Tag: Affordable Housing
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105 housing units gain vote of approval from Marlboro planners
MARLBORO – Members of the Marlboro Planning Board have granted preliminary and final site plan approval for a residential development that will include market priced homes and affordable housing units at Route 79 and Stevenson Drive. The board has granted preliminary site plan approval for the commercial portion of the same application. The applicant is…
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Princeton Council approves ordinances to develop market rate, affordable housing on Franklin Avenue
The Princeton Council has signed off on a pair of ordinances that could lead to the development of as many as 80 affordable apartments and 80 market rate apartments on the site of the Princeton Housing Authority’s Maple Terrace and Franklin Terrace apartments on Franklin Avenue. The council approved the two ordinances – the basic…
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Applicant lays out plan for townhouses, apartments at Marlboro property
MARLBORO – Testimony regarding an application that proposes the construction of 105 housing units and two commercial buildings on Route 79 between Buck Lane and Stevenson Drive is expected to resume at the Marlboro Planning Board’s Aug. 19 meeting. Testimony on the application began on July 15. Representatives of the applicant, Marlboro Development Group, LLC,…
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Holmdel officials approve Middle Road site for affordable housing
HOLMDEL – Township Committee members have put their stamp of approval on a 4-acre parcel on Middle Road that could eventually be the location of 50 affordable housing units. During a meeting on July 28, Mayor Gregory Buontempo, Deputy Mayor Cathy Weber, Committeeman Rocco Pascucci and Committeeman Prakash Santhana voted “yes” on a motion to…
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Ordinances could allow as many as 160 housing units at Maple/Franklin Terrace site
A pair of ordinances that would pave the way for the development of as many as 80 affordable housing units, and 80 market rate units, on the site of the Princeton Housing Authority’s Maple Terrace and Franklin Terrace apartments has been introduced by the Princeton Council. The ordinances, which were introduced at the Princeton Council’s…
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Tri-Town News Briefs, July 22
Jackson residents whose homes are in need of repairs can turn to municipal officials for possible assistance. Officials have appointed Rehabco Inc. as the township’s housing rehabilitation administrator/coordinator. In accordance with the housing rehabilitation program, Jackson officials previously designated $138,000 to be appropriated from the township’s affordable housing trust fund to cover repairs at 46…
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Mayor: Middletown will keep working to provide affordable housing in community
MIDDLETOWN – In Mayor Tony Perry’s view, municipal officials in Middletown will not “turn their backs on those who need safe and affordable housing.” Perry and Township Administrator Anthony Mercantante discussed the state of affordable housing in Middletown during recent interviews with the Independent. In mid-2019, Middletown officials ended negotiations with representatives of the Fair…
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Manalapan officials create three zones for affordable housing
MANALAPAN – The Township Committee has adopted three ordinances that officials said will help Manalapan meet its obligation to provide opportunities for the development of affordable housing in the community. The ordinances were adopted during the committee’s July 8 meeting. The passage of the local legislation relates to Manalapan’s settlement of affordable housing issues with…
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Jackson residents fighting for ‘fair process and our quality of life’
By Elenor Hannum How is it possible that the interests of New Jersey developers can supersede vital provisions in the Fair Share Housing Act, A-500, and when do the Fair Share Housing Center attorneys choose to turn their heads to such provisions as a means to help developers cash in at the expense of residents’…
