• instrumental in the Village’s obtaining a grant from the New Jersey Association of Environmental Commission (ANJEC) for a “smart growth” grant from the State Department of Community Affairs (DCA), to guide our smart growth master plan.  This strategic smart growth plan was adopted as part of the official Village Master Plan by the planning board in April, 2008.  It also won an the 2008 New Jersey Planning Officials Achievement in Planning Award.


• in 2006, the Commission was able to strike the restrictive portions of the original ordinance. See Original and Amended Ordinances.

• has contributed to the Village master plan in other ways as well, and coordinated those activities with educational programs for citizens. For instance, at the commission’s urging, the Village received and applied for a grant from the State Department of Transportation (DOT) to create a bicycle and pedestrian master plan, which was subsequently incorporated into the official Village Master Plan. The commission celebrated Bike to Work/Train Day in 2003, advertising and encouraging train riders to take their bikes downtown instead of cars. This helps relieve traffic, parking pressure and pollution.  From less than a dozen bikes at the station on an average day in 2003, there are now over 50 daily cyclists who do not drive to the train station, and many more cyclists who make other trips—to shops, restaurants, and errands—by bicycle. This success prompted the Village to apply for and receive another $5,000 worth of bike racks that have recently been placed at destinations around town, including parks.


• became official outreach organ for storm-water quality public education throughout the Village resulting from the passage of a stricter storm-water quality law by the Legislature and regulations by the State DEP.

We have previously completed Energy Audits of All Municipal Facilities and are currently being incorporated as part of individual building/facility upgrade projects.

Significantly reduced power consumption as Village Hall:

• Replaced incandescent bulbs with compact flourescents (CFL). These bulbs are so good, it is virtually impossible to tell the difference, except when we look at our town's electric bill

• We have previously completed Energy Audits of All Municipal Facilities and are currently being incorporated as part of individual building/facility upgrade projects.

• Occupancy sensors installed, automatically shuts lights off in areas where these is no activity detected