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Montvale NJ, a coalition of 25 New Jersey towns, and counting, has united to challenge the state’s affordable housing mandate. Their goal? To halt a court-enforced housing wave that could see the construction of 85,000 new units and the renovation of 65,000 existing residences over the next decade, largely in North Jersey.
The towns will present their case in Mercer County Superior Court on December 20, arguing that the state’s housing requirements are overreaching and could overwhelm small communities with increased development, traffic, and other burdens.
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