West Windsor mayor says 2025 municipal budget holds taxes steady and outlines affordable-housing plan

West Windsor Mayor opened his state of the township address by telling residents the township’s 2025 municipal budget contains no municipal tax increases and that the council approved the spending plan that funds safety initiatives such as street lights and crosswalks. "I'm pleased to say the municipal budget has no tax increases," he said.

The mayor framed affordable housing as more than unit counts and said West Windsor has long required 25% of units in new developments to be set aside as affordable and to be integrated into projects. He said the Department of Community Affairs initially assigned West Windsor a requirement of 661 units for the state's fourth round but that township analysis showed the DCA used land data that included parcels with a pending warehouse approval. "The DCA came up with a number of 661 units for West Windsor," the mayor said, adding that the township challenged the number and passed a council resolution arguing the correct requirement was…