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Somers Point racing to complete Round 4 affordable-housing plan; planning board set for June 26

5114466 · May 23, 2025

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City officials said Somers Point must submit its Round 4 affordable-housing plan by June 30; the planning board will hold a June 26 meeting and council will convene the following night so both bodies can approve the plan before the deadline.

Somers Point officials told the council that the city must submit its Round 4 affordable-housing plan by June 30 and that planners and the city’s affordable-housing attorney are working under an accelerated timetable.

Council members said the planning board will hold a meeting at 6 p.m. June 26 in council chambers to review the draft plan; the city council meeting will follow the next night so the council can act before the June 30 filing deadline. The business administrator and municipal staff are compiling data for the planner and attorney and said they expect to provide members with materials about seven days before the planning-board meeting.

One council member noted the state denied an extension that many municipalities sought, increasing time pressure. The council said professionals typically need additional time to prepare detailed, data-intensive plans and that Somers Point staff is expediting data collection to meet the deadline.

No formal action beyond scheduling and direction to staff occurred; council members directed the planner and affordable-housing attorney to finalize materials and to present the plan to the planning board on June 26 and to the council the following night for approval.