James Vassanella

Stormwater compliance with 2023 DEP regulations

Upgraded basin design adds cost for the applicant but reduces downstream flood risk for neighbors.

Balcony Solar Act / Community Solar

$117,673 this year; much lower maintenance-only cost next year.

NESE Pipeline and Compressor Station

Unknown direct township cost, but potential legal expenses and health/environmental risks to residents.

Canal Road open space preservation subdivision

No new development; the land becomes preserved open space rather than taxable lots.

County of Somerset open-space subdivision on Canal Road

Public funds are being used to purchase the open space parcel.

Churchill Avenue flooding, parking and speeding

Prior drainage remediation forced one homeowner into a three-year fight with the township and fence repairs from falling wetlands trees.

Open Space Acquisition — 287 Cedar Grove Lane

$5.46 million from the Open Space Trust Fund; the land comes off the tax rolls but reduces service costs.

Open space preservation — Cedar Grove Lane and Collins Property acquisitions

$426,721.40 adopted now; $5.46 million pending July 14 — all from the Open Space Trust Fund.

Horses and Hay Farm farmland preservation

Township share of the easement cost is split with the State under the Planning Incentive Grant program.

Warehouse diesel emissions and health review of development

Utility tree trimming practices

Collins Property open space acquisition

$426,721.40 from the Open Space Trust Fund, including a $371,721.40 purchase price.

Route 27 corridor signage and light pollution

Somerset County Recycling Agreement

Not specified in the agenda materials.

Castleton Park pipeline easement