Winter 2010
PS&S in the News...
Distinguished Award: Greenwood Lake Turnpike Reconstruction Project, County of Passaic, NJ.
Keith Samaroo, Vice President, named to Who's Who in Engineering & Environmental Consulting.
PS&S is proud to announce that its Genzyme new office expansion
building project in Ridgefield, NJ has attained LEED Gold certification.
... and on the Go
Jan. 27-29, 2010
Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI)
Manufactured Gas Plant (MGP)
2010 Symposium
The Westin Riverwalk, San Antonio, TX
February 11, 2010
Jacques Cousteau National
Estuarine Research Reserve
"Preparing Your Community in the Face of Changing Climate"
Sea Oaks Golf Course
Little Egg Harbor, NJ
February 14-17, 2010
NY Association of Towns
Annual Meeting
Hilton NY
New York, NY
March 23, 2010
Vision Long Island
LEED Neighborhood
Development Workshop
Molloy College, Farmingdale, NY
April 14-16, 2010
Atlantic Builders Convention
Atlantic City Convention Center
Atlantic City, NJ
GREEN A-Z
Did you know that use of Underground Plastic Chambers for Stormwater Management, can reduce labor costs due to its lightweight material?
For more information, please contact
Joe Fleming
Executive Vice President
jfleming@psands.com
www.psands.com
Smart Growth Through Regional Planning
Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst Joint Land Use Study
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PS&S provided land use and noise analysis, GIS, and public outreach for the Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst Joint Land Use Study (JLUS), which focused on ten communities within Ocean and Burlington Counties that surround the newly formed Joint Base. McGuire Air Force Base, Fort Dix, and Lakehurst Naval Air Engineering Station were combined into the nation's first tri-service Joint Base. The federal Government is funding land use studies within civilian jurisdictions surrounding military bases, so that land use planning and development is compatible with the military's mission. For this JLUS, manmade concerns such as existing and planned land use, safety zones, infrastructure capacity (including water, wastewater, and transportation), local housing availability, interagency coordination, and noise levels were considered a priority. For more information, please go to www.jointbasenj.org. |
Regulatory Updates: New Jersey
A modification to The Permit Extension Act of 2008, which had extended the life of various development-related permits until July 2010, was signed into law on January 19, 2010 by the outgoing Governor. This act extends the effectiveness of approvals by two additional years, or until July 2012.
A law that would have extended the deadline for counties to complete Wastewater Management Plans to April 7, 2011 was "pocket vetoed" by the outgoing Governor, meaning it died as of the end of the 2008-2009 legislative session despite having passed both houses of the legislature.
Executive Order No. 1 was signed by Governor Christie on January 20, 2010. This order freezes 154 proposed rules for 90 days, or until April 20, 2010. The purpose of this suspension is to allow sufficient time for the Red Tape Review Group (established by E.O. 3, signed the same day) to evaluate whether certain enumerated rules are "unworkable, overly-proscriptive or ill-advised" or whether they negatively affect the attraction and expansion of businesses in the state.
Senate Bill No. 1, of the new, 2010-2011 legislative session, would abolish the Council on Affordable Housing (COAH), and transfer its responsibilities to the State Planning Commission. This bill is set for a hearing on February 1, 2010. It would significantly alter the state's existing affordable housing policies and programs.
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