Fourth round affordable housing compliance and use of the affordable housing trust fund
Summary
Toms River faces an October court deadline to finalize its affordable housing plan, and the council just restarted mediation talks. Property owner Joseph Tartabono pitched building senior/veterans affordable housing on his 6.8 acres behind the VA clinic as a private-land alternative to using township property in North Dover.
At a glance
- Total mentions
- 5
- Last 30 days
- 1
Discussed at 2 meetings in the last 60 days; most recently Oct 19, 2026.
Impact analysis
Could satisfy the township's affordable housing obligation without giving away township land or spending taxpayer dollars.
Seniors and veterans seeking affordable housing near medical services, and the township's court-mandated housing obligation.
Some council members worry any deal this late could rush due diligence before the deadline.
Mentions & discussions (5)
Township Council - Oct 19, 2026
A deal to lock in 19 existing rental units as affordable for 40 years at $20,000 per unit from the affordable housing trust was rejected after council members said they needed more time to study it.
Township Council - Sep 9, 2026
Property owner Joseph Tartaglione asked the council to add his ~8-acre Hooper Avenue site to the township's fourth-round affordable housing plan with a 100% affordable developer. The mayor and council president said statutory deadlines have passed and the court settlement can't be reopened, but left the door open to commercial development.
Township Council - Aug 12, 2026
Toms River faces an October court deadline to finalize its affordable housing plan, and the council just restarted mediation talks. Property owner Joseph Tartabono pitched building senior/veterans affordable housing on his 6.8 acres behind the VA clinic as a private-land alternative to using township property in North Dover.
Township Council - Jul 29, 2026
Toms River is extending deed controls and pilot programs on existing affordable housing (Highland Plaza, Jamestowne) to bank compliance credits, using roughly $9 million in developer-paid trust fund fees — money that reverts to the state if unused. Residents pushed back on claims that this costs 'no taxpayers' anything.'
Township Council - Jun 10, 2026
A 42-unit affordable housing plan at Jamestowne Village brings 140 new units in six new buildings plus 14 converted existing units, under a court-supervised settlement with developer JD Jamestowne. Residents raised traffic, school capacity and precedent concerns; officials said the plan avoids thousands of units of potential builder's-remedy development.
Related development
Lakewood Road affordable housing overlay (fourth round compliance plan implementation)
Puts two 100% affordable projects and a cemetery consent on hold pending what the court directs next.
Route 9 100% affordable housing development agreements / Fair Share Housing Center mediation
Delays the township's court-facing compliance package and its settlement with the fair housing advocate.
Highland Plaza Affordable Housing Development pilot extension
No new units are built and no new taxpayer money is spent; the goal is preserving existing affordable units for 30 more years.
Affordable housing controls extension — 604 Schley Avenue
Keeps affordable units restricted on this property for an extended term.
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