Long Hill Township Environmental Commission
Year-End Report – 2007
The Environmental Commission had a very active and productive year in 2007.
One of the primary activities of the Commission is to review and comment upon applications that are scheduled to appear before the Planning Board, the Zoning Board, or for Letters of Interpretation from the NJDEP. Eighteen applications (see Table 1 below) were reviewed this year. The detailed comments from the EC are a matter of public record in the individual files and may be obtained through the Planning Board and Zoning Board Administrator, Dawn Wolfe in Town Hall. The general tenor of our comments is as follows:
- For several of the applications, the EC offered major revisions of the site plans to reduce impervious cover, save specimen trees, and reduce runoff.
- In nearly every application the EC recommended state-of-the-art nonstructural stormwater BMPs to infiltrate stormwater back into the ground and reduce runoff.
- The EC has been strongly promoting the reduction of driveway and roadway surfaces, the elimination of curbing, and the use of permeable pavers wherever practical.
- The EC has promoted the establishment of conservation easements to protect in perpetuity steep slopes, wooded areas, and open space on the peripheral areas of properties.
Table 1 Applications Reviewed by Environmental Commission in CY2007 | |||
Applicant Name | Block | Lot | Reference |
| Anderson | 12702 | 47.01 | 07-02Z |
| Bauer | 11603 | 6 | 07-11Z |
| Biorepository | 12301 | 1 | 07-38P |
| DiGiorgio | 10301 | 13, 14, 15 | 07-40P |
| Dill | 11603 | 9 | 07-10Z |
| Jara | 11604 | 29 | 07-08Z |
| Kubick | 14602 | 21 | NJDEP |
| Library, LLC | 13103 | 6 | 06-04Z |
| Matlosz | 13107 | 9 | 06-06Z |
| Mocarski | 12203 | 33 | 06-06P |
| Moran | 13403 | 20 | 07-04Z |
| Murphy | 10512 | 5 | 01-23Z |
| Omnipoint | 12303 | 8 | 06-10Z |
| Pipia | 11512 | 14.04 | 06-09Z |
| Ponturo | 14002 | 23 | 06-08Z |
| Shah | 13205 | 4 | NJDEP |
| Terry & Kuntz | 10515 | 12 | 07-13Z |
| Wallace, Dietley & Priestman | 12802 et seq. | 2, 3.01 | 06-09P |
ANJEC awarded the Commission an $8,000 matching fund grant entitled Bringing Smart Growth to Long Hill Township. The grant focuses on Master Plan revisions for the village of Meyersville and for the Valley Road business corridor as well as revision of environmental ordinances.
The Commission was pleased to receive an ANJEC Environmental Achievement Award for its Applicant Handout that provides guidance on environmental issues for homeowners who are preparing an application for projects to appear before the Planning Board or Zoning Board.
The Commission operated a popular booth at the Stirling Street Fair providing attendees with literature on topics such as:
- Solar energy
- Recycling
- Rain gardens
- Energy conservation
Position papers, newsletter articles or special reports were prepared on the following topics:
- Comprehensive Energy Policy for Long Hill Township
- Solar Energy
- Passaic River Nature Trail
- Salt Brine for Snow Removal
- Policy on Paper Streets
- Policy on Septic Systems
- Home Heating
- Morris County drainage project on Long Hill Rd
The Environmental Commission chair participated in the following activities:
- Planning Board member
- 2020 Valley Road Conference organizer
- Consultant to RU Studio Project for Valley Road study
- Review of bridge replacement projects (White Bridge Rd and Stone House Rd)
Respectfully submitted,
Leonard W. Hamilton, Ph.D.
Chair of Environmental Commission
Members:
· Leonard Hamilton, Chair
· Michael Bergen
· John J. Walsh, Jr.
· Devanshi Jackson
· Scott Soldan
· Bruce Meringolo
· Joan McCloskey, 1st Alt.
· Alexandra Hennessy, 2nd Alt.
· Roseanne Calluori, Township Committee Liaison
· Karen Shear, Secretary
