A county planning staff member reported on Middlesex County’s involvement with the draft New Jersey State Development and Redevelopment Plan and related supporting documents.

The staff member said New Jersey is required by statute to have a state development and redevelopment plan and that the last adopted plan dates to 2001; the statute requires updates every five years, which the staff member noted has not occurred since 2001. The county has been engaged in preparing comments on three large planning documents: the draft State Development and Redevelopment Plan, the draft impact assessment and the infrastructure needs assessment.

County staff said a detailed comment letter on the draft impact assessment has been drafted and that comments on the infrastructure needs assessment and the draft plan are being finalized with consultants. Staff expect to submit comments to the New Jersey Office of Planning Advocacy on behalf of Middlesex County and its planning development committee; staff reported attending state planning commission meetings in September.

The board moved and seconded to accept the report; the motion carried on the transcript.