Rita Chipperson - Harding Township Committee

Thursday, February 1, 2024 11:29 PM

NJ Bill A4/S50 Affordable Housing Legislation - Help Slow this Bill Down!!

Dear Harding Friends, I am writing to bring your attention to NJ's new affordable housing bill A4/S50 entitledReforms municipal responsibilities concerning provision of affordable housing; abolishes COAH; appropriates $16 million. Among other things, Bill A-4/S50 seeks to abolish the Council on Affordable Housing and replace it with a new process in which the NJ Department of Community Affairs would take on a major role in the allocation of affordable housing requirements to NJ municipalities. This bill is progressing very quickly along partisan lines despite the bi-partisan opposition to the bill in its current form. Our town attorney, Mike Edwards, has prepared a baker's dozen list of the minimal glaring items wrong with this bill (see link below). Our goal at this point is to slow down this bill long enough to allow significant amendments to be made so that we can avoid the negative effects this bill will have on Harding and other NJ municipalities. Along these lines, we ask that you reach out to your State Assemblypeople and Senators and voice your objection to bill A4/S50 in its current form. If you would like to learn more about A4/S50, please attend the Meet the Mayor event, this Monday, February 5, 2024 at 7 p.m. at Kirby Hall. It is sure to be a hot topic of conversation! Or please reach out to me at the number below. Best, Rita Chipperson Harding Township Committee (cell) 201-919-8098 rchipperson@hardingnj.org https://mcusercontent.com/f744f0814726e34d12279baca/files/96d18c26-0f0e-ee95-b551-56a2eac69b80/The_Baker_s_Dozen_on_Deficiencies_in_A4_Rev_Finals_002_.pdf

Monday, May 29, 2023 1:55 PM

Kemmerer Library Ribbon Cutting for our Community Patio - June 9th at 6 p.m.

Join us as the community gathers to celebrate the opening of the new Kemmerer Library Community Patio. Enjoy hors d'oeuvres and wine as we enjoy this new addition to the library that is for the benefit of all Harding residents.

June 9th at 6 a.m.

Get tickets at:

https://engagedpatrons.org/EventsExtended.cfm?SiteID=4662&EventID=492166&PK=

Wednesday, February 10, 2021 5:37 PM

Centennial Planning Kickoff Meeting - Next Tuesday, February 16th at 7:30 PM

Friday, December 4, 2020 9:36 AM

Harding Vote Tallies for All Races

Dear Harding Friends,

The election results for Harding have now been certified. Since the election was conducted by mail, the results in Harding have not been reported and are not yet available (and may not be available) on the Morris County Clerk’s website. We’d like to report those results to you. We thank you for your support and thank you for all you do to keep Harding red! We will work hard on your behalf and hope to exceed your expectations. Let's Keep Harding Beautiful!

Have a terrific weekend,

Chris & Rita

Total Turnout
	Mail-in	2,782
	Provisional	160
	Total votes		2,942

President
	Trump (R)	1,491		52.7%
	Biden (D)	1,338		47.3%
	Total votes		2,829

US Senate
	Mehta (R)	1,659		58.8%
	Booker (D)	1,162		41.2%
	Total votes		2,821

US House
	Becchi (R)	1,636		57.2%
	Sherrill (D)	1,224		42.8%
	Total votes		2,860

Morris County Freeholder
	Selen (R)	1,779		64.2%
	Amaro (D)	992		35.8%
	Total votes		2,771

Township Committee
	Chipperson (R)	1,795		31.9%
	Yates(R)	1,846		32.8%
	Barry (D)	1,004		17.8%
	Richardson (D)	988		17.5%
	Total votes		5,633

State Question 1 -- Legalizing marijuana
	Yes	1,707		62.1%
	No	1,040		37.9%
	Total votes		2,747

State Question 2 -- Tax Deduction for veterans
	Yes	2,016		74.4%
	No	695		25.6%
	Total votes		2,711

State Question 3 -- To delay redistricting
	Yes	1,327		50.5%
	No	1,301		49.5%
	Total votes		2,628

Monday, November 23, 2020 9:30 PM

Thank You Harding Voters!

Harding Friends,

After a few weeks of vote counting in Morris County, we are happy to announce that the votes were certified, and Harding has overwhelmingly voted for our re-election and election to Harding Township Committee. We thank you for the trust you have placed in us and look forward to continuing to serve you and our beautiful town.

We would also like to thank our campaign volunteers and contributors who made our success possible, and all of those in our community who reached out to us to express thanks, support, and appreciation for our candidacies. To all of the candidates who ran in this election, we thank you for participating in the democratic process. Finally, we are also thankful to all of the voters who embraced the vote-by-mail mandate, and all else that 2020 has thrown at us, and cast early votes in an effort to help our Board of Elections with the daunting task of processing the paper ballots.

In the upcoming months, we will continue to support and work with our Harding first responders to combat the pandemic and ensure that they have all that they require to serve Harding as we await a vaccine. Help with Harding also remains active to support anyone in need of assistance. We look forward to the days when our full community can again gather together as one. We wish Harding's soon to be centenarian, Walter Ness, the happiest 100th birthday, tomorrow, November 24th, and we look forward to the year-long, town-wide celebration of Harding's 100th birthday in 2022!!

Chris & Rita