(TRENTON) – Assemblywoman
Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-Mercer/Hunterdon) on Wednesday questioned the
Department of Community Affair’s (DCA) decision making process during an
Assembly Housing and Local Government Committee hearing on Governor Christie’s
decision to confiscate affordable housing funds from municipalities.
“If
DCA is unable to explain itself by hiding behind the convenient excuse of
pending litigation, the governor should leave affordable housing funds where
they belong - with the towns.
“It’s
clear that the department is completely ignoring the intent of our affordable
housing laws by their inability to explain their decision making.
“This
lawsuit has arisen as a result of the administration’s decision to confiscate
these funds. The administration should be more than prepared to justify
their actions.
“Instead
of providing us with answers as to how New
Jersey intends to meet its need for affordable
housing for working-class families, we are being met with nothing but
obfuscation,” said Watson Coleman.
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