September 28, 2011
$9.1M to be spent to protect bay (Larsen, The Asbury Park Press) Toms River, Ocean County
“The Ocean County Board of Freeholders is expected to approve $9.1 million next week to refurbish eight stormwater detention basins in an effort to eliminate nitrogen that seeps into Barnegat Bay.”
Smart Growth Policies Face Overhaul (Johnson, NJ Spotlight) Statewide
“The state is thinking about revamping its policies dealing with what projects receive financial incentives to reduce energy use in buildings, a change smart growth advocates fear will lead to further sprawl and loss of open space.”
Robbinsville: Redevelopment area eyed for Route 130 businesses (Degnan, The Messenger-Press) Robbinsville, Mercer County
“The Township Council has asked the Planning Board to investigate whether a group of parcels on Route 130 North and Robbinsville-Allentown Road can be declared an “area in need of redevelopment.”
Thursday, August 18, 2011
Gov. Christie says he’s still undecided on Port Authority toll hikes and PATH fare hikes (Strunsky, The Star-Ledger) Statewide
“A day after public hearings on a proposed toll and PATH fare hike, Gov. Chris Christie said he had not decided on the proposal but told reporters ‘there were more people spoke in favor of the toll hike than against it.’”
Study: Stormwater Basins Harming Barnegat Bay (Nee, Point Pleasant Patch) Jersey Shore
“Stormwater basins built along the Barnegat Bay watershed may be harming the waterway, according to a new study.”
State has no power to block gas pipeline (Reilly, njherald.com) Sussex County
“The state Department of Environmental Protection has no power to stop the natural gas pipeline that is planned to cut through High Point State Park, a state official said Wednesday.”
Solar Farm planned in East Rutherford (Staff, South Bergenite) East Rutherford, Bergen County
“The Planning Board approved zoning changes on Aug. 8 to allow a solar farm east of Route 17 in order to allow Diamond Chemical company to harness its power.”
Rutgers graduate students to take a crack at Raritan waterfront (Cooper, Somerset Messenger-Gazette) Raritan, Hunterdon County
“The future of the town’s river front area is to be envisioned by a group of graduate students from Rutgers University Bloustein School of Planning and Policy this fall. The students will meet with borough officials on Friday to launch the project.”
Friday, August 5, 2011
NJ Environmental Infrastructure Trust Fund to get $650 million as Chris Christie signs bill (Moore, The Asbury Park Press) Statewide
“With a fine summer day on the Barnegat Bay as his backdrop, Gov. Chris Christie signed legislation that will recharge the state’s Environmental Infrastructure Trust Fund with nearly $650 million, including $32 million for projects to stauch the flow of polluted storm water to the bay.”
Rumson OKs subdivision for Tredwell House land (Higgs, The Asbury Park Press) Rumson, Monmouth County
“The fourth time was a charm for the owners of the Ridge Road land that was the site of the historic Tredwell house, who won permission to subdivide the land for future building and will give the borough some historic artifacts from the site in the deal.”
Thursday, December 9, 2010 (Evening)
NEWS
Gov. Christie announces plan to protect Barnegat Bay, close Oyster Creek (Staff, The Associated Press) Lacey, Ocean County
“New Jersey Gov. Christie today unveiled a plan to protect Barnegat Bay from pollution and environmental degradation.”
State OKs redevelopment designation for Town Center South (Degnan, The Messenger-Press) Robbinsville, Mercer County
“The State has approved Robbinsville’s designation of 90 acres of homes, businesses and vacant land collectively known as Town Center South as an “area in need of redevelopment,” allowing the township to draft a plan and appoint a redeveloper to revive stalled construction projects there.”
‘Built-out’ communities are growing (Portlock, The Star-Ledger) Statewide
“The rate of new construction permits in urban and older-suburban areas in the Garden State more than doubled this decade because of demographic shifts and a revised state building code, according to a new report to be released today by a nonprofit land use research organization.”
JOBS
NJ Highlands Coalition — Policy Analyst & Campaign Coordinator (Boonton, Morris County)
Thursday, December 9, 2010 (Morning)
N.J. environmental groups say ‘urgent action’ is needed for Jersey Shore pollution (Mascarenhas, The Star-Ledger) Ocean County
“As the Legislature considers sweeping changes to the state’s environmental policy, leading green groups warned in a report today that “urgent action” is needed to address a rising tide of pollution and ecological damage along the Jersey Shore.”
DOT gets behind move for Dinky (Knapp, The Times of Trenton) Princeton, Mercer County
“The commissioner of the state Department of Transportation has expressed support for Princeton University’s plans for an arts and transit neighborhood on the western edge of its campus.”
Honeywell development plan discussed; experts layout concept for 147-acre tract (Lent, Morris NewsBee) Morris, Morris County
“Honeywell International Officials came before the Planning Board Monday night to outline concept plans for the redevelopment of its headquarters that would include a hotel, office buildings and options of either townhouses or senior housing.”
Proposed zoning revisions modified, public hearing on Dec. 15 (Zimmer, Suburban Trends) West Milford, Passaic County
“A significant component of the township’s planned rezoning effort was recently scrapped. However, the Township Council is moving to enact some changes that will eliminate unsupported high-density zoning in the town center area before the year’s end.”
Tuesday, December 7, 2010 (Morning)
Two New Bill Enlist Powerful State Agencies to Help Clean Up Barnegat Bay (Johnson, NJ Spotlight) Ocean County
“Lawmakers yesterday took action to require two powerful state departments to be more aggressive in resolving problems plaguing Barnegat Bay, an estuary many believe is slowly dying.”
