Cranbury not happy with COAH rules

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Cranbury not happy with COAH rules

By Maria Prato-Gaines, Staff Writer
Posted: Friday, March 21, 2008 10:45 AM EDT

CRANBURY — Cranbury residents want to send a message to the township and state —new affordable housing obligations would destroy the character of the town.

More than 300 residents gathered in the Cranbury School cafeteria Monday night for a meeting designed to educate the public on the proposed changes to the way affordable housing obligations are calculated.

Residents worries included what impact the new rules would have on schools, where the new houses would be built, the amount of press the issue has been receiving, and the possible options for the township.

The new rules, which would increase the total number of affordable housing from 52,000 to 115,000 statewide, will more than double the amount of units the township is required to build as part of its third-round obligations. The rules are retroactive to 2004.

The obligations are determined through a growth share approach, which COAH describes as measuring the need for affordable housing in municipalities based on the amount of residential and commercial development expected to take place between 2004 and 2014.
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