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.
“Yesterday’s court decision essentially invalidated all of the promises made by Governor Corzine, his Commission of the Department of Community Affairs and the Democrat legislative leadership when they rammed changes in affordable housing laws through the Legislature last year. They were very clear in their assertions: if municipalities met their statutory and regulatory obligations, the towns would not have unwanted development forced upon them.
“Yesterday’s Appellate Court decision nullified those promises. The court essentially forced higher property taxes, overcrowded schools, less open space and more congested roads on every homeowner in the state.
“Last year, it was estimated that the new COAH law and regulations would cost the average homeowner more than $900 extra per year based on information provided by the non partisan Office of Legislative Services divided by the number of households in the state. The question for the governor is how much extra this court decision will cost middle-class families across the state?”
Links to relevant documents:
http://www.senatenj.com/uploads/ols-coah-analysis.pdf
http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/34000.html
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