Thursday, October 14, 2010 (Morning)
NEWS
COAH application deemed complete, then COAH rules invalidated (Zimmer, Suburban Trends) West Milford, Passaic County
“The township’s third-round Housing Element and Fair Share Plan application was recently deemed to be administratively complete by the state’s Council on Affordable Housing (COAH).”
State agrees to give big buck$ to Hamilton, Robbinsville and East Windsor for tree replacement (Abdur-Rahman, The Trentonian) Mercer County
“The state finally saw the forest for trees in Hamilton, Robbinsville and East Windsor.”
Robbinsville: Council eyes smoother path for Town Center South (Degnan, The Messenger-Press) Robbinsville, Mercer County
“The Township Council is set to vote tonight (Thursday) on a resolution aimed at jump-starting the long-stalled development of 90 acres on the south side of Route 33 collectively known as Town Center South.”
Avalon considers affordable housing plan (Leach, The Press of Atlantic City) Avalon, Cape May County
“As the state continues to debate how affordable housing requirements will change in New Jersey, the borough is beginning to work on its own plan to meet the needs of a barrier island community.”
OPINION
New Jersey cannot afford to cancel rail tunnel project (Bressler, for the Times of Trenton) Statewide
“A little more than 24 hours after canceling New Jersey’s commitment to help pay for a second rail tunnel connecting New York and New Jersey, Gov. Chris Christie met with Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood and agreed to rethink his decision. Although the hour-long meeting did not resolve the governor’s concerns about how the tunnel should be funded, it did emphasize one important point: New Jersey has options beyond simply walking away.”
Thursday, June 24, 2010 (Morning)
Avalon Beachfill to Conclude This Week (Press Release, Cape May County Herald) — Avalon, Cape May County
“Avalon officials learned Mon., June 21st that the emergency beach fill project in the community will be completed before the weekend of June 26-27th.”
Baler expected to be open by end of July (Staff, South Bergenite) — North Arlington, Bergen County
“The New Jersey Meadowlands Commission (NJMC) expects the trash transfer station, commonly referred to as the baler, to open by the end of July, according to NJMC Executive Director Robert Ceberio.”
With COAH’s future in limbo, officials hoping for ‘simplicity’ (Butler, The Town Journal) — Bergen County
“Though the state Legislature has not yet acted on a bill that would eliminate the Council on Affordable Housing (COAH), some local officials have come out in support of the plan.”
New, special housing a likely model for N.J. (Pries, The Record) — Allendale, Bergen County
“Standing on the meandering paver walkways leading to their new apartments, Diana Stolfo and Matt Arnold locked hands and raised them up in celebration.”
West Milford Environmental Commission to map town’s trails (Zimmer, Suburban Trends) — West Milford, Bergen County
“The township’s Environmental Commission is preparing to form a master plan for the municipality’s hiking, biking, equine and unblazed trails after hearing that a $5,000 grant for the project could be awarded in the coming weeks.”
Ethics panel recommends removal of board member (Morton, The News Transcript) — Marlboro, Monmouth County
“The Marlboro Ethics Board has recommended that an alternate member of the township’s Zoning Board of Adjustment be removed from his position.”
Senior housing is on Harrison drawing board (Leir, The Observer Online) — Harrison, Essex County
“They still have to find the money to build it, but Harrison officials are moving another step closer to an ‘affordable’ multi-unit residence for senior citizens.”
Fort Monmouth redevelopment authority bill passes key committee (Method, The Asbury Park Press) — Trenton, Mercer County
“A proposed law that would create a Fort Monmouth Redevelopment Authority passes the State Budget Committee today.”
Somerville weighs new redevelopment plan (Bricketto, The Daily Record) — Somerville, Somerset County
“Professionals representing developer JSM at Somerville presented an amended site plan for the former Downtown Somerville Shopping Center during the planning board’s meeting Wednesday.”
Orange unveils plan to revive public housing complex (Corbett, The Star-Ledger) — Orange, Essex County
“Orange officials unveiled a $27 million redevelopment project to replace two decrepit, drug-infested public housing towers being demolished.”
