Open
Space Committee
Meetings held the 3rd Tuesday of the month, Municipal Building at 7:00 p.m.Municipal Code Section 39-6 – Regular Members from Other Boards – Terms concurrent with Board term; Citizen Members – 3-year terms
All meetings are held in the conference room in the Municipal Building, 475 DeMott Lane, Somerset.
The Open Space Committee. This committee developed and is now in the process of implementing the FRANKLIN TOWNSHIP OPEN SPACE AND RECREATION PLAN. The committee is comprised of 12 voting members
Randy Jones, Chair, Citizen Member
Jack Connolly, Vice-Chair Citizen Member
Robert Puskas, Agricultural Committee
Robert LaCorte, Historic Preservation Commission
Theodore Chase, Planning Board
John Moon, Recreation Council
John Clyde, Environmental Commission
Jeff Sherwood, Citizen Member
Robert Thomas, Citizen Member
Melba Battin, Citizen Member
David Triggs, Citizen Member
Mike Orsini, Shade Tree Commission
In addition, there are five ex officio members as follows:
Kenneth W. Daly
Vandana Khurana
Michael Kanarek, Board of Education
Mark Healey
Alice Osipowitz
Each month the committee listens to citizen input during the two "Open to the Public" portions of the meeting. It also deliberates on methods to preserve land and on methods to manage township-owned open space property and, in closed session, makes recommendations to Council concerning preserving specific properties.
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