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By Janet Tauro
An anticipated state Senate bill that would expand the process around warehouse development proposals in New Jersey might be the first step toward keeping the “garden” in the Garden State.
The bill, as first reported by NJ Spotlight, was expected to be introduced in late April by state Senate President Stephen Sweeney and would involve neighboring municipalities in a hearing process where the warehouse development is proposed.
From one end of New Jersey to another, urban, suburban, farm and forest communities have been walloped with warehouse proposals, and community and environmental groups have punched back with strong opposition.
Development crashing headlong into Barnegat Bay watershed
Development crashing headlong into Barnegat Bay watershed
By Janet Tauro
The Barnegat Bay watershed is alive. Within the watershed is the World Biosphere Pinelands, containing the headwaters of the Toms and Metedeconk rivers, and the Kirkwood-Cohansey aquifer, which supplies the drinking water for more than one million residents at the Jersey shore.
Amidst a plethora of wildlife and plant species lies the natural world’s answer to man-made problems that plague us today: flooding, contaminated drinking water and jeopardized fisheries to name a few.
The Barnegat Bay watershed encompasses 600 square miles and, according to a University of Delaware report, provides about $4 billion to the economy in jobs, tourism and wages. Residents and tourists flock to the bay for recreation and natural beauty.