Actualización sobre la peticiónUpdate on Council Approval of Housing Plan on Hartford Rd. in MoorestownNearby Towns Addressed The Affordable Housing Issue Wisely
MARIFHO GroupMoorestown, NJ, Estados Unidos
13 oct 2017
Because of the lack of information, communication and transparency by the Mayor and Council on this issue, I am wondering whether they have performed due diligence in considering other alternatives or better sites for the affordable housing. One would suspect they have, but perhaps they have not learned from the nearby Towns as to how those nearby comparable towns have addressed this issue. According to a published news story, in December 2016, Medford Township settled its lawsuit over affordable housing by agreeing to 228 affordable units (after credits and other deductions from the agreed-upon figure of 483 units).  Those units will be spread throughout the Township and include housing for seniors, veterans, disabled individuals and "low income" apartments.  The largest of these low income developments are planned for the intersection of Route 70 and Hartford Road, a commercial area adjacent to a very busy roadway (Rt. 70) with a gas station, CVS Pharmacy and a bank on the adjacent corners.  A large portion of the rest of the affordable housing will be included/mixed into future residential developments so that there will not be one single large development built of high-density low income housing. Similarly, in 2009 Marlton built 104 units of low-income housing that pays $0 property and school taxes. Presumably, because the residents would not be paying any taxes to the Township and the Mayor/Council realized that it may be less than desireable to place low income housing in a prime portion of the town, they placed it on a seldom-used secondary road, across the street from a power station and a commercial/industrial site used by trucks.  Apparently, the Medford and Marlton Mayors and Councils have enough sense and kept their residents' best interests in mind so as to NOT place high-density low income housing on prime real estate in the middle of an open farm field directly across the street from large residential neighborhoods where the low-income housing would not "blend in" with the existing types of housing.  I am beginning to wonder if Moorestown's Mayor and Council share this level of sense and pragmatism. Again, because of their approach to this problem and refusal to share any meaningful information with the residents, I am concerned that they are (or already have) going to make a bad and drastic decision of placing 100+ units of low income housing in a prime location simply because they feel pressured by a pending lawsuit or they have not fully exhausted every other alternative. Thanks
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