Also, council establishes Community Outreach Committee
After months of collaboration between the Livingston Environmental Commission, the Planning Board and the Town Council; it appears that the township finally has an updated tree ordinance in place. On Monday night, members of the council voted to introduce an updated tree ordinance, which in some cases will require residents to obtain a permit before they remove a tree on their property. The purpose of the ordinance is to control the number of trees that are removed and ensure that the trees that are taken down are indeed replaced. Property owners, who wish to remove a tree, will be subject to a $150.00 tree removal fee for a developed lot, as well as a $500 escrow deposit to ensure that the tree is replaced. Also, if the tree is located …
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Also, council plans to formally introduce new tree ordinance next week.
For the better part of this past year, the topic of a Community Outreach Committee has come before the members of the council and Monday night's conference meeting was no exception. The group’s purpose would be to help encourage people who don’t participate in events around the township to get involved. Once involved, the goal would be to get these volunteers to join existing township organizations and committees. In June, Councilman Gary Schneiderman said he would rework the language in the group's mission statement to remove references to specific ethnic groups and make the group as all encompassing as possible. In doing so he changed the group's mission, argued Councilwoman Deborah Shapiro. "While this is a good idea, it's not their …
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