TRENTON – A bill sponsored by Senator Ellen Karcher which would allow municipalities to post signs marking where development is planned to take place on a property and increase the notice requirements from 200 feet to 300 feet from a proposed development was approved by the Senate today by a vote of 29-10.
“When development which could potentially change the face of a community is in the planning stages, local residents need the notification to let their voices be heard,” said Senator Karcher, D-Monmouth and Mercer. “Opening up the development planning process to increased public scrutiny and transparency is a good thing, and will put increased pressure on public officials to operate above the fray of political contributions. Through greater notification standards and signs marking where development is planned to take place, we can give the public the tools they need to fight development that is bad for their community.”