Tag: Affordable Housing
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South Brunswick seeks to vacate orders on affordable housing
By JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer SOUTH BRUNSWICK – The Township of South Brunswick has filed a motion in Superior Court seeking to vacate the orders issued last year concerning the township’s affordable housing obligations. The township based its motion on various public documents that supported its contention that Judge Douglas K. Wolfson violated his obligation…
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Resident hopes affordable housing will be built soon
Over 10,000 families have been living in various apartment complexes in Old Bridge for years in the hopes of having their dream home in one of the proposed affordable housing units in Old Bridge. I urge Mayor Owen Henry, Council President Brian Cahill and all nine council members to support and back Mayor Henry to…
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Affordable apartments gain initial OK from planners
By Mark Rosman Staff Writer FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP – With an eye toward providing affordable housing for seniors, the Freehold Township Planning Board has moved to grant preliminary major site plan approval to an applicant with a plan to build a three-story apartment building on Business Route 33 near an entrance to the Freehold Raceway Mall.…
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Bill would permit transfer of affordable housing obligations
New Jersey District 30 legislators Sen. Bob Singer and assemblymen Sean Kean and Dave Rible plan to introduce a bill reauthorizing the use of regional contribution agreements (RCAs) to meet municipal fair share housing obligations. Current law prohibits municipalities from using RCAs, according to a press release from the three Republican legislators. The District 30…
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Sayreville needs better options for affordable housing
Like many communities, Sayreville needs to respond to the Supreme Court decision concerning affordable housing. Unlike some other communities, the Planning Board’s answer is to build 2,000 more homes/apartments on top of the 2,000 planned for The Pointe in order to achieve the required 795 affordable units. Affordable housing is a laudable goal, and providing…
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Committee members approve tax agreement with developer
By Matthew Sockol Staff Writer FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP – Township Committee members have taken action that will begin the process of creating a potential 66-unit affordable age-restricted apartment community on Business Route 33 between Wemrock Road and Cardigan Bay Lane. The apartments would be constructed on a 7.3-acre lot near the Freehold Hebrew Benefit Society cemetery…
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Tracts removed from Manalapan’s affordable housing plan
By Mark Rosman Staff Writer MANALAPAN – Property that was identified years ago as a location for affordable housing in Manalapan has been removed from the municipality’s affordable housing plan. On March 8, members of the Township Committee adopted an ordinance that amended Manalapan’s zoning map and removed two lots on Cannonero Boulevard from being…
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Jackson council votes to settle affordable housing issue
By MARK ROSMAN Staff Writer JACKSON – The Jackson Township Council has signed off on an agreement with the Fair Share Housing Center of Cherry Hill that is expected to settle issues related to the development of affordable housing in the municipality. Council members voted 3-1 on Oct. 25 to accept a negotiated settlement with…
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Senior housing zone created on Route 33 in Manalapan
By Mark Rosman Staff Writer MANALAPAN – A 55-and-over community and affordable housing can be built on a 100-acre tract on Route 33, Manalapan, following the adoption of an ordinance by the Township Committee. At its Aug. 10 meeting, the committee voted to create a senior housing overlay zone on the Skeba property in Manalapan’s…
