Public Comment Summary - JCP&L Substation April May 2010

Public Comments Received on, and Highlands Council Responses to, the Proposed JCP&L Califon Substation Landscape Plan (Comment Period of March 29 – April 19, 2010): • Township of Tewksbury Land Use Board • Township of Tewksbury Environmental Commission • Township of Tewksbury Scenic Roads and Bridges Commission • Morris County Trust for Historic Preservation • Alliance for Historic Hamlets • Association of New Jersey Environmental Commissions (ANJEC) • Citizens to Save Tewksbury • Friends of Fairmount Historic District • Attorney for Friends of Fairmount Historic District • New Jersey Conservation Foundation • Newark Firefighters Union, Inc. • Residents Alliance for Neighborhood Preservation, Inc. (RANPI) • Upper Raritan Watershed Association • Private citizens (approximately 60) • Jersey Central Power & Light (applicant) Introduction The proposed Jersey Central Power and Light (JCP&L) electric substation is proposed to be located in Tewksbury Township, Hunterdon County, on Fox Hill Road, within the Fairmont Historic District. The substation plan was the subject of a Board of Public Utilities decision affirming project need and site selection, and a July 15, 2009 Amended Decision issued by the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP). This Amended Decision constituted a Highlands Applicability Determination (HAD) and Water Quality Management Plan Consistency Determination pursuant to N.J.A.C. 7:38-2.4(a). The HAD found that the ...