Keansburg Neighborhood

Keansburg Carr Ave 

Neighborhood Plan

Thanks to everyone who responded to our surveys, attending community meetings, and participated in focus groups, the Department of Community Affairs has approved the Carr Avenue Neighborhood Plan for a 10-year period! 

What Is the NRTC Program, and What Does It Mean for Keansburg?

The Neighborhood Revitalization Tax Credit (NRTC) program is a New Jersey initiative that helps communities bring their own ideas for neighborhood improvement to life. Through NRTC, local organizations work closely with residents to create a multi-year revitalization plan. If the State approves the plan, it becomes eligible for significant tax-credit-funded investments from corporate partners.

This initiative is designed to build on and support the important work already happening in Keansburg. NRTC funding brings additional “free” dollars into the neighborhood, creating opportunities to strengthen local projects and enhance community spaces and services without increasing local taxes. It works hand-in-hand with municipal priorities and helps expand the resources available to carry out those goals.

For Keansburg residents, this means something important: your voice can directly shape how new resources and opportunities flow into our community.

Where We Are in the Planning Process

We have officially completed the planning process! We submitted the plan for review at the end of May, followed by a DCA site visit here in Keansburg. During the visit, we took the DCA team on a trolley tour throughout the neighborhood so they could experience the community firsthand and better understand both its assets and the opportunities identified in the plan.

A special thanks to Kristine and Mike from Keansburg Garden Club, Cliff Moore with the Borough, John Schwartz from Keansburg Historical Society, Owen McKenna with St. Ann’s Church, and Anthony and the team at Anthony’s Pizza for welcoming us into your spaces and helping the DCA team get a fuller picture of the community and the work already happening here. And thanks to Diana at Half Moon for letting the DCA team park in your lot!

The Neighborhood Plan was officially approved on September 15th, just in time for us to submit our Year One Project Plan application to DCA by the September 18th deadline. The annual applications are how we will fund the actual implementation of the strategies everyone came up with throughout our community planning sessions. This first application will include activities to: 

• help existing homeowners make needed repairs and improve the resiliency of their homes, 

• help neighborhood renters prepare for and pursue homeownership, 

• improve Keansburg’s business districts and support local businesses, and 

• continue resident engagement and community-building activities. 

The application is now being reviewed by DCA while we continue working to line up NRTC investment for the Keansburg plan. The specific scope of what we are able to implement will depend on how much NRTC funding we ultimately receive, so more details to come! 

Why This Matters

NRTC is a powerful tool because it puts residents at the center. Your ideas and lived experience help guide where investments should go, and ensure the plan reflects what Keansburg families value most.

To learn more about the Keansburg NRTC project, contact Gillian Edgar at gedgar@housingall.org.

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