Emerson
Build it where? Not so fast, Jack!
EMERSON—Local officials, led by the borough planner, are resisting a push from ERUR to amend zoning rules that would allow affordable housing on the ground floor of 129 Kinderkamack Road. […]
affordable housing
Emerson
Stay on mandates gets Superior Court hearing Dec. 3
MONTVALE—That escalated quickly: Montvale Mayor Michel Ghassali and the Local Leaders for Responsible Planning (LLRP) municipal coalition say they’re encouraged by the recent decision of the Superior Court of New […]
Emerson
Next decade to see 2,000 more affordable units here
PASCACK VALLEY—Approximately 2,000 new affordable housing units must be constructed across the Pascack Valley’s eight towns over the next decade, from July 2025 to June 2035, according to fourth-round affordable […]
Emerson
Ghassali: Newly released housing mandate ‘even worse’ than expected; seeks a court halt
MONTVALE—Mayor Michael Ghassali says New Jersey’s newly released affordable housing mandates, unveiled today by the state’s Department of Community Affairs (DCA), prove the need for his coalition’s legal challenge to […]
Hillsdale
Ghassali ‘grandstanding’ on Exit 171 turn petition? Neighboring towns tap brake lights on Montvale mayor’s vision for traffic relief, affordable housing lawsuit
PASCACK VALLEY—Woodcliff Lake Mayor Carlos Rendo and two of his council members took to Facebook Live on Oct. 9 to inform residents that despite Montvale Mayor Michael Ghassali’s efforts to […]
Emerson
Mayors advised: Act on housing plans by Jan. 31
PASCACK VALLEY—North Jersey mayors face critical deadlines to adopt and file their fourth-round affordable housing obligation numbers or risk losing immunity to builder’s remedy lawsuits. Towns must have their housing […]
Montvale
Ghassali updates mayors on suit over new affordables law
PASCACK VALLEY—Montvale Mayor Mike Ghassali told a group of Bergen County mayors Oct. 8 that he anticipated at least up to 30 or more towns to join a recently filed […]
Pascack Press
Council funds architect over fourth-round affordables
WOODCLIFF LAKE—At a special 10-minute Zoom meeting Sept. 25, the Woodcliff Lake Borough Council approved three resolutions including a nearly $68,000 proposal from an architect to prepare a fourth round […]
Pascack Press
Special meeting on housing plan and Werimus Lane Pumping Station
WOODCLIFF LAKE—The borough has announced a special meeting of the mayor and council on Wednesday, Sept. 25 at 6 p.m., to be held virtually via Zoom. The meeting will focus […]
Montvale
Ghassali defends allies’ housing lawsuit
MONTVALE—Vested interests are calling it “offensive,” “hurtful,” disappointing,” and effectively racist, but a coalition of towns—spearheaded by Montvale and Mayor Michael Ghassali—stands by its complaint filed in Mercer County Superior […]