Category: ENVIRONMENTAL COMMISSION MEETINGS
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE West Long Branch, NJ - June 26, 2012
Meeting of the
West Long Branch Environmental Commission
The regular meeting of the Environmental Commission of the Borough of West Long Branch was convened on May 21, 2012 at 6:00 PM in Borough Hall.
Members Present: Carolyn Serebreny
Lisa Conte Wiener
Not Present: Felicia Costentino
Ellen Twigg
Fred Migliaccio, Council Liaison
1. The meeting commenced at 6:15 PM
2. Administrative matters
a. The secretary took attendance.
b. The secretary verified the meeting has been advertised in compliance with the Senator Byron M. Baer Open Public Meetings Act.(N.J.S.A.10:4-6)
c. Approval of minutes from 10/4/11, 2/7/12, 3/19/12, and 4/16/21 will be held until meeting attendance constitutes a quorum.
3. On-going business
a. Spring Recycling Event report:
The recycling event took place on Saturday, May 12, 2012, from 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM at the WLB Community Center. There was a large response to the secure personal document shredding offered. There was not a great response to the collection of general household goods which was offered by the U.S. War Veterans organization. Electronics also did not show as large a turn-out as previous recycling events, perhaps because more towns are offering electronics recycling to their residents. b. Annual Ronan Shirvanian Park Clean-up report:
Lisa reported that the clean-up took place on Saturday, May 12, 2012 from 2:00 – 4:00 PM. The effort was led by Felicia Costentino.
c. Whale Pond Brook Watershed Association report – No ` status to report (NSTR)
d. Sustainable Jersey Program report – Lisa suggested that Ellen may make her presentation to Council in a few weeks.
e. Environmental Partnership report – Carolyn Serebreny offered to inquire about meeting dates. Carolyn would be interested in attending.
f. Geese report – NSTR
g. Cat Ordinance report – Lisa submitted the draft ordinance to Borough Clerk Lori Cole.
h. Site Plan Review – The secretary reviewed the status of each application regarding application status and hearing date, if applicable.
4. New Business:
The fall recycling event will be held on Saturday, October 6, 2012, in conjunction with the Town-Wide Yard Sale Day which is sponsored by the Recreation Commission. The Lupus Foundation will collect general household goods for this event.
5. Public Comment – none
6. Closing Items
a. The next meeting of the WLBEC will take place on Monday, June 25, 2012 at 6:00 PM.
b. The meeting was adjourned at 6:39 PM.
Respectfully submitted by
Candace B. Mitchell
Environmental Commission Secretary
NOTE: The minutes of this meeting may be corrected and/or amended by the Commission and will be approved at the next regular meeting. The corrections and/or amendments will be reported in the minutes of the next regular meeting.