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Sayreville council adopts court-linked affordable housing settlement amid objections over timing
Summary
On Jan. 1 the Sayreville Borough Council approved a court-negotiated affordable housing settlement (resolution 2026-14) that identifies three sites to meet the borough's fourth-round obligation. Residents and some council members said they were uncomfortable adopting a draft on reorganizational day without a full presentation by the plan's authors.
The Borough of Sayreville on Jan. 1 adopted a court-mediated affordable housing settlement aimed at meeting the town's fourth-round obligation, while several residents and council members said the vote came too quickly and without a full public presentation.
Municipal counsel told the council the court and new statute created a compressed timeline that required the borough to finalize a settlement by Dec. 31, 2025 (the judge allowed final action to be taken at the reorganization meeting). Counsel said the agreement resolves objections from Fair Share Housing Center and relies on three sites to satisfy the borough's obligation of roughly 240 units: an expansion at Gillette Towers (an age-restricted special-needs proposal), a small group-home-type site providing mobility/special-care credits, and a Raritan Street Transit Village overlay zone that would supply the remainder of units plus bonus credits. Counsel…
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