Friday, November 5, 2010 (Morning)
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NEWS
What Comes After COAH? (McDermott, NJ Spotlight) Statewide
“The overhaul of New Jersey’s affordable housing system is going back to the drawing board.”
Gloucester Twp. among towns plotting redevelopment for when the market rebounds (Osborne, The Inquirer) Gloucester Township, Gloucester County
“The days of developers jumping over one another to turn a farm into a shopping center are long gone.”
Affordable housing plan opposed by Clinton Township citizen’s group (Dawson, The Hunterdon Review) Clinton, Hunterdon County
“A citizen’s group has lodged a formal objection to the township’s affordable housing plan with the Council on Affordable Housing (COAH), but the plan will likely change anyway because of a recent state Appellate Court ruling.”
Proposed tree ordinance creates ‘property rights’ issues in Clinton Township (Dawson, The Hunterdon Review) Clinton, Hunterdon County
“A lot of people had a lot to say about a proposed tree ordinance at the council’s Wednesday, Oct. 27 meeting — and they’re pretty evenly divided pro and con.”
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.”
