A ribbon cutting ceremony for Kilmer Homes I & II will take place on March 31 at 2 p.m. Kilmer Homes I & II is located at 115 and 117 Truman Drive in Edison.
The ribbon cutting celebrates the grand opening of 120 newly constructed affordable apartments, apartments for homeless families, and the redevelopment of the former U.S. Army Camp Kilmer. Camp Kilmer officially closed in 2009.
Kilmer Homes was funded in part through the federal Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) program. Despite continued pressure to reduce its federal funding, the 42-year-old CDBG program continues to positively impact communities and their citizens. The ribbon cutting coincides with National Community Development Week. Kilmer Homes exemplifies how federal funding, specifically CDBG funding, can effectively create affordable housing.
Kilmer Homes I & II was jointly developed by The Alpert Group, LLC, Edison Affordable Housing, Inc., and Monarch Housing Associates, Inc.
The agenda will include the following speakers:
- Joe Alpert, president, The Alpert Group
- Richard W. Brown, chief executive officer, Monarch Housing Associates
- Madeline Cook, executive director, Edison Affordable Housing, Inc.
- Township of Edison Mayor Thomas Lankey
- Township of Edison Councilman Rob Karabinchak
- Township of Edison Council President Michael Lombardi
- Maria T. Maio-Messano, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
- Tony Marchetta, executive director, New Jersey Housing & Mortgage Finance Agency
- Nick Miceli, market president, TD Bank
- U. S. Congressman Frank Pallone
- Middlesex County Freeholder Director Ronald Rios
- Leslie Small, Triple C Housing
- U.S. Senator Cory Booker
- U. S. Senator Robert Menendez
- Residents of Kilmer Homes I & II
