Public Hearing August 17, 2011 at the Montague Municipal Building
PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection
Green Acres Program - Notice of Public Hearings on Proposed Conveyance
(Lease) of State-owned Lands in High Point State Park (Montague Township, Sussex County), Long Pond Ironworks State Park (West Milford Township and
Ringwood Borough, Passaic County) and Ringwood State Park (Ringwood Borough, Passaic County and Mahwah Township, Bergen County).
Take notice that in accordance with N.J.S.A. 13:1D-51 through 58, the State of New Jersey, Department or Environmental Protection ("NDJEP" or Department"), Green Acres Program, will hold three public hearings to seek comments on a proposed 25-year conveyance (lease) to Tennessee Gas Pipeline Company ("Tennessee") of certain State-owned lands, described more specifically below, in High Point State Park (Montague Township, Sussex County), Long Pond Ironworks State Park (West Milford Township and Ringwood Borough, Passaic County), and Ringwood State Park (Ringwood Borough, Passaic County and Mahwah Township, Bergen County).
One only needs to go to nearby Vernon, NJ to see what's ahead in terms of clearcut deforestation, earth removal and truck traffic. Similar projects raise concerns in residential areas.
