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Boonton planning board adopts fourth-round housing element, counting 74 housing authority units toward 99-unit obligation
Summary
The Boonton Planning Board voted to adopt its fourth-round housing element and fair share plan, which uses the town's Home Improvement Program to meet a 23-unit rehabilitation need and counts Division Street zoning credits plus 74 housing authority units to satisfy a 99-unit prospective need; the plan moves to the town council before the June 30 compliance deadline.
The Boonton Planning Board voted to adopt the town's fourth-round housing element and fair share plan, a step planners say is required to participate in the state's new affordable-housing process.
Chris, the town planner, told the board the plan is intended to meet two numeric obligations in the fourth round: a rehabilitation (present) need of 23 units and a prospective need of 99 units. "The key number that you need to know is that your town has two obligations," Chris said during the presentation.
To satisfy the 23-unit rehabilitation obligation, the plan continues the town's Home Improvement Program, which Chris said is managed by Pat and would be funded…
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