Eh, something just seems fishy about this:

"More affordable housing, sans sprawl" - Examiner, 8/16/07

Millstone Township wants to subdivide its property on Burnt Tavern Road for the creation of more affordable housing.

Coppola praised the township's COAH subcommittee, which came up with the idea to subdivide the Millstone House tract so that another group home can be put there.

Coppola called what Millstone has done to fulfill its COAH obligation "remarkable." He said the COAH subcommittee has been very proactive in getting affordable housing unit credits for Millstone that do not require major development and do not disrupt the township's quality of life.

New COAH rules are rumored to come out at the end of the year, Coppola said. He said the new rules could cause Millstone's 69-unit obligation to grow to 100 or more units.

Coppola said every town without public water and sewer has had a difficult time figuring out environmentally sound plans for creating more affordable housing units within their borders.

Sure, it's better than paying Asbury Park to cover us but there's almost a "segregation" dimension to it, placing the housing in "that part of town".

I guess I just get suspicious when public servants begin "praising" each other as "remarkable" and "proactive".

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