Ensure that housing at Bancroft is designed and priced to suit empty-nest Haddonfield seniors.
We must put the real needs of our community before the financial needs of the Bancroft developer!
The commissioners’ recent changes to the Bancroft Redevelopment Plan should alarm all Haddonfield residents who care about the long-term character of our community. While we should be pleased that the long saga of what to do with the Bancroft site is moving closer to a resolution, we believe that the plot has taken a turn in the wrong direction.
Key Points:
• The commissioners’ recent changes to the 2016 Redevelopment Plan gut its provisions to provide housing for seniors.
• These housing changes were made at the behest of the developer – solely for his benefit.
• Contrary to the commissioners’ claim, the developer was indeed pre-selected.
• Calling something “age-targeted” doesn’t make it so.
• Young families with children are much more likely to buy these townhomes than seniors are.
• The current approach is penny-wise and pound foolish.
• Let’s not sacrifice long-term benefits for short-term gains.
• We need to put this effort back on track.
Read details at: facebook.com/HaddonfieldEncouragingResponsibleDevelopment
Haddonfield Encouraging Responsible Development (HERD) is a group of concerned residents – including former mayors – who’ve been engaged in Bancroft development issues for many years. We do not question the commissioners’ motives but we must question their judgment in approving changes to the Redevelopment Plan that clearly are not in the best long-term interests of the community.
Since the commissioners have ignored repeated calls over the past two years to re-think their misguided approach, we now have no choice but to invalidate these changes through a lawsuit. Several attorneys have said such a case is justifiable because the commissioners ignored the Planning Board’s recommendations and didn’t follow established law and legal precedent when they adopted these developer-driven changes.
The plaintiffs to the lawsuit are John J. Tarditi Jr, Letitia G. Colombi, Chris Maynes, Ginny Delong, Richard Wells, Richard Morris, Nils Herdelin, and Daniel Tompkins. Numerous other residents are supporters.
We’ve already raised more than $10,000, but will need up to $30,000 to continue our fight for what’s right for Haddonfield and its taxpayers. To help fund our legal challenge to the commissioners' amendments to the Redevelopment Plan, please contribute at gofundme.com/appeal-of-borough-ordinance-201801 or mail a check payable to "HERD" to PO Box 60, Haddonfield NJ 08033. Thank you.
Haddonfield needs 55+ housing at Bancroft – not school-busting townhomes!
We must protect the community we all cherish!
Updates
April 5, 2018
The commissioners are ignoring the reality of who actually needs housing in Haddonfield. Text three neighbors this link today and check our Facebook page for the latest updates on what the developers are trying to hide.
April 5, 2018
Moving past this milestone proves that our neighbors see through the developer's plan for Bancroft. Head to our Facebook page to read the latest updates on the site and email your commissioners to demand they prioritize housing for our seniors.
12 Comments
Why would Haddonfield acquiesce to a pre-selected developer and why would they acquiesce to his needs and not the Borough of Haddonfields?
The Commissioners of Haddonfield only see it one way , it is all about the almighty dollar and how much more they can raise taxes in Haddonfield . Affordable housing is needed badly for seniors. Not town homes for more couples with kids to overcrowd the schools.
Haddonfield needs affordable 55+ housing and cannot afford an influx of additional students to our schools without changes to our schools' infrastructures which equates to higher taxes. Commissioners should answer to the electorate and rescind this agreement.
The Commissioner's should honor the intent of the original Plan. Affordable housing for seniors is one of our greatest needs. They benefit the town without adding to school expansion.
Our Commissioner's have demonstrated a clear lack of concern for the needs of the broader Haddonfield community. The developer will reap huge financial benefits while the residents will suffer with higher taxes and over crowded schools. We don't know why this is happening but we must change direction.
Bait and switch won’t work.
Coulda, woulda, shoulda......let’s just do the right thing.
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Ensure that housing at Bancroft is designed and priced to suit empty-nest Haddonfield seniors.
We must put the real needs of our community before the financial needs of the Bancroft developer!
The commissioners’ recent changes to the Bancroft Redevelopment Plan should alarm all Haddonfield residents who care about the long-term character of our community. While we should be pleased that the long saga of what to do with the Bancroft site is moving closer to a resolution, we believe that the plot has taken a turn in the wrong direction.
Key Points:
• The commissioners’ recent changes to the 2016 Redevelopment Plan gut its provisions to provide housing for seniors.
• These housing changes were made at the behest of the developer – solely for his benefit.
• Contrary to the commissioners’ claim, the developer was indeed pre-selected.
• Calling something “age-targeted” doesn’t make it so.
• Young families with children are much more likely to buy these townhomes than seniors are.
• The current approach is penny-wise and pound foolish.
• Let’s not sacrifice long-term benefits for short-term gains.
• We need to put this effort back on track.
Read details at: facebook.com/HaddonfieldEncouragingResponsibleDevelopment
Haddonfield Encouraging Responsible Development (HERD) is a group of concerned residents – including former mayors – who’ve been engaged in Bancroft development issues for many years. We do not question the commissioners’ motives but we must question their judgment in approving changes to the Redevelopment Plan that clearly are not in the best long-term interests of the community.
Since the commissioners have ignored repeated calls over the past two years to re-think their misguided approach, we now have no choice but to invalidate these changes through a lawsuit. Several attorneys have said such a case is justifiable because the commissioners ignored the Planning Board’s recommendations and didn’t follow established law and legal precedent when they adopted these developer-driven changes.
The plaintiffs to the lawsuit are John J. Tarditi Jr, Letitia G. Colombi, Chris Maynes, Ginny Delong, Richard Wells, Richard Morris, Nils Herdelin, and Daniel Tompkins. Numerous other residents are supporters.
We’ve already raised more than $10,000, but will need up to $30,000 to continue our fight for what’s right for Haddonfield and its taxpayers. To help fund our legal challenge to the commissioners' amendments to the Redevelopment Plan, please contribute at gofundme.com/appeal-of-borough-ordinance-201801 or mail a check payable to "HERD" to PO Box 60, Haddonfield NJ 08033. Thank you.
Haddonfield needs 55+ housing at Bancroft – not school-busting townhomes!
We must protect the community we all cherish!
Updates
April 5, 2018
The commissioners are ignoring the reality of who actually needs housing in Haddonfield. Text three neighbors this link today and check our Facebook page for the latest updates on what the developers are trying to hide.
April 5, 2018
Moving past this milestone proves that our neighbors see through the developer's plan for Bancroft. Head to our Facebook page to read the latest updates on the site and email your commissioners to demand they prioritize housing for our seniors.
12 Comments
Keep Haddonfield seniors in town. Make a place for them at Bancroft. Many have paid property taxes for a long time. They contribute to the town's values and social memory. They contribute to our quality of life.
Why would Haddonfield acquiesce to a pre-selected developer and why would they acquiesce to his needs and not the Borough of Haddonfields?
The Commissioners of Haddonfield only see it one way , it is all about the almighty dollar and how much more they can raise taxes in Haddonfield . Affordable housing is needed badly for seniors. Not town homes for more couples with kids to overcrowd the schools.
Haddonfield needs affordable 55+ housing and cannot afford an influx of additional students to our schools without changes to our schools' infrastructures which equates to higher taxes. Commissioners should answer to the electorate and rescind this agreement.
The Commissioner's should honor the intent of the original Plan. Affordable housing for seniors is one of our greatest needs. They benefit the town without adding to school expansion.
Our Commissioner's have demonstrated a clear lack of concern for the needs of the broader Haddonfield community. The developer will reap huge financial benefits while the residents will suffer with higher taxes and over crowded schools. We don't know why this is happening but we must change direction.
Bait and switch won’t work.
Coulda, woulda, shoulda......let’s just do the right thing.
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Keep Haddonfield seniors in town. Make a place for them at Bancroft. Many have paid property taxes for a long time. They contribute to the town's values and social memory. They contribute to our quality of life.