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It looks like Chris Christie's campaign to allow towns to say no to veterans looking for decent homes has gained another adherent.
As reported in another Blue Jersey post by Tom Wyka, a councilman in Parsippany, John Cesaro, voted against allowing a two-family home for formerly homeless veterans because he claimed it would be "social engineering."
We at Fair Share Housing are not exactly sure what part of letting veterans live in a two-family home qualifies as "social engineering." It seems a bit more accurate to say that trying to stop veterans from living in your town is "social engineering."
Fortunately, Cesaro was outvoted by members of his own party to allow veterans to live in Parsippany, showing that there are people of both parties that believe that people who served our country deserve a place in our communities.
But perhaps Cesaro was just following the leader. Just two weeks ago, Gov. Christie stopped homes for disabled veterans from being built in Salem County.
We at Fair Share Housing Center are not sure what the moral or political calculation is that makes politicians like Christie and Cesaro think that keeping veterans out of communities is acceptable. It's wrong - and frankly offensive. And it's good to see that people like Tom Wyka and Cesaro's council mates are not going along with it. |
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