Maraziti, Falcon & Healey, LLP was selected by the New Jersey Redevelopment Authority (NJRA) to be instructors for the 3-day program entitled, “The Redevelopment Training Process.”  The program is part of the Redevelopment Training Institute sponsored by NJRA, which offers comprehensive training with regard to the legal, financial, real estate, political and practical aspect of redevelopment in New Jersey.  It is more comprehensive than a one-day seminar and includes lectures, interactive discussion, mock presentations, workshops and case studies.  Click here to see the Table of Contents for the program. 

            The program was held at Thomas Edison State College the week of October 23, 2006.  Maraziti, Falcon & Healey taught the program with Heyer & Gruel Associates, a planning firm in New Brunswick, NJ.  The 3-day program was the first of its kind in New Jersey and was extremely well received.  The program will be presented again in April 2007.

            The training is geared for municipal planning and economic development officials, non-profit and for-profit developers, community development corporations, economic development corporations, elected officials and local government bodies.  The goal of the NJRA Training Institute is to assist the redevelopment community prepare practical, effective redevelopment plans using all the tools available from NJRA and other state and federal agencies for redevelopment and brownfields projects in urban and suburban environments.  The Institute also offers programs focusing on real estate and finance as they impact redevelopment projects.  Click here for more details.