What We Covered in 2025 Part 6: Local Resistance and State Mandates
This selection from of our top 30 for 2025 focuses on zoning, education policy, and authority – different topics all...
A Decade of Support and Still No Vote: The Politics Behind New Jersey’s PILOT Fight
On November 10, 2025 Senate Bill S-3915 was referred to the Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee. This bill, introduced most recently...
REAL Could Redraw NJ’s Flood Map and Its Development Future
REAL (Resilient Environments and Landscapes) is the Department of Environmental Protection’s (DEP) effort to update the state’s flood, coastal, wetlands...
Montgomery’s 30-Year Extension Plan Leaves Long-Time Affordable Homeowners Without the Equity They Expected
Within the context of NJ’s affordable housing Universe (generally speaking )- a deed restriction is a promise that follows the...
Community Voices: A Resident’s Perspective on Affordable Housing and Flooding in Berkeley Heights
by Luann Alario The following is a firsthand account from a Berkeley Heights resident, who has lived in town since...
Curse of the PILOT
Bruce Paterson is a Resident of Garwood, NJ As an existing homeowner, the question arises why our property taxes continue...
Berkeley Heights Mayor and EVERY SINGLE MEMBER of the Town Council Writes to Legislators to Stop OPRA and Housing Bills
Dear Members of the Legislature, By way of introduction, I am the Mayor of Berkeley Heights Township. Over the last...
Bill Reforming Affordable Housing in NJ Introduced
Yesterday new Affordable Housing Legislation was introduced into the State Legislature. Supporters indicate that this legislation would replace COAH and...
Resident Comments on Redevelopment Study Approved by the Council during the 11/21/2023 Berkeley Heights Council
An informative exchange involving a resident during the 11/21/2023 Town Council Meeting. One note is the response to the question...
Susan Poage Emerges as The Strongest Voice of Reason on the Berkeley Heights Town Council this Year
Last night, the Council approved a controversial 11th-hour measure to fund a redevelopment study involving multiple properties. Much like the...