Minutes of the FL Environmental Commission Meeting on June 2, 2004

Attending members/reps: Gina Bernstein, Wendy Dabney (chair), Jennifer Greenwood, Peter Kortright (Planning Board), Carol Wagner (Health Dept.), Elaine Winshell

Absent: Mary Burdick, Marty Etler (Council Liaison), Todd Newman, Joe Pineiro

May minutes read and approved.

Correspondence:

A letter was received from Radburn Assoc lawyers in response to a previous letter received by the commission from Mr. DiGeranimo (Radburn resident) regarding Radburn’s historic status.

Two letters were received from the County of Bergen announcing upcoming meetings - on 6/17/04 will be a meeting regarding “cross-acceptance” of the state plan (council member Steve Weinstein will be attending as Fair Lawn representative); on 6/14/04 will be the Open Space and Recreation Plan public hearing

Health Department updates – DEP issued monitoring well permits for Clariant, Lake St Associates. Notification of underground storage tank leak at Morlot residence; sulfuric acid spill at Lea & Perrins. DEP did Compliance Evaluation & Assistance Inspections of FL Water Dept – in compliance. Health Dept started program for recycling print cartridges.

Planning Bd created a Redevelopment Plan listing four borough properties that may be candidates for redevelopment – Hayword, Nabisco, KEM, Clairiant.

Parks dept still waiting for recycling bins for Memorial. Bike racks not yet put in on River Road.

The Historic Preservation annual meeting will be held on 6/16 at the Cadmus House.

Commission members to think about new projects for fall.

The next meeting will be held on Wednesday, July 7, 2004 at 7:30 PM in the Municipal Building.