At the Council meeting on Nov. 13, I believe the Council conceded that it is their intention to agree in principle to a settlement of all pending litigation regarding Moorestown's affordable housing obligation and then AFTER the settlement they will present the plan to the town's residents. The Council is still negotiating and they are not saying that they are going to settle soon, or at all. But, it seems clear that if they are going to settle, they will do so without first disclosing to the residents the specific details of their plan. This supports our main concern about this plan, the lack of transparency by the Council on an important issue. The Council blames the litigation for not sharing information with the residents about this topic. I have not agreed with the Council's strategy on keeping information from the public by merely blaming the pending lawsuit. To date, I have not seen any Court Order or document that prevents the Mayor and Council from discussing the issue of the future development plans for Moorestown with their residents. And, in direct contrast to Moorestown's Council's approach, neighboring Delran's Mayor and Council are going through the same type of litigation as Moorestown. Instead of hiding information from their residents, the Mayor and Council are fighting to make this process entirely transparent to their residents. Here is a quote from an article in the Burlington County Times from July 23, 2017 regarding Delran's pending affordable housing lawsuit and the Council's response to that lawsuit: "Our (housing) experts came up with a number, and (Fair Share) thinks it should be higher,” the mayor said, adding that the municipality plans to hold a special public meeting to discuss the litigation. “We want to make sure our residents are informed about what’s going on, what the litigation is about and where we’re at,” Paris said. “We want to make things very transparent.” Council President Gary Catrambone said the township has been working for years to keep development at a minimum to help control property taxes and school overcrowding." I wonder why Delran's Council is sharing information with his residents and we are not getting the same type of cooperation from our Mayor and Council?