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Allendale council endorses land use board's housing element and files fair share plan ahead of deadline
Summary
The Borough of Allendale endorsed the Land Use Board's housing element and fair share plan and will file the plan by the June 30 deadline; the plan documents a 4-unit realistic development potential with five credits, contests a state's present-need figure, and opens a 60-day objection period through Aug. 31.
Allendale's mayor and council voted to endorse the borough's housing element and fair share plan, advancing the town's efforts to meet fourth-round affordable-housing obligations before a June 30 filing deadline.
The endorsement followed a presentation by the borough's planning consultant, Ed Snicus of Burgess Associates, and comments from affordable-housing attorney Jeff Saranian. Saranian told the council that "we have to file a housing element and fair share plan by June 30 to meet that number," and he warned the council that an objection period runs for 60 days after filing, with mediation expected in September if objections are filed.
Snicus summarized the plan's core calculations. The state's…
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