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Love Was In The Air At Rova Farms
Public Wants Transparency In Private School Settlement
By Bob Vosseller JACKSON – Residents wanted details of a land swap plan and cost figures of a nearly 10-year-old lawsuit, saying that the town leaders have not been transparent. Resident Ray Cattonar said that the public needs to be given more not ice concerning items on the agenda during a recent Township Council meeting. He began a line of questioning that began with the power struggle over choosing members on an open space committee and led to the ─Photos courtesy the Viska Family settlement. Ladislav Viska and Lorraine Stankiewicz started their romance at Rova Farms. “We usually get twoBy Bob Vosseller history in the community one September weekend Viska, who was from the JACKSON – While holds special meaning to leading to romance at Czech Republic when it the Rova Farms proper- many. Rova Farms. was communist, was 31 ty will soon serve as a Theresa Vaughan of “My parents met there at the time even though prime recreational spot California recalled how on Labor Day weekend he had told me he was in the township, its long her parents came together 1961. My father, Ladislav (Love - See Page 4)
Master Plan Will Address Town’s Zoning By Bob Vosseller JACKSON – Townsh ip of f icials have started the process for creating a master plan which is a thorough examination of every parcel of land. Generally speaking, master plans will determine what kind of construction is allowed, what businesses are allowed, and what den-
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sity of homes is acceptable. The Township Council said at a recent meeting that an appropriation, not to exceed $250,000, was set aside for the preparation of a master plan revision. Councilman Nino Borrelli remarked, “I’m glad funding is finally being appropriated for our town’s master plan.
It’s long overdue and I look forward to see what transpires with it with a careful focus on protecting as best as possible, Jackson’s beautiful environment and unique abundance of natural resources.” “I think our fellow residents want nothing less. A town should be responsible for crafting its land use (regula-
tions), not outside entities,” the councilman added. Resident Elea nor Hannum spoke to the council about the issue asking, “how long, approximately will it take?” “Approximately, a year,” Council President Martin Flemming answered. “How will communi-
cation to the public as these proceedings go on, happen? I believe the residents of this town deserve clear and transparent communication at all times,” she added. “As we are watching this tow n get carved up, and the last master plan from my understanding was done by one individual (Zoning - See Page 17)
or three-days’ notice and we get to see the agenda and we’ve seen a lot of juggling over the last few council meetings. It seems to me that the council wants more authority for transparency it is a great idea to have nine independent residents,” the resident said referencing an Open Space Land Committee that had been proposed but had been voted down. Cattonar added, “I’d like to be a volunteer on that committee being a long-time resident of the township. The mayor typically picks out the
(School - See Page 13)
Planning Board Redoes Meeting To Set Things Right
By Bob Vosseller JACKSON – Sometimes when a mistake happens, you get a redo to make a necessary correction and that is what happened recently when members of the Township Planning Board sat down to reset an unfortunate oversight. While the Board had their reorganization
meeti ng early last month, they had to reappoint their professional staff and reaffirm several items to correct what their attorney, Robert Shea, described as something that hasn’t been compliant since 2021. Among those present at the session were (Meeting - See Page 18)
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