BPU Schedules Stakeholder Hearing On Vegetative Management Regulations
The New Jersey Board of Public Utilities (BPU) has scheduled an additional informal meeting for Wednesday, December 3, 2008 at 1:00 PM in the BPU Public Hearing Room on the 8th Floor at 2 Gateway Center, Newark, NJ. An agenda will be posted on the BPU WEBSITE. The purpose of the meeting is to give interested parties and individuals a venue to remark on specific sections of the Vegetative Management Rules NJAC 14:5-9.
The BPU CONTINUES to review the more aggressive vegetative management regulations. The REQURIED maintenance, in accordance with revised New Jersey Board of Public Utility’s (BPU) vegetation management regulations, is much more AGGRESSIVE, than what our residents have become accustomed to. The Township has interceded on the behalf of residents that have already been impacted by the new regulations, and we were successful in delaying any further cutting by PSE&G in 2008, however, we still have the problem that this is maintenance that is REQUIRED by State of NJ regulation and will continue in 2009 without the BPU changing the regulations.
Last Updated ( Monday, 10 November 2008 )
Help Needed - Morris County Mitigation Project Citizen Survey
Dear Montville Township Citizens,
In order to identify and reduce the risks our town faces from various natural hazards, we are asking you participate in a County-wide on-line survey. This “Mitigation Project Citizen Survey” is an integral part of the County’s planning process to reduce the impacts from hazards like flooding, erosion, groundwater pollution and more.
Montville Township citizens have a wealth of knowledge about the hazards we face. The first part of addressing or mitigating these problems is to identify them, so we need your help.
FEMA is paying for a portion of this project. FEMA is requiring all towns to have a Hazard Mitigation Plan to qualify for assistance should we suffer natural disasters in the future.
Help us help you. Take a few minutes to complete this survey. All responses are for official planning use only. We do not collect your email address and you will not receive any spam or other electronic communications as a result of your participation.
Montville Township Committee Responds to PSE&G Route Selection
In response to PSE&G selecting Route B, the Montville Township Committee passed a Resolution, demanding that the PSE&G transmission line not be approved to proceed until such time as the technological, environmental, health, and financial issues and questions raised have been adequately addressed, at their meeting on September 23, 2008.
On Monday, August 04, 2008, PSE&G announced that they
have selected Route B as the preferred route for the new 500 kv transmission
line. This is the route that utilizes
the existing PSE&G right-of-way (ROW) through Montville. The Township Committee will continue to
monitor this process and determine the best course of action for the Township.
Currently a 230 kv transmission line runs the length of the
ROW through Montville. A new 500 kv
transmission line would be added to the existing 230 kv service. It is the Township’s understanding that the
existing metal framework towers would be replaced with monopoles or framework
structures, with the new 500 kv service located at a height above the 230 kv
service.
The new line is being proposed to meet the long-term
growing demand for electricity.
PSE&G predicts that without the new transmission service overloads
on the existing line will start as early as 2013. Pending approvals, construction would start in late 2009 with
completion of the new line in time for the summer of 2012.
