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Pinelands Commission approves Atlantic County VoTech artificial‑turf field after heated debate
Summary
The Pinelands Commission approved Atlantic County Vocational‑Technical’s proposal to install an artificial‑surface athletic field at its Mays Landing campus after commissioners debated environmental and health concerns, including potential contaminant leaching and groundwater impacts.
The Pinelands Commission voted May 9 to approve Atlantic County Vocational‑Technical’s proposal to install an artificial‑surface athletic field at its Mays Landing campus after extended debate about environmental and public‑health risks.
Commissioners spent nearly an hour questioning whether the commission could or should require the applicant to demonstrate that the proposed field would not violate groundwater quality standards. Commissioner Mark Lobar pointed to the commission’s Comprehensive Management Plan and administrative code language that, he said, places responsibility on applicants to show a project “will not result in a…
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