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Passaic County Cross Passaic County Cross-

• Acceptance

Acceptance

Public Meeting Public Meeting March 7, 2007 March 7, 2007

Cross Cross-

• Acceptance

Acceptance

• Process to Obtain Input on State Plan From Counties

Process to Obtain Input on State Plan From Counties & Municipalities & Municipalities

• Addresses Policy Issues & State Plan Policy Map

Addresses Policy Issues & State Plan Policy Map

• Meetings Regarding All 21 Counties

Meetings Regarding All 21 Counties

• Input From All State Departments & Agencies

Input From All State Departments & Agencies

• Extensive Meetings Before Tonight

Extensive Meetings Before Tonight

• Internal Meeting At OSG

Internal Meeting At OSG

• Inter

Inter-

• agency Meeting with All Relevant State Agencies

agency Meeting with All Relevant State Agencies

• Staff

Staff-

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to-

• Staff Meeting with County Planning Staff

Staff Meeting with County Planning Staff

• Final Public Meeting

Final Public Meeting

• No Final Decisions on Policies Before End of Process

No Final Decisions on Policies Before End of Process

County Negotiations County Negotiations

• Preliminary State Plan Map

Preliminary State Plan Map

• County Submissions for Proposed Changes

County Submissions for Proposed Changes

• Statement of Agreements & Disagreements

Statement of Agreements & Disagreements

• Negotiation Agenda

Negotiation Agenda

• Final Resolution of Agreements &

Final Resolution of Agreements & Disagreements Disagreements

• Summary of Staff

Summary of Staff-

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to-

• Staff Meeting

Staff Meeting

The State Plan Policy Map The State Plan Policy Map

• Graphic Depiction of State

Graphic Depiction of State Plan Policies Regarding Plan Policies Regarding Growth & Preservation Growth & Preservation

• Five Planning Areas

Five Planning Areas

• Deal with Diversity of

Deal with Diversity of Planning Goals Planning Goals

• Meet Challenge of

Meet Challenge of Preserving Diverse Preserving Diverse Resources Resources

• Help Plan the Nation

Help Plan the Nation’ ’s Most s Most Densely Populated State Densely Populated State

State Plan Policies State Plan Policies

• More Important Than Map

More Important Than Map

• Discussed Policies Will Become Part of State

Discussed Policies Will Become Part of State Plan Where There Is Consensus Plan Where There Is Consensus

• Policies Need To Be Broadly Applicable

Policies Need To Be Broadly Applicable

• Cover Wide Range of Topics

Cover Wide Range of Topics

• Largest Portion Of Staff

Largest Portion Of Staff-

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to-

• Staff Meetings

Staff Meetings Spent on Policies Spent on Policies

Passaic County Policy Issues Passaic County Policy Issues

• No Specific Policy Issues Raised in Report

No Specific Policy Issues Raised in Report

• Two Passaic Counties

Two Passaic Counties

• Urban Southeastern

Urban Southeastern

• Rural Northern

Rural Northern

• Redevelopment/

Redevelopment/Brownfields Brownfields

• Transportation

Transportation

• Resource Protection

Resource Protection

• Passaic River

Passaic River

• Watershed Lands

Watershed Lands

• Highlands Region

Highlands Region

• School Facility Use/School Costs

School Facility Use/School Costs

• Concern with Local Property Taxes

Concern with Local Property Taxes

• Interaction with Highlands Plan & Council

Interaction with Highlands Plan & Council

Passaic County Mapping Issues Passaic County Mapping Issues

• Critical Environmental Sites

Critical Environmental Sites

• Passaic River

Passaic River

• Peckman

Peckman River River

• Northern Portion of County Within Highlands

Northern Portion of County Within Highlands Preservation Area (Ringwood & West Milford) Preservation Area (Ringwood & West Milford)

• Highlands Planning Area (Pompton Lakes,

Highlands Planning Area (Pompton Lakes, Wanaque, Bloomingdale) Wanaque, Bloomingdale)

2007 State Development & 2007 State Development & Redevelopment Plan Redevelopment Plan

• Currently Being Drafted By OSG

Currently Being Drafted By OSG

• New Format

New Format

• Resemble Municipal Master Plan

Resemble Municipal Master Plan

• More User Friendly

More User Friendly

• Contain Elements Related to State

Contain Elements Related to State-

• wide Planning

wide Planning

• Substantive Input From Relevant State Agencies

Substantive Input From Relevant State Agencies

• Result of Broad Range of Input

Result of Broad Range of Input

• Designed to be Relevant for 10 Years

Designed to be Relevant for 10 Years

• Intended to Be Useful Tool for Implementation of the

Intended to Be Useful Tool for Implementation of the Policies & Goals Stated in the Plan Policies & Goals Stated in the Plan

Next Steps Next Steps

• Record & Incorporate Input From Counties &

Record & Incorporate Input From Counties & From Public From Public

• Continue Process Until All 21 Counties Have

Continue Process Until All 21 Counties Have Participated Participated

• Finalize Draft of 2007 State Development and

Finalize Draft of 2007 State Development and Redevelopment Plan Redevelopment Plan

• Request Comment on Draft Plan

Request Comment on Draft Plan

• Hold Six Public Hearings on Draft Plan

Hold Six Public Hearings on Draft Plan

• Adopt New State Plan

Adopt New State Plan