1. Call to Order
At 7:00 by chair Mike Furrey.
2. Statement of Compliance
3. Salute to Flag
4. Roll Call
MICHAEL FURREY [MF] chair - P
CAROL GUNN-KADISH [CK] - P
JOHN AUBERGER [JA] - P
MICHAEL. CHESKI [MC] - A
CRAIG WILLIAMS [CW] - P
5. Open to the Public
Motion by CW second by JA; unanimous
No public
Close to the Public
Motion CW, Second JA, unanimous
6. LUB Liaison Report
JA reported that two applications had been heard. The first concerned the owner who had bought Borisuk’s barn. The building was redone into office space and parking. The LUB gave an approval a while ago. The owner was in for some changes to the parking lot. He hopes to buy another parcel for another phase of development. He has until Dec. 31 to present all changes.
The second applicant was Mt. Creek who talked about their master plan for the waterpark. They are revamping some of the existing rides but not increasing the amount of water usage. Major development planned for 2018-2020. Discussion on if water was chlorinated and how it was discharged. It appears that water is pumped from the valley, chlorinated, stored in tanks on the mountaintop and discharged to the sewer after use.
7. Old Business
RR Issue
Meeting was held with DEP, Mayor Shortway and MF. The DEP’s Solid Hazardous Waste Enforcement office will contact RR.
Open Space
Greener By Design’s proposal submitted to town and their attorney is looking over it.
Tree Grant
JA talked to Chuck the Twp. administrator. The schools talked to Ron about additional plantings. The bids will hopefully be written and sent out by next month. Masker Marsh has a plan in case the township acquires the property. The MUA area will be a small area. When all plans are finalized, the nearby neighbors will be asked for their input. The town will probably hire a contractor to plant the trees and be responsible for their care, relieving the township of that responsibility. Planting I for Sept, Oct and Nov.
Highlands Water Study
No update
Trail Building
50 volunteers plus Countryside Landscaping worked from 10 to 1. The girl scouts were there and hung about 20 birdhouses. There will be a newspaper article about the event. There is a stream that needs to be crossed and we must investigate permitting process.
NRI
Will be discussed at next meeting. Topics can be decided and assigned.
8. LUB Applications Under Review
Taco Bell
Neighbors complained about lights shining in their window. CW wanted to know if LUB has concerns with light pollution. JA explained it was a concern with NWAC parking lot.
Mt. Creek Waterpark
No concern as long as they don’t increase water usage.
Rosemark Realty
As long as they continue approved plans, we have no concerns.
9. Approval of Minutes
5/15/2017 approval with the addition of “Hazardous” to Solid Waste and correction of “digital motion” - CK second, JA unanimous
10. Commissioners’ Comments
None
11. Adjournment
Motion by JA, Second by CW unanimous 8:20 p.m.