Posted on: June 9, 2023
S-1439/A-5085, which requires employers or contractors engaged in government work for a public body to register with and submit payroll records to the Department of Labor Workforce Development, was recently amended to include PILOT projects.
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Posted on: June 8, 2023
On Monday, the Assembly Telecommunications and Utilities Committee amended and favorably reported A-4376, a bill that would further weaken already sparse local oversight of the collocation of wireless equipment in the local right of way.
The Leag...
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Land Use & Development Issues
Posted on: May 19, 2023
FEMA Region II and New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) State National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) Coordinators Office will be providing virtual training on Letter of Map Change. The goal of the webinar is to communicate and...
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Land Use & Development Issues
Posted on: May 19, 2023
On Thursday, the Senate State Government, Wagering, Tourism and Historic Preservation Committee approved S-2603. The bill seeks to clarify the ability of a public body to hold electronic meetings, and if doing so the appropriate notice requirements.&n...
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Land Use & Development Issues
Posted on: May 5, 2023
NJIT - Technical Assistance for Resilience Program (TARP) will host a Hazard Mitigation Workshop on June 7 on its campus in Newark from 9 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. to discuss hazard mitigation projects because of floods, energy disruption, aging infrastructure, ...
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Posted on: March 24, 2023
On March 21 the League hosted a League’s Lunch and Learn to discover the benefits of Age-Friendly Community Practices with representatives from the Department of Human Services, including Janet Sharma, Age-Friendly Englewood, Member of the New J...
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Land Use & Development Issues
Posted on: March 16, 2023
This week, Governor Phil Murphy signed S-428 into law, amending the Right to Farm Act to specify that shellfish aquaculture activities are eligible for Right to Farm Act protections.
To be eligible for Right to Farm protections a shellfish commer...
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Land Use & Development Issues
Posted on: March 10, 2023
The League is asking our members to answer a short survey aimed at gathering information related to individual municipalities efforts to comply with the NJDEP’s new MS4 permit program requirements.
The New Jersey Department o...
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Land Use & Development Issues
Posted on: February 17, 2023
The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP) has announced the availability of $19 million in grants to help municipalities with the transition to new municipal stormwater permitting requirements. Details on the grant program have not bee...
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Land Use & Development Issues
Posted on: February 10, 2023
Governor Phil Murphy has signed legislation authorizing commercial farms located on preserved farmland to hold special occasion events.
The new law expands authorization of special occasion events at commercial farms and wineries on preserved farmland. The...
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Land Use & Development Issues
Posted on: January 9, 2023
On Thursday, Governor Murphy signed A-573, which makes several changes to the Uniform Construction Code Act (UCC). The bill codifies the three-day construction inspection turnaround and allows for developers to contract with private on-site inspe...
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Land Use & Development Issues
Posted on: January 9, 2023
In the final week of December, the House and Senate passed, and President Biden signed a $1.7 trillion FY2023 federal budget through September 30, 2023. For provisions of state and local interest, please read the League’s two blog posts, the fir...
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