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Byram Council approves consent order with Fair Share Housing Center
Summary
Byram Township Council unanimously approved Resolution No. 206-2025 ratifying a consent order with the Fair Share Housing Center to resolve filing issues related to the 2025 Housing Element and Fair Share Plan. Township attorney recommended adoption; the vote passed with one member absent.
The Byram Township Council voted Dec. 16 to approve Resolution No. 206-2025, which ratifies a consent order between the township and the Fair Share Housing Center concerning the township’s 2025 Housing Element and Fair Share Plan filing.
Township Attorney Tom Collins recommended the council adopt the resolution, saying, “I recommend adopting Resolution No. 206-2025 on the agenda tonight.” The council then voted on the measure; members present approved the resolution and the motion carried with one member absent.
The resolution, described on the meeting agenda as approving and ratifying the consent order and engaging the Affordable Housing Dispute Resolution Program, was part of the evening’s business after the council returned from a closed session. The meeting record does not include the text of the consent order or the detailed implementation steps discussed in closed session.
Byram’s next procedural step on the matter was not specified in the open-session record. The council’s action during the meeting was limited to formal approval of the resolution on the agenda.
