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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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—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 […]
MONTVALE—Mayor Michael Ghassali said the coalition of 17 towns challenging the next round of the state’s affordable housing law will hold a press conference on Monday, Sept. 9, at noon […]
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