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Council forms affordable‑housing subcommittee and readies DCA filing; GIS maps to support master plan
Summary
Council members appointed an ad hoc subcommittee to work on affordable housing and the master plan, noted a June 18 DCA accounting deadline for the affordable‑housing trust fund, and said staff will use GIS overlays to inform planning.
The council confirmed plans to convene an ad hoc affordable‑housing and master‑plan subcommittee, anticipating a June 12 working session and noting a June 18 filing deadline with the New Jersey Department of Community Affairs for trust‑fund accounting. Council members said they aim to gather residents and planning‑board members to prepare the housing element and related mapping.
"Some of the surrounding communities are exploring... to enter into some sort of federal court ruling," the presiding officer said when noting early discussions about challenging state affordable‑housing legislation; he emphasized the borough is only exploring the option and that information‑gathering remains in a preliminary stage. Separately, planning and environmental members said staff will produce a set of GIS overlay maps showing environmental constraints, current housing and stormwater details to justify any consideration of affordable housing locations within Old Tappan.
Council members set a near‑term schedule for the subcommittee, asked staff to assemble financial numbers for the trust fund report, and planned to coordinate meetings before the June 12 planning board session where Old Tappan Manor is expected to appear.
