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Data to be Used for State Planning Purposes Kept Secret

Senator Christopher “Kip” Bateman (R-Somerset), continued to call on Governor Jon Corzine today to release the results of a Rutgers study provided to the State Planning Commission that projects future population, employment and housing numbers in New Jersey. The numbers from the Rutgers Study apparently indicate that job growth for the period encompassing the years 2008 to 2028 will only amount to 6, 550 annually, compared with the administration’s previous projection of 54, 000 over the same period.

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Senator Steve Oroho, R-Sussex, Morris and Hunterdon, said he has appealed the Corzine administration's refusal to release a report on housing growth that was presented to the State Planning Commission in March. The study reportedly shows that the Council on Affordable Housing grossly overestimated how much so-called "affordable" housing is needed in New Jersey. Oroho filed his appeal with the New Jersey Government Records Council.

Committee Formed in 2007 to Provide Oversight of Housing Affordability Has Never Met

Senator Phil Haines (R-8), an appointed member of the Joint Committee on Housing Affordability, cited ongoing turmoil with New Jersey’s affordable housing laws in his call for the first meeting of the Joint Committee on Housing Affordability. The committee, created by law on March 15, 2007, has yet to meet.

Haines noted that a number of issues, including a controversial vacant land use analysis and an appellate court ruling that appears to undermine the provisions of the state’s affordable housing laws, need to be addressed

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COAH Proposes New Regulations to Create “RCA-Lite” for Favored Towns

Senator Steven Oroho (R-24) said that new regulations set to be adopted by the Council on Affordable Housing (COAH) prove once again that the Corzine Administration lacks both direction and a coherent plan for managing development in New Jersey.

Under proposed regulations set to be adopted at its upcoming September 9 meeting, COAH will reincarnate a scaled-down version of the Regional Contribution Agreements (RCAs) that were banned when Governor Corzine signed A-500 into law. The proposed regulations allow for the creation of Regional Affordable Housing Development Planning Programs (RAHDPPs), essentially “RCA-lite,” which have guidelines that closely mirror those that governed RCAs.

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Affordable Housing Laws Will Impact Monmouth County Municipalities

Senator Sean Kean denounced a recent Appellate Court ruling that will allow the developers of low income housing to bypass existing municipal zoning laws and affordable housing plans.

A recent ruling by the Superior Court, Appellate Division, found that the Township of Easthampton could not deny an application to construct affordable housing based on the fact that the town had complied with COAH. 

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Governor Corzine shouldn't take four months to develop a response to a housing ruling that will lead to expensive lawsuits and strong pressures to raise property taxes. 

Assemblywoman Dawn Marie Addiego and Assemblyman Scott Rudder today called for Speaker Joseph Roberts to convene a special session of the Assembly to discuss the impact of an Appellate Court ruling on affordable housing in Eastampton.

The lawmakers will introduce legislation to protect municipalities and property taxpayers in the future

Tom Kean Calls For Special Session to Review COAH Regulations and Court Decision Permitting Unfettered Development

Senate Republican Leader Tom Kean today requested that Governor Jon Corzine call an immediate special session of the Legislature to review the COAH law and regulations adopted last year and to discuss the impact of yesterday’s Appellate Court decision on affordable housing.

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