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Staff previews preliminary state plan cross‑acceptance and 2024 conformance trends; public commenters urge climate staffing and raise salt‑impact concerns
Summary
Staff briefed the committee on the preliminary State Development and Redevelopment Plan and the cross‑acceptance process, and presented the 2024 conformance year‑end summary. Public comment urged the commission to pursue climate staffing partnerships and flagged rising stream conductance tied to road salt.
Staff told the CFP Policy and Implementation Committee on Jan. 31 that the State Planning Commission adopted a preliminary State Development and Redevelopment Plan and that the cross‑acceptance process — which includes one public hearing per county — is now starting. Executive Director Grogan emphasized the state plan adds goals such as climate change and equity but does not supersede the Pinelands Commission’s Comprehensive Management Plan (CMP) inside the Pinelands management area: "The state plan does not supersede the CMP or anything the commission has approved," Grogan said on the record.
Staff said the commission has a limited but important role: to monitor the cross‑acceptance hearings, review infrastructure needs assessments, and provide comments where…
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