Highlands Conservation Association (HCA)
Protecting and Conserving the Highlands . . .
BY the Highlanders and FOR the Highlanders
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06/13 NJ Supreme Court Overturns
Paulsboro Eminent Domain Case
Trial Court finds State Planning Agencies cannot force Open Space set asides
Appellate Court finds that State Planning Agencies must
"take affirmative steps to ensure adequate affordable housing"
Warren County filed their Lawsuit
Against the State of New Jersey April 19, 2007
Press Release Complaint
Highlands Council Site (RMP) Comments
Regional Master Plan (RMP) Comments
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| Sign Petition to Repeal The ACT | Press Releases | |
| Highlands Council Schedule | Highlands Council Chief Quits | |
| Do You Know? -- | WRNJ Radio 1510 am |
Help get the word out!
download and print the "Highlands Erosion" Flyer - for distribution
| Sussex County Fereeolder Glen Vetrano | "At what point in time does human survival become compromised for a bog turtle?" |
| Council Chairman John Weingart | "We on the council all agree the draft we
put out is not a plan we could substitute the word final on." |
Council's vice chairman, Jack Schrier, of Mendham Township. |
"The issue has been taken out of the council's hand by environmental extremists", |
CONFORMING TO THE REGIONAL MASTER PLAN IS MANDATORY EVEN IF IT DOESN'T EXIST!!
New Jersey Builders Association (NJBA) response to the RMP
Check out the Highlands Blog
HCA's December Newsletter
Draft Master Plan (238 pages) DEP Regs (372 pages) DEP COMMENTS (546 pages)NJ Sunday Herald Highlands Spread (Good Read)
RMP Utility Comment made to Council - (Good Read)
This law was railroaded through the legislature on a fast track with no funding and no plan.
It mandated zoning be handed over to a partisan panel appointed by the Governor.
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RMP ISSUES
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"Government is not reason, it is not eloquence, it is
force. Like fire, it is a dangerous servant
and a fearful master."
"It is very imprudent to deprive America
a of any of her privileges. If her commerce and friendship are of
any importance to you, they are to be
had on no other terms than leaving her in
the full enjoyment of her rights."
"You can fool all the people
some of the time and some of
the people all the time -
but you can't fool all the people all of the time"
PLEASE EMAIL US YOUR PERSONAL STORIES AND COMMENTS SO WE CAN POST THEM HERE
HISTORY - HOW NJ STOLE 145,000 ACRES OF PRIVATE PROPERTY
THE TRUTH - HOW THE LAW REALLY EFFECTS NJ RESIDENTS
------ A FEW OF THE MAJOR PROBLEMS -----
745 PAGES OF REGULATIONS FOR REGULAR CITIZENS TO FOLLOW OR BE FINED
......(Ignorance of the Law is no excuse).......
ARBITRARY FINES OF $10,000 and $25,000 PER/DAY! FOR MINOR INFRACTIONS
THOUSANDS OF TAXPAYING CITIZENS HAVE LOST THEIR PROPERTY RIGHTS AND EQUITY
THROUGH THE IMPLEMENTATION OF DRACONIAN RESTRICTIONS ON THE USE OF
PRIVATE PROPERTY.
CAUSED LAND VALUES TO FALL 80-90%.
MAKES PRIVATE HOMES DIFFICULT TO SELL. (why buy property if you can't use it)
OWNING AND IMPROVING A HOME USED TO BE AN AMERICAN DREAM
GIVES THE STATE TOTAL CONTROL OVER MOST LANDOWNERS MAJOR ASSETS
DWARFS EMINENT DOMAIN AS A TOOL TO CONFISCATE PROPERTY
As one landowner explained -
"They Legislated my 401K away!"
Wednesday, 27-Aug-2008 19:28:24 EDT
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RMP ISSUES
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"Government is not reason, it is not eloquence, it is
force. Like fire, it is a dangerous servant and a fearful master." |
"It is very imprudent to deprive America
a of any of her privileges. If her commerce and friendship are of any importance to you, they are to be had on no other terms than leaving her in the full enjoyment of her rights." |
"You can fool all the people
some of the time and some of the people all the time - but you can't fool all the people all of the time" |
PLEASE EMAIL US YOUR PERSONAL STORIES AND COMMENTS SO WE CAN POST THEM HERE
| HISTORY - HOW NJ STOLE 145,000 ACRES OF PRIVATE PROPERTY |
|---|
| THE TRUTH - HOW THE LAW REALLY EFFECTS NJ RESIDENTS |
|
|
|
745 PAGES OF REGULATIONS FOR REGULAR CITIZENS TO FOLLOW OR BE FINED ......(Ignorance of the Law is no excuse)....... |
| ARBITRARY FINES OF $10,000 and $25,000 PER/DAY! FOR MINOR INFRACTIONS |
|
THOUSANDS OF TAXPAYING CITIZENS HAVE LOST THEIR PROPERTY RIGHTS AND EQUITY
THROUGH THE IMPLEMENTATION OF DRACONIAN RESTRICTIONS ON THE USE OF PRIVATE PROPERTY. |
| CAUSED LAND VALUES TO FALL 80-90%. |
| MAKES PRIVATE HOMES DIFFICULT TO SELL. (why buy property if you can't use it) |
| OWNING AND IMPROVING A HOME USED TO BE AN AMERICAN DREAM |
| GIVES THE STATE TOTAL CONTROL OVER MOST LANDOWNERS MAJOR ASSETS |
| DWARFS EMINENT DOMAIN AS A TOOL TO CONFISCATE PROPERTY |
|
As one landowner explained - "They Legislated my 401K away!" |