Wednesday, June 16, 2010 (Evening)
No vote is planned as N.J. Assembly committee schedules hearing on affordable housing bill (Ackermann, The Star-Ledger) — Trenton, Mercer County
“The chairman of an Assembly panel today said his committee will hear testimony on a controversial affordable-housing bill Thursday, but it will not vote on the legislation.”
Madison Borough Council Passes Ordinance That Prevents 24 Hour Businesses in Residential Area: Zoning Ordinance Amended To Allow Office Buildings in Certain Areas of the Borough (Eckert, The Alternative Press) — Madison, Morris County
“An ordinance that prevents retail business establishments that are located near residential areas in Madison from operating between the hours of 11 pm to 6 am was unanimously passed by the Borough Council in a 6-0 vote on Monday night at Bayley Ellard School.”
West Milford mayor continues battle for aid (Zimmer, NorthJersey.com) — West Milford, Passaic County
“Mayor Bettina Bieri returned to Trenton earlier this month to once again confront state officials and denounce the municipality’s possible loss of $757,687 in state watershed moratorium aid.” Clinton Twp. plans 151 “affordable” housing units at Windy Acres (Leeds, The Hunterdon County Democrat) — Clinton, Hunterdon County “Officials plan to build up to 151 units of state-mandated ‘affordable’ housing on a 37-acre parcel carved from the Windy Acres property near Lebanon Borough, and have abandoned their plan to build some of it along Old Allerton Road — at least for now.”
