Friday, December 7, 2012
The borough amended its master plan Wednesday night to accommodate the 149 units it is required to provide.
Oceanport took steps to satisfy its affordable housing obligation by amending its master plan Wednesday night to accommodate the 149 units it is required to provide. Following a special planning board meeting that outlined how Oceanport would meet its Council on Affordable Housing (COAH) obligations, the borough council approved the amendment at its meeting that followed, but not before officials expressed frustration with affordable housing mandates. Architect Elizabeth McManus outlined how Oceanport would meet its third round of COAH obligations during a special planning board meeting on Dec. 5. A majority of COAH opportunites are pre-existing in the borough while three new programs outlined at the meeting are highlighted in italics in …
"The entire system is broken and needs to be fixed," according to Councilman Joseph Irace.
Transcript from statement read at the Dec. 5 Oceanport Borough Council meeting by Councilman Joseph Irace: Tonight we are being "asked" under court order, to approve an affordable housing plan for the Borough of Oceanport for COAH Round 2. The entire debate on Affordable Housing is one that I have trouble understanding intellectually, socially and fiscally. While we all embrace the idea of lower priced homes, where newly married couples and our aging population can remain in our town for now and years to come, I have a hard time accepting the fact that the Courts, and not our legislature, have the ability to mandate how many homes and the type of homes that a municipality must provide. This is especially troublesome to me because the …
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Friday, March 9, 2012
Court rules that the governor lacks authority to reorganize an independent agency, saying future of Council on Affordable Housing is up to state Legislature.
A state appeals panel has overturned Gov. Chris Christie's reorganization of New Jersey's affordable housing bureaucracy, saying the governor lacked authority to abolish an independent agency. Christie issued an executive order in June 2011 that eliminated the state Council on Affordable Housing and transferred its responsibilities to the state Department of Community Affairs. Christie says he will appeal the decision. "We are obviously disappointed with the court decision, which only perpetuates the nightmare New Jersey has endured for decades with the COAH bureaucracy," said Christie spokesman Michael Drewniak. In its ruling, written by Judge Philip S. Charchman, the appellate panel said that the state Reorganization Act "does not grant …
C. DeFonce
8:33 am on Saturday, December 8, 2012
Well stated! Anything that can be done from the residents i.e., taxpayers of this program, you let me know. more ›