Housing Density in New Jersey Governor's Race
A new law in New Jersey requires cities to plan for a share of the state's housing needs, sparking controversy.
The Republican candidate for governor, Jack Ciattarelli, describes overdevelopment of the suburbs as a crisis, vowing to undo the state law.
- Ciattarelli claims the state's problem is not a lack of housing, but rather too much construction.
- A group of towns has challenged the law in court, but so far, has been unsuccessful.
We've got to build more houses
Ciattarelli's opponent, Democratic Congresswoman Mikie Sherrill, is shown saying this in one of his ads, which depicts bulldozers cutting down trees to ominous music.
Author's summary: Housing density is a key issue in New Jersey's governor race.