Environment

Trails Advisory Committee member Chuck Martin made a series of proposals for new trails at the Committee’s June 9 meeting. A plan to add another series of trails covering township and Somerset County property to the township’s Pathways and Trails Plan was approved by the Trails Advisory Committee at its June 9 meeting. The Committee also agreed to create a …

The Environmental Commission suggests the Township Council use part of a grant to buy reusable bags for free distribution to residents. The township is receiving a more than $130,000 grant, and the Environmental Commission members know how they’d like the Township Council to spend some of it. The state Clean Communities Council awarded Franklin a $131,996.61 Clean Communities Grant, money …

Protestors gather outside the Senior/Community Center in 2018. (File photo.) Williams-Transco on May 20 won federal approval of its request for a two-year extension to bring to fruition the company’s planned Northeast Services Enhancement Project, which includes a gas compressor station in Franklin. Transco on March 19 applied to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission for a two-year extension on FERC’s …

A township Environmental Commissioner wants stricter enforcement of the state’s anti-idling laws at township warehouses. Commissioner Arnold Schmidt will write a recommendation to the Township Council, with the backing of his fellow Commissioners, asking that developers and owners of warehouses be required to install “No Idling” signs wherever trucks are located on the properties. Don’t Miss Out! No other media …

Opponents of the Transco gas compressor station rally at the municipal complex in 2016. (File photo). Less than a year after its opponents were celebrating its demise, the controversial Williams-Transco Northeast Services Enhancement Project to increase its natural gas pipeline infrastructure has reared its head. Transco on March 19 applied to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission for a two-year extension …

Seven more recycling zones in the township have been added to Somerset County’s dual stream recycling program. The zones stretch from Amwell Road to Easton Avenue, and are bordered by DeMott Lane and John F. Kennedy Boulevard. Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet covering Franklin Township brings you the depth of information presented by the Franklin Reporter & Advocate. …

Members of the Environmental Commission said their concerns are not being heard by township officials. What started as a discussion about how the Environmental Commission could operate more efficiently soon evolved into an airing of Commission members’ grievances against the Township Council and Township Manager. Vornlocker declined to comment for this story. Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet covering …

Claremont Road School’s electricity will soon be supplied via solar energy, thanks to a decision made February 25 by the Board of Education. The Board voted to approve an $813,501 contract for the solar installation to EZNERGY NJ of Brick. Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet covering Franklin Township brings you the depth of information presented by the Franklin …

The township Advisory Recreation Council discussed how township park usage could be measured. Responding to criticism leveled at a recent proposed park, the newly minted director of the township Parks & Recreation Department said he wants to come up with a better way to gauge township park use. Director William “Beau” Byrtus said at the February 10 virtual meeting of …

Princeton activist Eunice Wong speaks to the Environmental Commission during its February 1 virtual meeting. The Environmental Commission wants to know if Franklin residents support some type of ban on gas-powered leaf blowers. Commission members came to that decision during their February 1 virtual meeting, after hearing from a Princeton-based activist who is getting her town to act on a …