Thursday, September 07, 2006

Proposed Ordinance Change

With New Jersey running out of building space one can expect communities’ redevelopment efforts to rise. Hightstown’s council proposes to change their redevelopment ordinance because builders would not submit plans that complied with the previous ordinance. The new ordinance draft will exclude the affordable housing units and increase the maximum number of units from 80 to 130. Read Nicole Castelli's article: Proposed ordinance a lure for developers

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Wednesday, September 06, 2006

It All About Maintenance

A Robert Frost poem said "Good fences make good neighbors" but regular maintenance makes good fences. Washington Township residents want to spend less time tending their fences. In an article Ryan Tracy reports Residents desire easy-care yards in the Times of Trenton today. Residents want to replace the care and maintenance of wooden fencing with what they think is a low maintenance material, vinyl. Wooden fencing requires maintenance at least every other year and tends to crack and warp. Vinyl fencing tends to get dirty and will require washing or scrubbing or power-washing or some combination. No matter what the fencing material, to keep that ideal suburban look some effort is required of the owner, be it painting or scrubbing.


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Tuesday, September 05, 2006

Short-sightedness May Hurt Seniors and Working Poor

Steve Chambers of the Star Ledger writes Affordable housing in NJ nears its sunset. New Jersey, like other states, offered developers breaks to keep housing affordable for ten to thirty years. The affordable housing helped to assist senior citizens and working class families. Now that the term is ending these communities could see increases in their living space costs. The expiring contracts cover housing projects, assisted living units, section 8, and sections 202 and 515 housing loans. One wonders why 10-30 years rather than a permanent solution.


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