A recent Hunterdon Democrat article reports that the Clinton Township Community Coalition (CTCC) has filed a formal protest about the township’s most recent affordable housing plan with the New Jersey Council On Affordable Housing (COAH). The Hunterdon Review covers the story in much more depth: Affordable housing plan opposed by Clinton Township citizen’s group. The Clinton Township Community Coalition [...]
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Will this executive order save taxpayers, or developers?
Governor Chris Christie today issued an executive order suspending all activity by the NJ Council On Affordable Housing (COAH). The question is, will it hand developers a new club to bludgeon municipalities and flout land use law — and to force taxpayers to continue subsidizing private developers? According to an article in The Star Ledger, [...]
Lying to get elected, Borkowski style
In an expected end-of-the-campaign dirty trick, the Imbriaco, Marra, Peck team has sent a letter to voters proclaiming that Clinton Township’s affordable housing plan is no good — and that they will build all our affordable housing on Windy Acres. Presto! But there’s one little problem… FACT: The township’s affordable housing plan already includes putting housing units on [...]
We win a battle against sprawl & higher taxes
Want to know how Clinton Township stopped long-term tax hikes that result from sprawl? Every three years the N.J. State Planning Commission is supposed to issue The State Plan — a map that defines where the State wants development, and what areas need to be protected from development. Planning Area (PA) 1 is urban. PA-2 is [...]
Windy Acres slated for affordable housing, open space
Last Wednesday night the Clinton Township Council took action to subdivide the 292-acre Windy Acres property into open space and for affordable housing use. 25 acres will be set aside for future affordable housing, to be used as necessary under COAH’s 3rd-round growth share rules. Such units will be built only if the town grows. [...]
COAH under siege
20 towns joined forces in 2008 to file suit against the New Jersey Council On Affordable Housing (COAH). Are these locals opposed to “affordables” living in their towns? Quite the contrary. All 20 towns are in compliance with COAH’s rules and have filed appropriate plans to comply with NJ’s affordable housing law. In other words, [...]