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Hawthorne attorney recommends settling affordable-housing obligation at 200 units to move case forward
Summary
Borough attorney Michael Pasquale told the council a proposed settlement would set Hawthorne's affordable-housing obligation at 200 units; he recommended acceptance to advance the case from litigation to implementation, though he did not ask the council to vote that night.
Borough Attorney Michael Pasquale recommended that Hawthorne accept a proposed settlement with Fair Share Housing that would set the borough's affordable-housing obligation at 200 units over the next 10 years.
Pasquale told the council the Department of Community Affairs (DCA) initially assigned Hawthorne a 300-unit obligation; town consultant John Sabo recalculated the figure to 183, and another expert, Dr. David Kinsey, proposed a different formula that pushed the obligation higher. After mediation and review, Pasquale said both sides agreed to a compromise figure of 200 units.
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