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Policy and Advocacy
The Network works with our members and others statewide to develop the resources and policies needed to ensure that the housing and community development sector continues to expand and thrive, providing families with opportunity and helping to revitalize communities. As part of its education and advocacy mission, the Network works to uncover and analyze barriers to community development, educate members and the public about critical public policy issues, and develop positive policy alternatives. View our current Policy Priorities.
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Governor Christie’s COAH “Reorganization” Plan
The Network, Allies work to keep an open, transparent process in place
Last June, Governor Christie issued an executive order that transferred the functions and duties of the Council on Affordable Housing (“COAH”) to the Department of Community Affairs (DCA). HCDNNJ member Fair Share Housing Center has challenged this reorganization in court. The the Network, the Corporation for Supportive Housing (CSH), and the Mercer Alliance to End Homelessness (the Alliance) subsequently filed an amicus brief with the Appellate Division in support of Fair Share's legal challenge. The amicus brief argues that shifting COAH from an independent agency to one controlled by the executive branch “unconstitutionally consolidates power.” We expect the Court to rule on our request to be admitted to the case shortly.
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