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PINELANDS PROTECTION PLAN TOPIC OF MEETING
Date: 040309
From: http://www.app.com/
By Patty Mcalpin, Ocean County Observer Staff Writer, 03/08/04
A plan to protect critical and natural resources in the Toms River
watershed of Jackson and Manchester townships will be considered by
the Pinelands Commission at its March 12 meeting.
The State of New Jersey, Ocean County and the townships of Jackson
and Manchester are pursuing land acquisitions of up to 2,000 acres
consistent with the recommendation of the task force.
The meeting, is to be held at 9:30 a.m. at 15C Springfield Road New
Lisbon. The Pinelands Commission's Permanent Land Protection Committee
endorsed the document Feb. 27.
A special task force created last year to develop a plan submitted
its findings and recommendations to the Pinelands Commission, Ocean
County and both townships to consider for implementation. The Toms
River Corridor Task Force was formed to address growing concerns over
the potential for development conflicts in the region. It is comprised
of 19 representatives from government planning and environmental
agencies, non-profit conservation groups, municipal officials and
others. A group of technical advisors on botany, herpetology, geology,
hydrology and other key fields provided ongoing guidance to the task
force.
The Toms River Corridor project covers nearly 17,000 acres in the
northern Pinelands of Ocean County. Of that land area, approximately
15,000 acres lie in Jackson, with the remaining acreage in Manchester.
The area includes six Pinelands Management Area districts ranging from
the ecologically critical Preservation District to the Pinelands
Regional Growth Area. The project area also includes the three
designated Pinelands Villages of Cassville, Legler and Vanhiseville.
Key findings listed in the report include:
- Development pressures exist and are growing, with approximately
1,500 residential units proposed for construction within the
corridor;
- Water resources are threatened, with both water quality and
quantity in jeopardy from the inter-basin transfer of wastewater
and proposed development near high-quality waterways and
groundwater recharge areas;
- Clusters of threatened and endangered species exist within and
around the corridor in large, relatively undisturbed landscapes.
The Toms River Corridor Plan proposes to use a combination of
planning, zoning and resource protection tools in the area. Pinelands
and municipal rezonings are proposed as well as reductions in
permitted housing densities and conservation easements.
Seventy-three percent of the corridor will be protected through
conservation-oriented zoning measures and 2,600 fewer homes will be
built in the future.
A copy of the plan can be found online at
http://www.nj.gov/pinelands. For more information, call
(609) 894-7300.
Date: 040309
From: http://www.app.com/
By Patty Mcalpin, Ocean County Observer Staff Writer, 03/08/04
A plan to protect critical and natural resources in the Toms River
watershed of Jackson and Manchester townships will be considered by
the Pinelands Commission at its March 12 meeting.
The State of New Jersey, Ocean County and the townships of Jackson
and Manchester are pursuing land acquisitions of up to 2,000 acres
consistent with the recommendation of the task force.
The meeting, is to be held at 9:30 a.m. at 15C Springfield Road New
Lisbon. The Pinelands Commission's Permanent Land Protection Committee
endorsed the document Feb. 27.
A special task force created last year to develop a plan submitted
its findings and recommendations to the Pinelands Commission, Ocean
County and both townships to consider for implementation. The Toms
River Corridor Task Force was formed to address growing concerns over
the potential for development conflicts in the region. It is comprised
of 19 representatives from government planning and environmental
agencies, non-profit conservation groups, municipal officials and
others. A group of technical advisors on botany, herpetology, geology,
hydrology and other key fields provided ongoing guidance to the task
force.
The Toms River Corridor project covers nearly 17,000 acres in the
northern Pinelands of Ocean County. Of that land area, approximately
15,000 acres lie in Jackson, with the remaining acreage in Manchester.
The area includes six Pinelands Management Area districts ranging from
the ecologically critical Preservation District to the Pinelands
Regional Growth Area. The project area also includes the three
designated Pinelands Villages of Cassville, Legler and Vanhiseville.
Key findings listed in the report include:
- Development pressures exist and are growing, with approximately
1,500 residential units proposed for construction within the
corridor;
- Water resources are threatened, with both water quality and
quantity in jeopardy from the inter-basin transfer of wastewater
and proposed development near high-quality waterways and
groundwater recharge areas;
- Clusters of threatened and endangered species exist within and
around the corridor in large, relatively undisturbed landscapes.
The Toms River Corridor Plan proposes to use a combination of
planning, zoning and resource protection tools in the area. Pinelands
and municipal rezonings are proposed as well as reductions in
permitted housing densities and conservation easements.
Seventy-three percent of the corridor will be protected through
conservation-oriented zoning measures and 2,600 fewer homes will be
built in the future.
A copy of the plan can be found online at
http://www.nj.gov/pinelands. For more information, call
(609) 894-7300.