BOROUGH OF HILLSDALE

RESOLUTION

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Title: Opposing the Age-Restricted Housing Conversion Bill

WHEREAS, the New Jersey State Senate and Assembly have approved Senate Bill No. S-2577 known as the “Age-Restricted Housing Conversion Bill”; and

WHEREAS, S-2577 allows a developer, under certain conditions outside the control of the Borough, to convert an approved age restricted development into a market rate housing project without age restrictions without applying for a zoning variance; and

WHEREAS, this bill would impose an additional property tax burden on local residents by increasing the number of school children in the community with concomitant education costs and facility expenses; and

WHERAS, the Borough of Hillsdale has achieved a balance between the housing needs of all its citizens and the preservation of open space while being mindful of its impact on the municipal infrastructure; and

WHEREAS, this legislation restricts the ability of Local Governments to make sound local planning decisions and would allow state government and developers to usurp those decisions; and

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Hillsdale Mayor and Council hereby oppose this bill and urge Governor Jon S. Corzine to veto this ill-advised legislation.

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that a copy of this resolution be forwarded to Governor Jon S. Corzine, Senator Gerald Cardinale, Assemblyman John E. Rooney, and Assemblywoman Charlotte Vandervalk.

Council member	Motion	Second	Yes	No	Absent	Abstain
Arnowitz, Max		x	x
DeJoseph, Jonathan			x
Giancarlo, Michael			x
Hanlon, Marie			x
Schiavone, Donna	x		x
Weinstein, Andy			x

Adopted: May 12, 2009

Attest: ________________________ ____________________________________

Robert P. Sandt, RMC Mayor John Sapanara

Municipal Clerk

BOROUGH OF HILLSDALE

Council member

Motion

Second

Yes

No

Absent

Abstain