Pittsgrove Township Environmental Commission

Agenda for Meeting of January 23, 2006

 

 

  1.  Call meeting to order 

 

  2.  Give pledge to the flag

 

        3.  Read Open Public Meetings Act compliance statement

        “Adequate notice pursuant to the Open Public Meetings Act has been given  of this meeting by:

a.       Forwarding notice thereof to Today’s Sunbeam and the Daily Journal, both of which were printed in the January 10, 2006 edition of the papers,

b.      Posting notice thereof on the community events bulletin board at the Pittsgrove Township Municipal Building, and

              c. Filing notice thereof in the Office of the Municipal Clerk for Pittsgrove Township.

                  (All of the above was done at least 48 hours in advance.)”

 

4.      Attendance: (Have members sign in; designate voters.) Congratulations to Kevin Garrison on his appointment as a regular member, to Trish Jankauskas on her appointment to 1st alternate member and Dave Hunt on his appointment to 2nd alternate member. Additionally, Bob Morse is now the liaison to the Planning Board, and Greg Hickson is now designated as an associate member.

 

5.      Approval of minutes of the November 28, 2005 meeting

 

6.   Unfinished Business

                       Redevelopment Status – The Township is now concentrating on a much  smaller area in the vicinity of the vacated feed mill as its current redevelopment           area. The EC will offer recommendations to protect environmentally sensitive  areas in the new redevelopment area. The EC still needs to consider possible   preservation areas in the new redevelopment area.

                       Farmland PIG Status – one farm being surveyed

                       A second farm in the PIG area has accepted a fee simple offer.

                     Status of Green Acres projects

                                 Dixon, Danna, Clark, Running Deer

                     Status of Renwick and Briar Hill preservation attempts

                     Status of letters to Planning Board

                                 Ordinance 60-53 draft (Stream Setback)

                                 Clustering in Rural-Residential areas                           

                     Other Sub-committee Reports

                     Reports on area meetings

                                 Dec. 1st Nature Tourism seminar attended by Herb

                                 Others

 

 

 

7.  New Business

                        Comments for Licardello new plans. Proposed site plan comments

                       Review of minor site plans

                       Clear Cutting of Trees in Franklin Township brings up need for Tree Ordinance

                       Need for Wellhead Protection Area Ordinance

                       Proposed Hall Farm Development

                       Upcoming meetings

                                   Jan. 24th or 25th – Seminar on Plants for Conservation at the CapeMay Material’s Center     

                                    Jan. 31st – Workshop on How to Preserve the Family Farm at the South Harrison Municipal Building

            Feb. 4th – Eagle/Raptor Festival at the Mauricetown Fire Hall
            Mar. 11th – Conservation Leadership, 10 am to 4:30 pm at the Gloucester County Library

                                   Mar. 15th and 16th – GIS Conference at the Rutgers University Campus

                                   Others

                       Community Events        

                       Other

 

  8.  Issues before the Planning Board

                  Subdivision applications - Variances requested for sub-standard lot sizes.

                  Other items

 

 9.   Communications

                            

      10.  Member Comments

     

      11.  Public Comments

     

12.    Adjournment