Red Bank resident urges council to press state to restore Affordable Housing Trust Fund funding

During the public-comment portion of the Red Bank Borough Council meeting, resident Brandy Moore (52 West Sunset Ave) urged council members to urge state leaders to restore fuller funding for the New Jersey Affordable Housing Trust Fund.

Moore said the governor’s proposed budget currently allocates roughly $70 million to the trust fund but that about $40 million of that is earmarked for a state rental assistance program, leaving only about $30 million for development statewide. “So it really only leaves about 30,000,000 for development,” Moore said, adding: “It really should be funded about a 130,000,000.” She asked the council to consider a resolution encouraging the governor to fully fund the trust fund and noted a pending bill that would dedicate a portion of the millionaire’s tax to the fund.

A council member reading Moore’s background thanked her for attending and described her leadership on affordable‑housing issues in Monmouth County (as recounted in the meeting). Moore also offered to provide more information to the borough about the pending legislation and funding details.

Council members did not take a formal vote on Moore’s request during the meeting; the public‑comment item closed after speakers completed remarks. The council’s agenda that night advanced introductions and consent resolutions, and the managers report and other routine items were scheduled for public posting, but no explicit action on the requested state‑funding resolution was recorded in the transcript.