The Transportation Policy Institute of Rutgers University, on behalf of the New Jersey Department of Transportation, will hold an Environmental Scoping Forum and Open House to introduce the public to the engineering and environmental studies being performed for an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS). The EIS, which is prepared for all federally-funded projects and must comply with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, as amended, will examine potential solutions to the problem of mobility in the Route 1/Penns Neck Area and its environs, and the respective impacts of these solutions. The specific purpose of the Scoping Forum is to receive public comments on the appropriate scope of work of the EIS.
The formal Environmental Scoping Forum will include brief presentations to introduce the overall study and the project team; describe the study's background and objectives; review the process that will be followed to evaluate all potential alternatives; and introduce the technical studies, categories of possible actions, and range of impacts that the EIS will assess for all potential options. The remainder of the session will provide an opportunity for the public to offer input on the study's scope of work and on the range of solutions to be considered in the EIS. The proceedings will be recorded by a stenographer, and all public comments will become part of the official record.
The Open House will be an informal session to provide opportunities for the public to review documents and displays and to discuss the EIS process on a one-to-one basis with members of the project team.
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DATE: |
Tuesday, December 4, 2001 | |
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TIME: |
Open House | 10:00 a.m. - 11:00 p.m. |
| Scoping
Forum presentation, to be followed by continuous public comment period |
Begins at 11:00 a.m. | |
| Scoping Forum presentation, to be followed by continuous public comment period |
7:00 p.m. | |
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PLACE: |
West Windsor Township
Municipal Building 271 Clarksville Road, West Windsor, NJ |
If needed, a supplemental public comment period will be held on Thursday, December 6th at the West Windsor Municipal Complex, from 7:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m., to accommodate additional speakers who could not be scheduled due lo time limitations.
COMMENTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS: Persons wishing to provide comments and recommendations for the official record will have opportunities to do so during the Scoping Forum. Each person will be given 5 minutes of speaking time.
In addition, written comments relating to the scope of the environmental studies will be accepted until January 7, 2002. All comments should be sent to: Helen Neuhaus & Associates, 432 Park Avenue South, New York, NY 10016.
AVAILABILITY OF INFORMATION: Documents relating to the project and the Scoping Forum can be reviewed on the project website at Penns Neck Area EIS They are also available at any of the following project repositories (please call for hours):
West Windsor Public Library, 333 N. Post Road, West Windsor (609) 799-0462
Princeton Township Clerk's Office, 369 Witherspoon Street, Princeton Township (609) 924-5176
Princeton Borough Clerk's Office, Borough Hall, 1 Monument Drive, Princeton (609) 497-7622
Plainsboro Public Library, 641 Plainsboro Road, Plainsboro (609) 275-2898
Rutgers University Transportation Policy Institute, 33 Livingston Avenue, New Brunswick (732) 932-6812 Ext. 593
New Jersey Department of Transportation, 1035 Parkway Avenue, Ewing (609) 530-2824 (Ask for Andy Fekete)
For additional information concerning the Penns Neck Area EIS, or to reserve a speaking time at the Scoping Forum, please contact Helen Neuhaus by phone: (212) 532-4175; mail: 432 Park Avenue South, New York, NY 10016, email: hna1977@aol.com or fax: (212) 532-7479.