Kelly L. Beamon

3 weeks ago | archpaper.com | Kelly L. Beamon

In recent years, before the Trump administration’s crusade to repeal inclusion initiatives, more women architects had actually felt seen, but that doesn’t mean they were being heard—until now. Lately when you might expect women architects to be worried about the rebuilding of gender barriers, they already have a solution: all-women teams. Today, you can find entire project teams and construction leadership with no men in sight.

2 months ago | trentonjournal.com | Kelly L. Beamon

Facing an affordable housing landscape defined by scarcity, fraught with lawsuits, and overshadowed by a statewide deadline to add nearly 85,000 units in 10 years, New Jersey towns are doubling down on the use of some controversial housing tools. First up are restrictive deeds, limiting to whom and for how much affordable homeowners may sell their property.

Dec 27, 2024 | mercerme.com | Kelly L. Beamon

1 Following numerous complaints to New Jersey American Water (NJAW) about the taste and odor of tap water, in areas including Hopewell Township, the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP) has issued a Notice of Violation to a company that is located within the Raritan River watershed and has experienced a spill.

Dec 22, 2024 | mercerme.com | Kelly L. Beamon

1 On Tuesday, December 17, when the all-volunteer Hopewell Borough Economic Development Committee met to discuss plans and projects for 2025, they drew inspiration from national non-profit Strong Towns, which hosts webinars, podcasts, and a website educating town leaders on strategies to spur responsible economic growth.

Dec 20, 2024 | mercerme.com | Kelly L. Beamon

1 Amid news that a water sample collector at Trenton Water Works (TWW) was found to be falsifying drinking water data for more than a year, Mayor Courtney Peters-Manning renews her call for the NJDEP to takeover the public utility. Although the TWW employee’s actions were discovered in 2023, the utility just sent towns a mailer about the problem in October. Trenton Mayor W. Reed Gusciora issued his statement on the problem on December 3.