Petition updateUpdate on Council Approval of Housing Plan on Hartford Rd. in MoorestownMoorestown Council Meeting Monday, Oct. 23, 7 p.m. - More Questions about Low Income Housing
MARIFHO GroupMoorestown, NJ, United States
Oct 19, 2017
If you feel strongly about this issue, we recommend that you attend the upcoming Council meeting on Oct. 23 at 7:00 pm at Town Hall, 111 West Second Street, Moorestown. To date, I still have not received any substantive information from the Council on this issue. The lack of transparency continues. The more I think about the Mayor and Council's plan for the Nagle Tract (200 Hartford Road), the more I genuinely think it does not make sense to place high-density low/no income rental housing at that location.  That parcel of land is an ASSET to the Township and should not be given away to low income housing groups to build low income rental apartments in the middle of a farm field. And, at the same time possibly affect the nearby neighborhoods (which were not constructed then that land was originally bought by the Township in 1988) with additional traffic. This is particularly true when there are several other sites already available within the Township that make much more sense for many reasons, including the benefit of the future residents of the low/no income housing.  There are at least 2 excellent sites (one on Rt 38 - the Mount Laurel side and the other at the corner of Marter and Main Streets) that make sense for that type of housing development. My first choice would be that there not be any low income housing (particularly high-density rental apartments that pay $0 taxes while adding 100-500 new students into the school district). But if that is what the Mayor and Council have in mind, they should be SMART about it and place the no/low income public housing where it makes the most sense instead of remaining entrenched on the Nagle Tract merely because that was the location they most recently decided upon without consulting or considering the thousands of residents (and tax payers) who would be most directly impacted.   Indeed, one would think the Mews at Laurel Creek development that is being built less than 500 yards from the Nagle Tract is a tremendous benefit to the Township and its tax-base. There are over 100 units of over-55 townhouses (most of the units paying well over $12,000/year in property taxes) with absolutely no new students into the school district. You would think that the Mayor and Council would have the forethought to think that perhaps there is a chance of that development expanding or a similar one being built nearby or attached to that one with more tax revenue and no new students into the school system. You would think the Mayor and Council want to try to bring more of that type of housing into the area, as opposed to likely decreasing the chance of that happening by placing a low/no income housing project 500 yards away. If you feel strongly about this issue and want additional information from the Mayor and Council you should plan to attend the Council meeting Monday, Oct. 23.
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