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Eight candidates filed petitions to run for three open Haddonfield Commissioners seats in the May 11 elections, but the mayor did not. (Patch Graphic)
HADDONFIELD, NJ Haddonfield Mayor Neal Rochford will not run for re-election, the mayor announced on social media over the weekend. He didn t give a reason for his decision. It is our engaged community that makes Haddonfield truly a special place, Rochford said. Without a doubt, the appeal of Haddonfield is due to the contributions of countless residents who volunteer on boards and committees around town. I leave with a sense of pride, knowing that Haddonfield has continued to be the go-to town in the region for visitors and residents alike.
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A for sale sign hangs from a post outside of a vacant business building, Thursday, May 3, 2018, in Belleville, N.J. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)
New Jersey is allocating more than $19 million to the creation of affordable housing and efforts to protect residents from eviction.
The money will go to the Affordable Housing Trust Fund, which has been financially starved for almost a decade. The funds will then be distributed to various housing organizations in the state.
When real estate is sold in New Jersey, the seller pays what’s called a “realty transfer fee.” The money collected then goes to fund beach protection and affordable housing. But for the better part of the past decade, housing advocates say funds that should have gone to affordable housing served as a revenue source for the state budget. Former Gov. Chris Christie even proposed eliminating the transfer fee during his second term.