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Bayonne council accepts state's round-4 rehabilitation obligation; plan process to follow
Summary
The council voted Jan. 22 to accept the New Jersey Department of Community Affairs' advisory round-4 numbers for Bayonne, establishing a 10-year rehabilitation obligation (the present-need number) and setting the process that will produce a formal housing plan and spending program.
The Bayonne Municipal Council on Wednesday adopted a resolution accepting the state Department of Community Affairs (DCA) advisory figures for the municipality's round-4 affordable-housing obligation, triggering a required court filing and starting a formal planning process to meet a roughly 10-year rehabilitation target.
Council attorneys and planning consultants briefed the council before the vote, saying the state-provided "present need" (rehabilitation) number for Bayonne is 749 units and the city currently has a "prospective need" of zero. The action authorizes the city's affordable-housing counsel to file for a declaratory judgment with the…
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