A Note From the Coalition for Affordable Housing and the Environment

Dear Assembly Member:

On behalf of the Coalition for Affordable Housing and the Environment (CAHE), we urge you NOT to concur with the conditional veto of S-1 issued by Governor Chris Christie. The governor's proposed changes bring this legislation back to its unconstitutional form. If enacted, this bill would fail to provide homes for the state's low and moderate income families, while promoting additional sprawl.

CAHE continues to advocate for a system that produces real affordable housing for those who need it most, while protecting the state's precious natural resources. While this issue has been debated in Trenton for the last year, thousands of families have become homeless and the process for providing reasonably priced homes has nearly come to a halt. It is time for the administration to comply with the courts and current law by developing clear regulations that will lead to the creation of homes for New Jersey's low and moderate income families.

We thank you for your interest in this important issue and welcome any questions you may have.

Judy Remington
Executive Director

P.s. The reason why Rebecca Williams and Cory Storch can’t support me on this issue is that they are more concerned about their jobs. Rebecca is an educator in a state facility and Cory’s agency depends on state dollars. They are more interested in attacking me than fighting for the city of Plainfield. They should be like anyone else responsible for making community based decisions and understand that this responsibility is more important than concern about a job.

My advice is this: if a person does not understand the responsibility of the elected official to his/her community do not run for office. You can’t have it both ways. You can’t sit back and allow your community to lose dollars when you are more concerned about your paycheck.