Emerson
Affordable housing showdown
MONTVALE—Fair Share Housing Center (FSHC), a nonprofit advocating for the housing rights of low- and moderate-income residents, has filed a motion with Mercer County Superior Court to intervene in a […]
affordable housing
Montvale
Park Ridge seeks its own strategy in light of new, ‘ridiculous,’ state mandate on affordable housing
PARK RIDGE—Mayor Keith Misciagna said Park Ridge has begun developing a strategy to combat the latest state-mandated affordable housing numbers, which he claims will lead to overdevelopment in the borough. […]
Emerson
Judge keeps ERUR attorneys on case despite their motion to adjourn over unpaid invoices; jury trial over redevelopment starts Nov. 4
EMERSON—The legal firm representing Emerson Redevelopers Urban Renewal (ERUR) is not free to drop its client, the borough’s redevelopment partner and adversary, in a jury trial scheduled to start Nov. […]
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. […]
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 […]