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Mayor says Linden adopting fair-share affordable housing plan, will use nonresidential development fees to fund units

5098646 · June 17, 2025

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Mayor Armstead told the council the city is adopting a state-mandated fair-share affordable housing plan and is collecting nonresidential development fees to help produce scattered affordable units across the city rather than concentrating them in large apartment blocks.

Mayor Armstead told the Linden City Council on June 24 that the city is adopting a fair-share affordable housing plan required by the state and that the city has begun collecting nonresidential development fees to fund affordable housing production.

The mayor said the plan is detailed and that a copy would be made available; he described a local strategy to distribute affordable housing throughout Linden in one- and two-family units as well as selected apartment buildings, rather than concentrating large numbers of residents in stacked apartment complexes. He said nonresidential development fees will provide money to achieve the production goals.

Armstead characterized the approach as intended to maintain the town’s character while meeting state obligations. The council received the mayor’s report and the resolution adopting the fair-share plan was placed on the agenda for review.