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Environmental Commssion |
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Duties
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| Meetings are held the second Tuesday of the month at 9:30 AM in Borough Hall. The schedule is published in the Star & Wave. All meetings are open to the public. | ||
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History: The Cape May Point Environmental Commission came into existence on February 10, 1969 as a result of Ordinance 135-69, and was titled the Conservation Commission. The name later changed to the Environmental Commission when the state of New Jersey enacted legislation to allow the formation of said commissions at the municipal level. The Commission was responsible for the enactment of a landscaping ordinance in 1988 to preserve and protect the beauty and natural habitat of Cape May Point. The landscape ordinance has been revised several times. The landscape ordinance received the 1991 Audubon Conservation award. The ordinance has been a model for other communities. In
1999,
the
Commission
developed
an
Environmental
Resource
Inventory
(ERI)
with
the
aid
of
a
grant
from
the
New
Jersey
Department
of
Environmental
Protection
and
the
Borough
of
Cape
May
Point.
The
ERI
is
a
collection
and
interpretation
of
available
information
about
local
conditions
and
resources
with
regard
to
soils,
water,
air,
flora,
fauna,
geography,
history,
and
protection
and
enhancement
of
the
visual
environment. |
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