Delaware Bayshore Region recognized by New Jersey for special significance

PORT NORRIS, N.J., March 02, 2017 -- Through the leadership of the First Legislative District team of Senator Jeff Van Drew, and Assemblymen Robert Andrzejczak and Bruce Land, a Joint Resolution (AJR25) was recently passed by the legislature and signed by the Governor recognizing the Delaware Bayshore as a region of special significance in the Garden State. The Resolution establishes the NJ Delaware Bayshore Council as key regional platform, and calls on the Council to report to the Governor and the Legislature detailing “various threats to the Delaware Bayshore's cultural, ecological, economic, historical and recreational resources, and to make policy recommendations, including any proposed legislation, on how the State could design programs or direct resources to help address these threats.”

Established last July, the Council joins municipal, county, state and federal representatives, and other stakeholder organizations of the region from the Cape May canal to the Delaware Memorial Bridge. It seeks to raise Bayshore issues and community needs and facilitate a healthy balance of conservation and economic vitality. The Council has already supported Lower and Middle Townships in dealing with FEMA flood zone designations, addressed dredging on the Maurice River, and supported PILOT funding for municipalities in lieu of lost property taxes. 

“Thanks to the leadership of our First District Legislative team, our precious Delaware Bayshore region is recognized statewide, and now has a voice for protection, preservation and sustainability,” says NJ Delaware Bayshore Council chairman Norris Clark. 

About the NJ Delaware Bayshore Council

The NJ Delaware Bayshore Council is a New Jersey nonprofit, public benefit corporation organized and operated for the purpose of advocating for the health and sustainability of New Jersey’s Bayshore communities, from the Cape May Canal to the Delaware Memorial Bridge, amplifying the voice of Bayshore issues and community needs and facilitating a healthy balance of conservation and economic vitality. For more information, go to www.DelawareBayshoreCouncil.Org.

Contact:

Norris Clark, Managing Partner
Phone Number: 609-425-1325