On Monday March 16, 2009, Governor Jon Corzine appointed members of the State Housing Commission. The eleven (11) appointments announced today are subject to the advice and consent of the Senate.
Mayor Giuseppe Chila , Swedesboro (Gloucester)
Mayor Robert L. Bowser, East Orange (Essex)
Maria T. Maio, Executive Director, Jersey City Housing Authority (Hudson)
Patrick Morrissy, Housing and Neighborhood Development Services, Inc. (Essex)
Diane Sterner, Executive Director of the Housing and Community Development Network (Monmouth)
Richard W. Brown, CEO, Monarch Housing Associates (Union)
Jessica Caldwell, PP, AICP, Harold E. Pellow & Associates, Inc. (Sussex)
Christiana Foglio, Community Investment Strategies, Inc. (Mercer)
John Restrepo, Director of Real Estate Development and Management, Jersey City Episcopal Community Development (Hudson)
Christina P. Clemans, Chris Clemans Sotheby’s International Realty (Cape May)
Dean Mon, President, D R Mon Group, Inc. (Monmouth)
As a result of the passage last year of A500, the State Housing Commission was created and established in the Executive Branch of the State Government.
The duties of the commission shall be as follows:
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to provide guidance and direction with respect to the policies and strategies to be pursued by State agencies with respect to housing which are incorporated into the plan;
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to prepare and adopt the Annual Strategic Housing Plan as set forth in section 28 of P.L. 2008, c. 46;
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to hold such public hearings and other activities as may be desirable to ensure adequate public input into the preparation of the plan and increase public awareness of the strategies and activities contained in the plan and;
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to gather and disseminate such information on housing needs and strategies as may be useful for the work of the commission and informative to the public.
The current public members are:
State Treasurer
Chairman of the State Planning Commission
Commissioner of Education
Commissioner of Transportation
Commissioner of Human Services
Commissioner of Environmental Protection
Commissioner of Community Affairs
Mr. George Vallone Public Member representing the Senate President
