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[quote="Guest"][quote="Guest"][quote="Guest"][quote="Dan Mulligan"]The 7.5% is very encouraging.

The real concern however in the affordable housing mess here in NJ is the Fair Share Housing Center of Cherry Hill 
http://fairsharehousing.org/.

Its a group of lawyers who to quote the web site they have...

"Taking Legal Action for Affordable Housing in Communities of Opportunity"

This group basically fights every towns affordable housing plan which they submit to COAH.  Including our last plan.

This is all this group does, this is their job.

This is what we are up against![/quote

This "group" consists of three lawyers.  While I don't agree with them realize, we have lobbyists for builders.  The municipalities and school boards have lobbying organizations.  Dan is outraged that three lawyers lobby and file suits on behalf of affordable housing?  I don't no if you are extraordinarily cynical or incredibly naive.

I think the problem is the way Trenton gets lobbied.  I don't think the affordable housing advocates are a particularly strong lobby.  The problem is Trenton did not want to pay for affordable housing, so they came up with a way for builders and municipalities to provide affordable housing.  It is a deeply flawed system.[/quote]

With all due respect, your post shows the common failure to understand how COAH has gotten where it is today and how these groups can continue to go under the radar, but exert tremendous influence.  There is no reason to say Dan is naive or cynical when anyone who is educated on COAH and reads about the court rulings understands the Fair Share Housing Center's role in COAH and the courts.

The Fair Share Housing Center is not just three lawyers simply doing something in their spare time.  It is one of if not the strongest lobbying groups specific to the COAH and affordable housing and also has funding through the builders and others who benefit from the FSHC making challenges. They were the driving force behind A-500 and the major legislation that was passed in 2008 that created the 3rd round nightmare.

Yes, when you click on their website you see 3 people.  However, when you click on my company's website they don't list all 60,000 some employees either.

Take a look at their key accomplishments:

http://fairsharehousing.org/about/accomplishments/[/quote]

It is not 60,000 employees it is three full time lawyers and I will grant you a lot of others with pro bono work.  But you are missing the point.  The blame falls to our legislature which has consistently taken the easy way out for 30 years.

It is analgous to blaming the NJEA for the economic mess the schools are in.  Don't blame them for trying to get the maximum for there membership.  Blame the legislature for caving in.[/quote]

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