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Council endorses borough’s 4th‑round housing element and fair‑share plan
Summary
The council endorsed the planning board‑adopted 4th‑round housing element and fair‑share plan and authorized submission for a compliance certificate after summarizing the DJ complaint, negotiations with the New Jersey Builders Association, and a court order setting prospective need figures.
Councilman Boyse presented a resolution endorsing the borough’s 4th‑round housing element and fair‑share plan, reciting the statutory and procedural history that led to the plan and the request for a compliance certificate.
Boyse reviewed the borough’s prior voluntary compliance with affordable‑housing obligations and the timing of the amended Fair Housing Act (cited as P.L. 2024, c.2) and administrative directives. He said the borough filed a 4th‑round declaratory judgment complaint and that, after negotiations assisted by an assigned court program member, settlement discussions resulted in a determination of present need and a prospective need figure that the parties and court had set. The resolution states the borough will submit the housing element and fair‑share plan for a compliance certificate.
A councilor thanked the planning board, the borough’s professional planner (named in the planning documents), and other professionals for a decade of work to resolve the borough’s obligations under the Mount Laurel framework; councilors then approved the resolution by roll call.
