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The development will not have any affordable housing units. Although the developer was obligated to include about 13 units, James Street LLC will instead pay $1 million to the township developer's fee trust fund, which is used to create affordable housing.
Create affordable housing in Morristownship....when's the last time if ever that happened??
Affordable housing doesn't mean "welfare" housing either...just housing the average working stiff can afford
The development will not have any affordable housing units. Although the developer was obligated to include about 13 units, James Street LLC will instead pay $1 million to the township developer's fee trust fund, which is used to create affordable housing.
Create affordable housing in Morristownship....when's the last time if ever that happened??
Affordable housing doesn't mean "welfare" housing either...just housing the average working stiff can afford
The townships tend to give it to other twps. Green Twp in Sussex County was sending it to Kearny!
The townships tend to give it to other twps. Green Twp in Sussex County was sending it to Kearny!
wiley - That's been the crux of the problem all along. The money is basically a "NIMBY" payment to another municipality. This entirely defeats the purpose of creating affordable housing throughout the state. My old home town (and yours!) of Paterson used to be a recipient of all of these funds. There was never much in the way of available real estate to build new housing on anyway, and by the time it passed through all of the "hands" of local politicians and their cronies, there wasn't enough money left to build a decent dog house.
njkate - Most of the children of the Gen Xers will never be able to afford to buy a house in NJ and will either be life-long renters or will end up being my neighbors here in NC, or some other lower cost-of-living state. How many years do you have to go back in time, in NJ, to get a 3000 sq ft house for $200,000? If your children don't turn out to be "doctors, lawyers or business executives" (in Malvina Reynold's words), chances are, you'll be travelling quite a distance to visit them!
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wiley - That's been the crux of the problem all along. The money is basically a "NIMBY" payment to another municipality. This entirely defeats the purpose of creating affordable housing throughout the state. My old home town (and yours!) of Paterson used to be a recipient of all of these funds. There was never much in the way of available real estate to build new housing on anyway, and by the time it passed through all of the "hands" of local politicians and their cronies, there wasn't enough money left to build a decent dog house.
njkate - Most of the children of the Gen Xers will never be able to afford to buy a house in NJ and will either be life-long renters or will end up being my neighbors here in NC, or some other lower cost-of-living state. How many years do you have to go back in time, in NJ, to get a 3000 sq ft house for $200,000? If your children don't turn out to be "doctors, lawyers or business executives" (in Malvina Reynold's words), chances are, you'll be travelling quite a distance to visit them!
Sadly, I agree with this. I was born and raised in Jersey, go to college in Pittsburgh and in about 6 months I'm transferring to a different campus in SC and I know I'll be staying there for at least two years after I graduate, if not more. I love Jersey, I just can't afford it. My mom and stepdad both work two jobs and, on paper, make around $80 K and yet they still rent.
I actually just went house hunting with my mom this weekend in Jersey. Nice new construction house, 4 bedrooms, 3.5 bathroom, 2 car garage - $599 K. My fiance and I are looking for houses to rent in SC. Nice new construction also, 4 bedroom, 3.5 bathroom, 3 car garage and the lower level (raised foundation?) is all storage except for where the garage is - $1500/mo. to rent, $350 K to buy.
The townships tend to give it to other twps. Green Twp in Sussex County was sending it to Kearny!
Sicklerville is a very big recipient. That's one of the reasons (among others) that the median house value in that town is one of the lowest in the entire state.
Lack of affordable housing in NJ is the exact reason why I will not be moving back when I graduate college this May. It gets harder every year for a middle class family to survive in New Jersey. It's sad, really.
It gets harder every year for ANY family to survive in New Jersey. It's sad, really.
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I truly feel sorry for young kids today busting their azzes and not being able to find affordable housing in NJ
