At a meeting last week, the Township Council discussed three ordinances designed to accommodate affordable housing in town. Township manager Barry Lewis explained that the Fair Share Housing Center had pushed for Livingston to create about 600 affordable housing units in its latest round, but the town was able to negotiate that down to about a third of the request. As a result, Livingston must now make space for roughly 1,000 new units, as apartment complexes that are built typically accommodate 20 percent affordable housing.
Understandably, residents of the districts that will be affected by these ordinances were unhappy. The Council listened to all of their concerns, and did not take action that evening. These ordinances will be discussed at future meetings, and additional ones are expected to be introduced, as well.
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