Jackson Township’s Affordable Housing Deal Full of Holes, Double Counting, Developer Says in Lawsuit

Toms River, NJ – At the last Jackson Township Council meeting, township legal counsel Jean Cipriani Esq., and the Jackson Township Council signaled that their fair share housing battle had been settled. Now that the plan is being accused of using double-counting, preserving farmlands, third-round developments, and inconsistencies.

While the township said it settled for 1,000 affordable housing credits, court documents show 1,344 units, more than the 1,250 units required by Fair Share Housing.

Now, a New Jersey judge appears to be willing to keep the matter open after one developer, a longtime Jackson resident wit...