendaCenter"
  },
  {
   "date": "2026-05-04",
   "body": "Borough Council",
   "headline": "Borough Council to approve affordable senior housing at Bell Avenue",
   "summary": "The council will consider Ordinance No. 05-2026, which amends the Bell Avenue Redevelopment Plan to allow an affordable senior‑housing complex. It will also act on Ordinance No. 04-2026 setting the 2026 index rate and Ordinance No. 06-2026 authorizing $1,515,000 in capital improvements and up to $799,747 for equipment purchases. Several resolutions on the consent agenda will be adopted, including naming Pine Street Ventures LLC as the redeveloper for Block 402, Lot 8, approving its sale and a PILOT agreement, and referring the redevelopment amendment to the Planning Board.",
   "agenda_url": "https://www.lawnside.net/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Agenda/_05042026-36",
   "minutes_url": "https://www.lawnside.net/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Minutes/_05042026-36",
   "source": "https://www.lawnside.net/AgendaCenter"
  },
  {
   "date": "2026-04-29",
   "body": "Borough Council",
   "headline": "Council considers ordinance for 52‑unit affordable senior housing on Bell Ave.",
   "summary": "The Borough Council will vote on Ordinance No. 05‑2026 to amend the Bell Avenue Redevelopment Area, allowing a four‑story, 52‑unit affordable senior housing complex with 39 parking spaces on Block 402, Lots 6 and 8. The meeting also includes Ordinance No. 04‑2026 to set the municipal budget appropriation limits and COLA cap, a motion to introduce the 2026 budget, and two resolutions naming Pine Street Ventures LLC as the redeveloper and approving the sale of the parcels.",
   "agenda_url": "https://www.lawnside.net/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Agenda/_04292026-35",
   "minutes_url": null,
   "source": "https://www.lawnside.net/AgendaCenter"
  },
  {
   "date": "2026-04-28",
   "body": "ZONING BOARD",
   "headline": "Zoning Board to discuss lot size and garage construction",
   "summary": "The Lawnside Zoning Board of Adjustment will review a request to construct on an undersized lot and approve a garage addition. The meeting will also consider a sign installation permit.",
   "agenda_url": "https://www.lawnside.net/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Agenda/_04282026-34",
   "minutes_url": null,
   "source": "https://www.lawnside.net/AgendaCenter"
  },
  {
   "date": "2026-04-22",
   "body": "Planning Board",
   "headline": "Special Planning Meeting on Apr 22, 2026 via Zoom, no agenda items listed",
   "summary": "The Lawnside Planning Board scheduled a special meeting for April 22, 2026 at 7:00 PM Eastern Time. The meeting will be held via Zoom using the provided link, meeting ID 853 3552 8469 and passcode 706845. No specific agenda items or decisions are listed in the agenda document.",
   "agenda_url": "https://www.lawnside.net/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Agenda/_04222026-32",
   "minutes_url": null,
   "source": "https://www.lawnside.net/AgendaCenter"
  },
  {
   "date": "2026-04-22",
   "body": "Planning Board",
   "headline": "Lawnside Planning Board to discuss redevelopment plan amendment",
   "summary": "The Lawnside Planning Board will hold a special meeting to discuss an amendment to the Redevelopment Plan for Area 1, located north of Oak Avenue. The meeting will be conducted via Zoom.",
   "agenda_url": "https://www.lawnside.net/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Agenda/_04222026-33",
   "minutes_url": null,
   "source": "https://www.lawnside.net/AgendaCenter"
  }
 ]
}