JERSEY CITY — The public will get a chance to speak out on the city's $180 million plan to purchase the 100-acre Bayfront site on the Hackensack River waterfront.

The city's plan is to buy the formerly contaminated site, which is slated to become a massive commercial and residential development, build necessary infrastructure and then partner with potentially multiple companies to develop the site. The old plan had Honeywell, which co-owns the site with the city, selling the entire property to one developer at some point this year.

Mayor Steve Fulop has said a benefit of the new plan is that the city can set aside more of the planned units as affordable housing.

A measure to approve borrowing the $180 million is on tap for the June 27 council meeting. Wednesday's special meeting is devoted entirely to a public hearing on the matter.

At a May council caucus, Fulop said of all the options the city has with the Bayfront site, buying it entirely is "the most ambitious and the most aggressive but also I think bears the most positive results for the future of the city ultimately."

The meeting is scheduled for Wednesday, June 20 at 6:30 p.m. in the council chambers at City Hall, 280 Grove St.

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