Pittsgrove Township Environmental Commission

Agenda for Meeting of March 27, 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: Attendees sign in and voters designated

 

5.     Approval of minutes of the February 27, 2006 meeting

 

6.     Presentation on Threatened and Endangered Species by Paul Taylor

 

7.   Unfinished Business

             Redevelopment Status – Bob Morse

             Public Outreach – Stream Clean-up April 22nd – Meghan

             Ordinance Review –

                      Clustering in Rural-Residential Areas adopted 3-14-06

                      Wellhead Protection Ordinance – Bob Morse

             Site Plan Review –

                      Comments brought forward from previous reviews        

             Natural Resources –

                      Farmland PIG Status – Paulaitis Farm Closing set for April

                     Green Acres and other Open Space –

                             No change in Danna, Clark, and Running Deer

                              Appraisals underway for Renwick and Briar Hill properties

                     Tree Ordinance in review by Township solicitor

                    Protection of T&E species

 

8. Report on area meetings:

            Agriculture Preservation Summit 3-3-06

            “Where is Your Town Growing To” 3-13-06

            EC Training to Protect Natural Resources 3-18-06         

            County Open Space Meetings 3-21-06 and 3-22-06

            Others

 

9. New Business –

               Scheduling Site Plan Reviews

             Pittsgrove Day – Hawk demonstration

 

10. Upcoming meetings/training:

             Municipal Tools for Preserving Land March 30, 6:30 pm at the Woodstown Friend’s Meeting House

            

11. Issues before the Planning Board

            Upcoming Developments

                      Briar Hill

                      Briar Point

                      Hall Farm

             Other Issues

 

      12. Communications

                  

      13. Member Comments

     

      14. Public Comments

     

      15. Adjournment