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Union County Cross Union County Cross-

• Acceptance

Acceptance

Public Meeting Public Meeting April 3, 2007 April 3, 2007

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• 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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• 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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• 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

New Jersey County Characteristics New Jersey County Characteristics

1,134 1,134 7,417 7,417 8,414,350 8,414,350 Total Total 286 286 358 358 102,437 102,437 Warren Warren 5,059 5,059 103 103 522,541 522,541 Union Union 276 276 521 521 144,166 144,166 Sussex Sussex 976 976 305 305 297,490 297,490 Somerset Somerset 190 190 338 338 64,285 64,285 Salem Salem 2,639 2,639 185 185 489,049 489,049 Passaic Passaic 803 803 636 636 510,916 510,916 Ocean Ocean 1,002 1,002 469 469 470,212 470,212 Morris Morris 1,303 1,303 472 472 615,301 615,301 Monmouth Monmouth 2,422 2,422 310 310 750,162 750,162 Middlesex Middlesex 1,552 1,552 226 226 350,761 350,761 Mercer Mercer 283 283 430 430 121,989 121,989 Hunterdon Hunterdon 13,043 13,043 47 47 608,975 608,975 Hudson Hudson 784 784 325 325 254,673 254,673 Gloucester Gloucester 6,285 6,285 126 126 793,633 793,633 Essex Essex 229 229 489 489 146,438 146,438 Cumberland Cumberland 401 401 255 255 102,326 102,326 Cape May Cape May 2,289 2,289 222 222 508,932 508,932 Camden Camden 526 526 805 805 423,394 423,394 Burlington Burlington 3,775 3,775 234 234 884,118 884,118 Bergen Bergen 450 450 561 561 252,552 252,552 Atlantic Atlantic Density Density Land Land Population Population County County

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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• Staff Meetings

Staff Meetings Spent on Policies Spent on Policies

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

Union County Policy Issues Union County Policy Issues

• Concern with Local Property Taxes

Concern with Local Property Taxes

• Redevelopment

Redevelopment

• Affordable Housing/COAH Policies

Affordable Housing/COAH Policies

• School Facility Use/School Costs

School Facility Use/School Costs

• Transportation

Transportation

• Port Issues

Port Issues

• Movement of Goods/Freight Transport

Movement of Goods/Freight Transport

• TDR Pilot Project

TDR Pilot Project

• Fanwood (Historic Preservation)

Fanwood (Historic Preservation)

Union County Mapping Issues Union County Mapping Issues

• County is Almost Entirely Planning Area 1

County is Almost Entirely Planning Area 1

• Identification of Appropriate Critical

Identification of Appropriate Critical Environmental Sites (CES) Environmental Sites (CES)

• Future Issues of Identification of Appropriate

Future Issues of Identification of Appropriate Centers or Industrial Nodes to Accommodate Centers or Industrial Nodes to Accommodate Economic Activity Economic Activity

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