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 Posted: Wed, Dec 23 2009, 2:32 pm EST Post subject: CRANBURY TOWNSHIP CONGRATULATED BY THE COUNCIL ON AFFORDABLE HOUSING |
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CRANBURY TOWNSHIP CONGRATULATED BY THE COUNCIL ON AFFORDABLE HOUSING
“RECOMMENDATION
COAH staff recommends that Cranbury be granted conditional third round substantive certification with the following conditions to be met within 60 days, or no later than March 15, 2010:
The Township must determine the exact number of units to be constructed on the Route 130 D Site and the Future Family Rental Site. The sum total of the two
projects must equal at least 83 units.
The Township must provide an implementation schedule for the future family rental site, which specifies construction will begin by January 2012 and site acquisition will occur by September 2010.
The Township must provide an updated spending plan with specific allocations for each of the proposed municipally sponsored construction projects.
Once these items are submitted to COAH, the Township will be granted final third round Substantive certification. Cranbury must adopt all necessary implementing ordinances within 45 days of the grant of final substantive certification and submit certified copies of the adopted ordinances to COAH within seven days of the adoption.”
Page 18 of COAH Conditional Compliance Report
http://www.cranburytownship.org/coah_recommendation.html |
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| Posted: Wed, Dec 23 2009, 9:30 pm EST Post subject: Re: CRANBURY TOWNSHIP CONGRATULATED BY THE COUNCIL ON AFFORDABLE HOUSING |
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| I'm not sure I would comply. What other municipality has accounted for 20% or more of population is COAH built? I think our burden is way way way to high already compared to other municipalities and obligation. |
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| Posted: Wed, Dec 23 2009, 9:56 pm EST Post subject: Re: CRANBURY TOWNSHIP CONGRATULATED BY THE COUNCIL ON AFFORDABLE HOUSING |
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| I agree. Everything could change under Christie and to sign an agreement to build more affordable housing at this point would be insane. Cranbury already has done its share. |
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| Posted: Thu, Dec 24 2009, 7:43 am EST Post subject: Re: CRANBURY TOWNSHIP CONGRATULATED BY THE COUNCIL ON AFFORDABLE HOUSING |
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It's not that easy. If the town does not sign you could end up in a builders remedy lawsuit. The builder only has to show intent to build, not actually build the homes yet. So they could sue, get approval for a large development and build later on. Then we really end up screwed.
If the town does sign on and Christie changes things then the plan can be revised.
You have to do this or run a very large and real risk. It is much better to sign on than to not sign. |
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| Posted: Thu, Dec 24 2009, 2:02 pm EST Post subject: Re: CRANBURY TOWNSHIP CONGRATULATED BY THE COUNCIL ON AFFORDABLE HOUSING |
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| Which is preferable, a Cranbury with 50% more residents in total, or a Cranbury where 80% of the town pays to build housing and shoulder the property tax burden for 20% of the residents? |
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JD
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| Posted: Thu, Dec 24 2009, 2:08 pm EST Post subject: Re: CRANBURY TOWNSHIP CONGRATULATED BY THE COUNCIL ON AFFORDABLE HOUSING |
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| One thing is clear, we need to pressure our representatives to act quickly on our behalf. |
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| Posted: Thu, Dec 24 2009, 2:35 pm EST Post subject: Re: CRANBURY TOWNSHIP CONGRATULATED BY THE COUNCIL ON AFFORDABLE HOUSING |
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| Guest wrote: | | Which is preferable, a Cranbury with 50% more residents in total, or a Cranbury where 80% of the town pays to build housing and shoulder the property tax burden for 20% of the residents? |
The 20% under COAH is preferable. Here is why.
Under a builders remedy our town will have the COAH plus market rates. That will cost us a lot more. You are talking a lot more than a 50% growth in residential because the builder will provide the COAH homes plus a lot more to cover his added costs since the builders remedy requires they add the affordable homes. So using West Windsor we'll see more in the way of 60-70% more residential homes. Residential homes cost us, they do not bring in revenue because of the cost of schooling and infastructure. They are not rateables and you see that with the property taxes in our neighboring towns.
Under that scenario we will definitely need a new High School and perhaps a middle school. Robbinsville according to the Times is spending 39 million on a middle school. Look at Toll Brothers in West Windsor. I lived through this in West Windsor.
You sign on say yes now to the COAH. That protects against the builders remedy. Then if Christie changes we submit an amended plan. Chances are something will happen in our favor.
If you say no now, then the builders remedy definitely will happen and we'll have more homes thus we screwed ourselves over because we refused to play the game. We already know there are properties that residential can go in on and if they sue for town homes or small lot like Toll. |
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Dan Mulligan
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Location: Old Cranbury Road
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| Posted: Thu, Dec 24 2009, 4:10 pm EST Post subject: Re: CRANBURY TOWNSHIP CONGRATULATED BY THE COUNCIL ON AFFORDABLE HOUSING |
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Due to the builders remedy option the best bet as we are doing now is to play the COAH game and follow the intent of the rules.
While in parallel we pressure our elected representatives at the state level to change the rules and regulations.
The bottom line is we need to keep our eye on COAH / Affordable Housing, Municipal Consolidation and School Consolidation.
As these are all issues which could change our town dramatically. |
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| Posted: Fri, Dec 25 2009, 10:03 am EST Post subject: Re: CRANBURY TOWNSHIP CONGRATULATED BY THE COUNCIL ON AFFORDABLE HOUSING |
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| CranburyTownship Web Site wrote: | CRANBURY TOWNSHIP CONGRATULATED BY THE COUNCIL ON AFFORDABLE HOUSING
“RECOMMENDATION
COAH staff recommends that Cranbury be granted conditional third round substantive certification with the following conditions to be met within 60 days, or no later than March 15, 2010:
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