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Pinelands committee backs Monroe Township housing plan, recommends Hightower redevelopment for certification
Summary
The Pinelands Policy Implementation Committee voted April 24 to recommend certification of Monroe Township’s 2025 housing element and fair‑share plan, including the Hightower Redevelopment Area; staff cited infrastructure and PDC calculations and commissioners pressed on water and design concerns.
The Pinelands Policy Implementation Committee voted April 24 to recommend certification of Monroe Township’s 2025 housing element and fair‑share plan — including the Hightower Redevelopment Area — and to forward the package to the full Pinelands Commission for its May 8 meeting.
Staff summarized the municipal submission and its review history, saying the township first filed its 2025 housing element last July, supplied a missing implementing ordinance for the Hightower redevelopment in March, and held the required public hearing in April with no public testimony. "We recommend that Monroe Township's 2025 housing element, fair share plan, and implementing ordinance comply with standard certification," staff member Amber said during the presentation.
Amber described the Hightower redevelopment area as roughly 26 acres of mostly upland forest proposed for mixed‑use…
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