Events
NOV 16 @ 7PM: Help save the Dismal Swamp from development!
November 13th, 2009
Help save the Dismal Swamp from development!
Show opposition proposed development project at the Edison Township Planning Board Meeting
On Monday, November 16 at 7PM, the Edison Township Planning Board will host a hearing on a proposed development plan in the 1,240-acre Dismal Swamp Conservation Area. This application would require a diversion of stormwater onto Green Acres property, which would potentially have catastrophic effects, as seen in the past, on this beautiful natural area that is home to threatened and endangered species. In addition to diverting Green Acres in the Dismal Swamp Conservation Area, this project will have a significant negative effect on the water quality in the Diz. With the signing of the State Dismal Swamp Preservation Commission bill by the Governor last week, this application should not even be heard until the commission is formed – this is the exact reason the commission was formed in the first place. EWA has asked the Edison Council several times to pass a resolution opposing the diversion of Green Acres and send to both the Planning Board and State House Commission, but they have yet to do it.
Please help us, and contact the Edison Town Council to ask them to pass a resolution opposing the diversion of Green Acres in the Dismal Swamp Conservation Area for the road needed for this proposed development application. Before Monday, we need YOUR help to send e-mails and letters to the Council and speak out at the next work session to demand they do this. EWA cannot do this alone; we need public presence and loud voices speaking out in opposition.!
Copy and paste this link into your browser for the council members email and phone numbers:
Edison Town Council
Edison Wetlands Association is in strong opposition to this project. If you would like additional information or to view their application, email dana@edisonwetlands.org.
We thank you in advance for coming out to help preserve the Dismal Swamp Conservation area and supporting Edison Wetlands Association.
