Please be advised the Zoning Office will be
closed on
Wednesday, November 3rd.
Thank you
Thursday, October 28, 2021
Wednesday, October 20, 2021
DPW Supervisor assists with Porcupine Cribs
Thank you to our DPW Supervisor, Jeff Snyder for being such a great help during the porcupine crib deployment on Tuesday, October 19th. All 18 cribs were deployed in Mountain Lake. This made for a seamless process.
Picture from Bob Ballou
Monday, October 18, 2021
Zoning Office hours for Wednesday October 20th
Please be advised the Zoning Office on Wednesday, October 20th
will be open from
1:30 pm - 4:30 pm
Friday, October 15, 2021
LIBERTY TOWNSHIP ENVIRONMENTAL COMMISSION MEETING
LIBERTY TOWNSHIP ENVIRONMENTAL
COMMISSION MEETING
Thursday, October 21, 2021 at 7:00
p.m.
The public is invited to participate!
Notice is hereby given, pursuant to the Open Public
Meetings Act that the monthly meeting of the Liberty Township Environmental
Commission shall take
place on the third Thursday of each month in 2021 and January 2022. The meeting will take place in-person at:
Liberty Township Municipal
Building
349 Mountain Lake Road
Great Meadows, NJ 07838
Masks are requested for all
in-person attendees
Meeting
attendance is also available via Zoom by using the following information below:
Use the following link - or -
use the meeting ID to join online or by phone:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81695551700
Zoom Meeting ID: 816 9555 1700 OR
Dial in by phone: 1-646-558-8656
(No password is needed)
On the
Agenda: Lake monitoring update, Solitude chemical/treatment
safety inquiry update and next steps, Garden and Wildflower patch photo library/QR
code and fall maintenance plans, Yard Waste Disposal update, weed harvest at
the lake, update on septic system for the firehouse, Dilapidated construction
bordering the lake (i.e. homes, docks, etc.) and their potential effects on the
lake.
Porcupine Crib Project at Mountain Lake
The Mountain Lake Fishery Habitat
Enhancement Project will commence on Monday, October 18 and run through
Wednesday, October 20. The project is
being led by the NJ Division of Fish and Wildlife, in partnership with Liberty
Township, the Mountain Lake Community Association, and the NJ Chapter of
Muskies Inc.
The project will involve the placement
of 18 structures, known as Pennsylvania Porcupine Cribs, in several locations
in Mountain Lake. The cribs will be set
at depths ranging from 10 to 15 feet in clusters of 3 or 4 cribs per
cluster. The fish habitat structures are
intended to improve the underwater
habitat for all species of fish by giving forage fish an area to hide and
congregate while also enabling predatory fish to feed – thus helping to maintain
and enhance the lake’s ecology and recreational fishery.
Four cribs
are already in the lake, clustered just off the concrete pier on the east
side. They were installed a few years
ago. With the addition of 18 more cribs,
Mountain Lake will have a total of 22.
The cribs have a proven track record in a number of lakes in
Pennsylvania. The Mountain Lake project
is the first of its kind in New Jersey.
On Monday,
October 18, staff from the NJ Division of Fish and Wildlife will set 18 buoys
at the spots designated for the cribs. Also
on Monday, the materials for the cribs will be delivered to the boat ramp. On Tuesday, October 19, staff from the NJ
Division of Fish and Wildlife will
begin deploying the cribs at the designated locations. The deployment will conclude on Wednesday,
October 20.
It will take
some time for the new habitat structures to become colonized. In the years ahead, the Mountain Lake
Association will coordinate with the Division of Fish and Wildlife and Muskies,
Inc. to monitor and assess the effectiveness of the project.
Questions regarding the project may be directed to Ross
Shramko, Principal Fishery Biologist, NJ Division of Fish and Wildlife, at
908.236.2118 or Ross.Shramko@dep.nj.gov.
Wednesday, October 6, 2021
Draft Agenda for 7 October 2021 Township Committee Meeting
AGENDA
LIBERTY TOWNSHIP MEETING
7:00 PM
349 Mountain Lake Road
Great Meadows, NJ 07838
Sunshine Notice
Flag Salute
Roll Call
Reports:
New Jersey State Police
Committeepersons
Mayor
Municipal
Professionals
Municipal
Departments/Boards/Commissions
Adoption of Agenda
Meeting and
Executive Session of 9 September 2021
Computer
Backup System Upgrade
Mountain
Lake: Weed Harvesting Contract
PIX4D Software
New Business
Pavilion
Reservation – 17 October 2021
Warren
County Alliance Program July 2021-June 2022
Zoning –
Retention/Detention Pond Maintenance
NJ State
Firemen’s Association - Nave
Mountain
Lake: Lake Funding Bill
Porcupine Cribs
Resolutions
Appointment
of Liberty Township Municipal Court Staff
Tax Refunds
Chapter 159 – FY20 Emergency Management Performance Grant
Adoption of Bill List
Public Comment
Executive Session
Adjournment
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