Anti-Idling Ordinance Approved By Township Council
Certain new developments would be required to post anti-idling signs under ordinance amendments approved June 11 by the Township Council. The amendments were recommended by the township Environmental Commission in August 2023. The amendments “will work towards preventing instances of idling, reducing greenhouse gas emissions and the release of harmful pollutants, and educate the public […]
Environmental Commission Presents, ‘Electric Vehicles – The Good and the Ugly’
Submitted by the FTEC. The Franklin Township Environmental Commission invites all residents for engaging presentations prepared in collaboration with the New Jersey Electric Vehicle Association (NJEVA). Title: Electric Vehicles – The Good and the Ugly When: Monday, April 29th 2024 at 7 PM Where: The Council Chamber, 475 Demott Lane. Cost: FREE (no registration necessary) […]
Seeley’s Run Gets Long-Needed Cleanup
About 100 people were expected to gather in a rear parking lot at Somerset Village on Easton Avenue April 13 for the annual stream cleanup sponsored by the Franklin Township Environmental Commission and the Lower Raritan Watershed Partnership. The cleanups – this one along Seeley’s Run – was named after the late John Clyde, a […]
Environmental Commission Says ‘No’ To Warehouse Application
The Environmental Commission on October 16 decided to recommend that the Township Zoning Board of Adjustment not approve an application for a warehouse at Weston Canal and Cottontail roads. The application, submitted by Somerset Properties Realty, calls for a 61,000-square-foot warehouse on a roughly 5-acre plot fronting Cottontail Lane. Plans call for 38 parking spaces, […]
Environmental Commission Sends Tree Ordinance Recommendations To Township Council
Work that began in October showed some results December 5, when the Environmental Commission sent several recommended changes to the township tree ordinance to the Township Council. The recommendations involve changing the definition of a tree in terms of trunk thickness and reinstating a cap of 25 percent on the amount of tree replacement that […]
Environmental Commission To Begin Work On Suggested ‘Green Roof’ Ordinance
Members of the township’s Environmental Commission will soon begin crafting a proposed ordinance that would require large new commercial buildings to have some form of “green” roof in their design. That design could include solar or wind energy capturing units, or complete or partial covering by vegetation, which is designed to lower the temperature of […]
