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Resolution of the Mayor and Council of Princeton of Intent to Fund or Bond for Fourth Round Affordable Housing Program
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WHEREAS, the New Jersey Supreme Court, through its rulings in Southern Burlington County NAACP v. Mount Laurel, 67 N.J. 151 (1975) and Southern Burlington County NAACP 14 v. Mount Laurel, 92 N.J. 158 (1983), has determined that every municipality in New Jersey has a constitutional obligation to provide through its land use regulations a realistic opportunity for its fair share of its region's present and prospective needs for housing for low- and moderate-income families; and
WHEREAS, on March 20, 2024, Governor Murphy signed P.L.2024, c.2. into law, amending the Fair Housing Act of 1985, N.J.S.A. 52:27D-301, et seq., to establish a new framework for determining and enforcing municipalities' affordable housing obligations under the New Jersey Supreme Court's Mount Laurel doctrine and the Act (the "FHA"); and
WHEREAS, in accordance with the FHA and Administrative Directive #14-24 issued by the Administrative Office of the Courts on December 13, 2024 ("Administrative Directive #14-24"), the Municipality filed a Complaint for Declaratory Judgment entitled In the Matter of the Application of the Municipality of Princeton in Mercer County, Docket No. MER-L-000207-25 on January 28, 2025, identifying its present and prospective fair share obligations for the Fourth Round, and committing to adopting and submitting a Fourth Round Housing Plan Element and Fair Share Plan ("HEFSP") as required by the FHA; and
WHEREAS, on June 25, 2025, the Princeton Planning Board adopted a Fourth Round HEFSP pursuant to the Municipal Land Use Law at N.J.S.A. 40:55D-1, et seq., as required by and in conformance with the FHA; and
WHEREAS, on June 26, 2025, by Resolution No. 25-230, the Mayor and Council endorsed Princeton's Fourth Round HEFSP and adopted a Fourth Round Spending Plan; and
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