Local officials in Scotch Plains have redevelopment on their minds — and they’ve set their sights on many of the township-owned surface parking lots in the heart of the downtown.

“Parking lots don’t serve the best interests for the town,” Mayor Josh Losardo said. “By constructing mixed-use buildings, we grow the population. That leads to more customers, which entices more commercial tenants.”

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