COAH
COAH - Seven Fatal Flaws
An interesting message from the New Jersey State League of Municipalities.
SEVEN FATAL FLAWS OF THE COAH REGULATIONS
Negative and overwhelming burdens on the taxpayer in violation of the Fair Housing Act, which specifically provides that a municipality shall not be required to raise or expend municipal revenue in order to provide low and moderate income housing.
Unjustified [...]
Special Planning Board Meeting - Pizzo and Pizzo
Last night at the municipal building, we held a special planning board meeting. After many years and many meetings the Pizzo and Pizzo property known now as Presidential Place at Lebanon has been finalized and approved.
The property will be located on Cokebury Road across from the Kay-Bee Toy distribution facility (Lots 1 and 3, [...]
In the News - COAH and Highlands Council
Who didn’t see this coming??????????’
Affordable-housing pledge clashes with Highlands Act
Lawmakers and preservationists must decide how to reconcile competing goals
Tuesday, August 05, 2008
BY PAULA SAHA
Star-Ledger Staff
As many officials in northern New Jersey see it, the Highlands Act and the state’s affordable-housing laws are two noble causes that appear to be on a collision course.
On the one [...]
Opinion - COAH and Highlands
Captain Jon steers for two more icebergs
Posted by pmulshin July 19, 2008 12:20PM
You know that cliche about rearranging the deck chairs on the Titanic?
Jon Corzine just did it one better. Actually he did it two better.
As if our economy weren’t sinking fast enough, the Corzine administration last week found a couple of ways to make [...]
In the News - COAH
Corzine signs affordable housing overhaul
By GREGORY J. VOLPE
Gannett State Bureau
In a scene reminiscent of a Southern Baptist tent revival, Gov. Jon S. Corzine signed legislation on Thursday overhauling the state’s affordable housing policy that advocates called landmark and critics called another property tax raiser.
It “is the most important housing reform legislation enacted in the nation, [...]
7 Town Group - In the News
A great article in today’s Star Ledger -
Local officials attack new affordable housing rules
Municipalities fear taxpayers will bear the brunt of higher state quotas
Thursday, February 07, 2008
BY BEV McCARRON
Star-Ledger Staff
Municipal officials unhappy with the state’s push for 115,000 more affordable homes say the new housing rules will burden taxpayers and promote overdevelopment in already-strained Somerset [...]
7 Town Group - COAH Update
It looks like DCA Commissioner Doria will be attending the public meeting on 2/5 in Flemington. Kind of makes it easy to hand deliver our combined 7 Town Group letter!
The 7 town Group has 10 signatures with Bridgewater Twp and Washington Twp (Warren County) joining from outside Hunterdon County. Great news as [...]
7 Town Group - COAH Update
We continue to move forward in our effort to convey the flaws of the new 3rd round COAH rules as it affects municipalities across the great state of New Jersey.
In preparation and as a recommendation by the group, a letter was sent to Commissioner Doria asking for the entire COAH council attend the 2/5 [...]
7 Town Group - History
Being a newly elected Mayor, I was aware of but not familiar with the history of the 7 Town Group. I asked Mayor Nick Corcodilis of Clinton Twp to give a brief history -
” The 7 Town Group formed during the NJ State Cross Acceptance process several years ago while we worked on our municipal [...]
7 Town Group
Last night was the first meeting of the 7 Town Group to attempt a formal rebuttal to the new 3rd round COAH rules proposed by the State of New Jersey.
The 7 Town group has had success in partnering for a common goal and working with both Hunterdon County and the State of NJ during the [...]
PART I - What is COAH?
The Council on Affordable Housing (COAH) was created by the Fair Housing Act of 1985 as the State Legislature’s response to a series of New Jersey Supreme Court cases known as the Mount Laurel decisions. The Supreme Court established a constitutional obligation for each of the 566 municipalities in the state [...]
