Environmental Commission

Eric Sween, Chairperson
Walter Steele, Secretary
 

Meetings: Third Tuesday, 7:30pm

405 Mine Road
Asbury, NJ 08802

Phone:
Chairperson: 908.730.7657
Fax: 908.735.0485

Environmental Commission Members

NAME

POSITION

CLASS

TERM

APPOINTED  BY

TITLE

EXPIRATION OF TERM 

Alexia Parliyan

Environmental Commission

Regular

3 year

Mayor

 

2008

Charles Calv

Environmental Commission

Regular

3 year

Mayor

 

2010

Walter Steele

Environmental Commission

Regular

3 year

Mayor

 

2010

Jerry Seibert

Environmental Commission

Regular

3 year

Mayor

 

2009

Vacant

Environmental Commission

Regular

3 year

Mayor

 

2009

Eric Sween

Environmental Commission

Regular

3 year

Mayor

 Chair 

2008

Vacant

Environmental Commission

Alt #1

2 year

Mayor

 

2009

Roberta Stedenfeld

Environmental Commission

Alt #2

2 year

Mayor

 

2008

Vacant

Environmental Commission/
Municipal Planning Board

Regular

 

Mayor

 

2009



Powers and Duties of the Environmental Commission

Township Ordinance §16-3 establishes the Environmental Commission's powers and duties. 

"The Environmental Commission shall have the power to conduct research into the use and possible use of the open land
areas of the township and may coordinate the activities of unofficial bodies organized for similar purposes and may advertise, prepare, print and distribute books, maps, charts, pamphlets which, in its judgment, it deems necessary for its purposes. It shall likewise have the power to study and make recommendations regarding open space preservation, water resouces management, air pollution control, soil and landscape protection, environmental appearance and protection of flora and fauna.  It shall likewise have the power to manage donated or purchased lands for conservation purposes and the operating of conservation programs and shall act as the coordinating agency of the township on conservation matters and a liason between conservation needs and regional, county, state and federal agenices and private agencies ministering to those needs."



Environmental Commission Projects

Environmental Resource Inventory

Environmental Review of the Municipal Master Plan





NEW JERSEY DEPARTMENT OF ENIVRONMENTAL PROTECTION LINKS


GREEN ACRES PROGRAM


HIGHLANDS WATER PROTECTION AND PLANNING ACT