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Department of State

Office of Planning Advocacy

The Hon. Tahesha Way, Lt. Governor and Secretary of State

State Planning Commission

The New Jersey State Planning Commission consists of 17 members representing State government, local government and the public. Local government and public members are appointed by the Governor and approved by the Legislature for three year terms. The full Commission generally meets monthly, and approved meeting summaries of Commission meetings are posted online. Committees of the Commission meet as needed. The Director of the Office for Planning Advocacy serves as Executive Director and Secretary of the State Planning Commission. Current information concerning State Planning Commission meetings can be obtained online by viewing the meeting schedule (below) or by telephone by calling 1-609-292-7156.

 

State Planning Commission

Public Members

  • Thomas Wright, Chair, President & CEO of Regional Plan Association
  • Edward J. McKenna, Jr., Vice Chair, Principal, McKenna, Dupont, Stone & Washburne
  • Elizabeth Terenik, PP, AICP, Atlantic City Development Corporation
  • Stephen Santola, Executive Vice President/General Counsel, Woodmont Properties/Woodmont Industrial Properties
  • Julia Somers, Executive Director, New Jersey Highlands Coalition
  • Additional Representative Pending Appointment

County/Local Government Representatives

  • Bruce Harris, Chatham Borough
  • Shanel Y. Robinson, County Commissioner Director, Somerset County
  • Additional Representative Pending Appointment
  • Additional Representative Pending Appointment

State Agencies

  • Diane Gutierrez Scaccetti, Commissioner, NJ Department of Transportation
  • Shawn M. LaTourette, Commissioner, NJ Department of Environmental Protection
  • Tahesha Way, Lieutenant Governor, Secretary of State, NJ Department of State
  • Additional Representative Pending Appointment
  • Additional Representative Pending Appointment

Executive Branch Representatives

  • Danielle Esser, Director of Governance and Strategic Initiatives, Economic Development Authority
  • Additional Representative Pending Appointment

 

Please be aware that it is sometimes necessary to cancel or reschedule meetings. Please call the office at 1-609-292-7156 for meeting status and other important information. Meeting cancellations due to inclement weather will be announced on WOW and WPST (97.5 FM).

All meetings start at 9:30 a.m. and the meeting locations are to be determined.

Download the 2023 SPC - PIC Meeting Calendar

Page Last Updated: 09/29/23

 

State Planning Commission Meeting Schedule
Date Agenda/Minutes Materials
October 4 10/04/23 Agenda  10/04/23 Meeting Notice  
September 6 09/06/23 Agenda  09/06/23 Meeting Notice

Meeting Materials - NJ Highlands Council SPC Presentation

Certified Resolution 2023-18  
August 2 08/02/23 Agenda

08/02/23 Minutes 
08/02/23 Meeting Notice

Meeting Materials - SPC Meeting Minutes 07/05/23
Meeting Materials - State Plan Update Process Recommendation Memo

Meeting Materials - Bedminster Draft PIA 5/1/23
Meeting Materials - Bedminster Donna Rendeiro Cover Memo
Meeting Materials - Bedminster Recomendation Report

Certified Resolution 2023-15
Certified Resolution 2023-16
Certified Resolution 2023-17  
July 5 07/05/23 Agenda

07/05/23 Minutes
07/05/23 Meeting Notice

Meeting Materials - SPC Meeting Minutes 06/07/23

Meeting Materials - Lakewood Biennial Review and Map Amendments Memo to DR
Meeting Materials - Lakewood PIA Status
Meeting Materials - Stone Harbor Donna Rendeiro Cover Memo
Meeting Materials - Stone Harbor PIA 6-15-23
Meeting Materials - Stone Harbor Recomendation Report PIC 5-24-23
Meeting Materials - Wildwood Crest Donna Rendeiro Cover Memo
Meeting Materials - Wildwood Crest PIA 6-15-23 FINAL WWC with DCA Recommendation
Meeting Materials - Wildwood Crest Recomendation Report PIC WWC 6-16-23

Meeting Materials - State Plan Update

Certified Resolution 2023-12
Certified Resolution 2023-13
Certified Resolution 2023-14
June 7 06/07/23 Agenda

06/07/23 Minutes
06/07/23 Meeting Notice

Meeting Materials - Proposed State Rules Document
Meeting Materials - Proposed Rulemaking timeline
Meeting Materials - Final Summary of State Plan Changes 1.12
Meeting Materials - FEMA NJRA Briefing NJSPC 06/07/23

Certified Resolution 2023-10
Certified Resolution 2023-11
May 3 05/03/23 Agenda

05/03/23 Minutes
05/03/23 Meeting Notice

Meeting Materials - SPC Meeting Minutes 04/04/23
Meeting Materials - Middle Township Donna Rendeiro Cover Memo
Meeting Materials - Middle Township PIA 4-17-23
Meeting Materials - Middle Township SPC Recommendation Report 4-28-23
Meeting Materials - Toms River Map Amendment Memo
Meeting Materials - Toms River Map Amendment North Existing Arial
Meeting Materials - Toms River Map Amendment North Proposed Core
Meeting Materials - Donna Rendeiro Cover Letter Toms River Map Amendment

Meeting Materials - Middle Township Presentation
Meeting Materials - Toms River Township Presentation

Certified Resolution 2023-08
Certified Resolution 2023-09
April  4 04/04/23 Agenda

04/04/23 Minutes
04/04/23 Meeting Notice
Meeting Materials - SPC Meeting Minutes 03/01/23

Meeting Materials - Somerset County Planning Initiaitives Presentation
Meeting Materials - Infrastructure Needs Assessment Presentation
March 1 03/01/23 Agenda

03/01/23 Minutes
03/01/23 Meeting Notice
Meeting Materials - SPC Meeting Minutes 02/01/23
Meeting Materials - Donna Rendeiro Cover Letter Bound Brook
Meeting Materials - Bound Brook Exhibit A
Meeting Materials - Bound Brook Exhibit B PIA
Meeting Materials - Bound Brook Justification for Plan Endorsement
Meeting Materials - Bound Brook Plan Endorsement Recommendation Report
Meeting Materials - Donna Rendeiro Cover Letter Edgewater Park
Meeting Materials - Edgewater Park SPC Presentation
Meeting Materials - Edgewater Park Recommendation Report and PIA
Meeting Materials - Donna Rendeiro Cover Letter Township of Florence
Meeting Materials - Township of Florence SPC Presentation
Meeting Materials - Township of Florence Recommendation Report and PIA
Meeting Materials - Donna Rendeiro Cover Letter Maurice River Township
Meeting Materials - Maurice River Final PIA 02/10/23
Meeting Materials - Maurice River Township Recommendation Report

Certified Resolution 2023-04
Certified Resolution 2023-05
Certified Resolution 2023-06
Certified Resolution 2023-07
February 1 02/01/23 Agenda

02/01/23 Minutes
02/01/23 Meeting Notice
Meeting Materials - Donna Rendeiro Cover Letter City of Vineland
Meeting Materials - City of Vineland Plan & Implementation Agreement
Meeting Materials - City of Vineland Recommendation Report

Meeting Materials - STATE PLANNING COMMISSION/OFFICE OF PLANNING ADVOCACY
2022 ACCOMPLISHMENTS Report


Certified Resolution 2023-02
Certified Resolution 2023-03
January 4 01/04/23 Agenda

01/04/23 Minutes
01/04/23 Meeting Notice

Certified Resolution 2023-01

 

Committee Meetings - Plan Implementation Committee
Date Agenda/Minutes Materials
Setpember 20   09/20/23 Notice of Cancellation
August 16   08/16/23 Notice of Cancellation
July 19 07/19/23 Agenda 07/19/23 Meeting Notice

Meeting Materials - PIC Minutes 6/21/23 draft

Meeting Materials - Bedminster Draft PIA 5/1/23
Meeting Materials - Bedminster PE Justification Memo
Meeting Materials - Bedminster Recomendation Report
June 21 06/21/23 Agenda

06/21/23 Minutes
06/21/23 Meeting Notice

Meeting Materials - PIC Minutes 3/15/23 draft
Meeting Materials - PIC Minutes 4/19/23 draft

Meeting Materials - Lakewood Biennial Review and Map Amendments Memo to Donna Rendeiro
Meeting Materials - Lakewood PIA Status
Meeting Materials - Lakewood PIA Final 6/15/23
Meeting Materials - Stone Harbor Recomendation Report PIC 5/24/23
Meeting Materials - Stone Harbor PIA 6/15/23
Meeting Materials - Borough of Wildwood Crest Recomendation Report PIC 6/16/23
Meeting Materials - Borough of Wildwood Crest PIA 6/15/23 with DCA recommendation
May 17   05/17/23 Notice of Cancellation
April 19 04/19/23 Agenda 04/19/23 Meeting Notice
Meeting Materials - Middle PIA
Meeting Materials - Middle PIC Recommendation Report 4/14/23
Meeting Materials - Toms River Map Amendment Memo
Meeting Materials - Toms River Map Amendment North Existing Arial
Meeting Materials - Toms River Map Amendment North Proposed Core
Meeting Materials - Toms River PIA Amended
Meeting Materials - Donna Rendeiro Cover Letter Toms River Map Amendment
Meeting Materials - Toms River Map Amendment Map PIC Presentation
March 15 03/15/23 Agenda 03/15/23 Meeting Notice
Meeting Materials - Regional Plan Endorsement Process Presentation
February 15 02/15/23 Agenda

02/15/23 Minutes
02/15/23 Meeting Notice
Meeting Materials - PIC Meeting Minutes 01/18/23
Meeting Materials - Bound Brook Draft PIA 02/07/23
Meeting Materials - Bound Brook – Justification for Plan Endorsement Momo 02/09/23
Meeting Materials - Bound Brook – Recomendation Report PIC 02/10/23
Meeting Materials - Edgewater Park Recommendation Report and PIA
Meeting Materials - Florence Recommendation Report and PIA
Meeting Materials - Township of Maurice River FINAL PIA 02/10/23
Meeting Materials - Township of Maurice River Recommendation Report 02/10/23
January 18 01/18/23 Agenda

01/18/23 Minutes
01/18/23 Meeting Notice
Meeting Materials - PIC-PIA Vineland
Meeting Materials - Recomendation Report PIC Vineland

 

Committee Meetings - Plan Development Committee
Date Agenda/Minutes Materials
October 4 10/04/23 Agenda 10/04/23 Meeting Notice
Date Agenda/Minutes Materials
December 6 12/06/22 Agenda

12/06/22 Minutes
12/06/22 Meeting Notice
Meeting Materials - SPC Meeting Minutes 11/02/22
Meeting Materials - Donna Rendeiro Cover Letter Township of Willingboro
Meeting Materials - Township of Willingboro Plan & Implementation Agreement
Meeting Materials - Township of Willingboro Recommendation Report

Meeting Materials - Township of Willingboro Presentation

Certified Resolution 2022-17
Certified Resolution 2022-18
Certified Resolution 2022-19
Certified Resolution 2022-20
November 2 11/02/22 Agenda

11/02/22 Minutes
11/02/22 Meeting Notice
Meeting Materials - SPC Meeting Minutes 09/07/22
Meeting Materials - Donna Rendeiro Cover Letter Township of Beverly
Meeting Materials - Township of Beverly Plan & Implementation Agreement
Meeting Materials - Township of Beverly Recommendation Report
Meeting Materials - City of Beverly SPC Presentation 11/02/22
Meeting Materials - Donna Rendeiro Cover Letter Township of Brick
Meeting Materials - Township of Brick Plan & Implementation Agreement
Meeting Materials - Township of Brick Recommendation Report
Meeting Materials - Township of Brick SPC Presentation 11/02/22
Meeting Materials - Donna Rendeiro Cover Letter Township of Commercial
Meeting Materials - Township of Commercial Plan & Implementation Agreement
Meeting Materials - Township of Commercial Recommendation Report
Meeting Materials - Township of Commercial SPC Presentation 11/02/22

Certified Resolution 2022-14
Certified Resolution 2022-15
Certified Resolution 2022-16
October 4   09/28/22 Notice of Cancellation
September 7 09/07/22 Agenda
09/07/22 Minutes
09/07/22 Meeting Notice
09/07/22 Meeting Materials - 08/03/22 Meeting Minutes Preliminary Draft
09/07/22 Meeting Materials - Warehouse Documents
09/07/22 Meeting Materials - Twp. of Toms River Map Amendment Materials
09/07/22 Meeting Materials - Toms River Presentation 9-7-22

Certified Resolution 2022-12
Certified Resolution 2022-13
August  3 08/03/22 Agenda
08/03/22 Minutes
08/03/22 Meeting Notice
08/03/22 Meeting Materials - 07/06/22 Meeting Minutes
08/03/22 Meeting Materials - Delran Materials
08/03/22 Meeting Materials - Delran PE Presentation
08/03/22 Meeting Materials - Palmyra Materials
08/03/22 Meeting Materials - Palmyra 2nd PE Presentation
08/03/22 Meeting Materials - Riverside Materials
08/03/22 Meeting Materials - Riverside PE Presentation
08/03/22 Meeting Materials - Stafford Towship Materials
08/03/22 Meeting Materials - Stafford Towship Presentation

Certified Resolution 2022-08
Certified Resolution 2022-09
Certified Resolution 2022-10
Certified Resolution 2022-11
July  6 07/06/22 Agenda
07/06/22 Minutes
07/06/22 Meeting Notice
Meeting Materials - Status Report Route 130 Delaware River Corridor
Meeting Materials - Cinnaminson PIA
Meeting Materials - Cinnaminson Recommendation Report
Meeting Materials - Palmyra PIA
Meeting Materials - Palmyra Recommendation Report
Meeting Materials - Riverton PIA
Meeting Materials - Riverton Recommendation Report
Meeting Materials - Cinnaminson SPC Presentation Endorsed
Meeting Materials - Palmyra SPC Presentation Tabled
Meeting Materials - Riverton SPC Presentation Endorsed

Certified Resolution 2022-06
Certified Resolution 2022-07
June  1 06/01/22 Agenda
06/01/22 Minutes
06/01/22 Meeting Notice
Meeting Materials - 05/04/22 Meeting Minutes
Certified Resolution 2022-05
Meeting Materials - Status Report Route 130 Delaware River Corridor
May  4 05/04/22 Agenda
05/04/22 Minutes
05/04/22 Meeting Notice
05/04/22 Meeting Materials - Galloway Endorsement Recommendation
Certified Resolution 2022-04
April  6   04/01/22 Notice of Cancellation
March  2 03/02/22 Agenda
03/02/22 Minutes
03/02/22 Meeting Notice
February  2 02/02/22 Agenda
02/02/22 Minutes
02/02/22 Meeting Notice
02/02/22 Meeting Materials
Certified Resolution 2022-01
Certified Resolution 2022-02
Certified Resolution 2022-03
January 5 01/05/22 Agenda
01/05/22 Minutes
01/05/22 Meeting Notice
01/05/22 Meeting Materials
Committee Meetings - Plan Implementation Committee
December 21 12/21/22 Agenda
PIC Meeting Minutes 12/21/22
12/21/22 Meeting Notice
Meeting Materials - PIC Meeting Minutes 10/19/22
Meeting Materials - PIC Meeting Minutes 11/21/22
November 21 11/21/22 Agenda
PIC Meeting Minutes 11/21/22
11/21/22 Meeting Notice
Meeting Materials - Township of Willingboro Plan & Implementation Agreement
Meeting Materials - Township of Willingboro Recommendation Report
Meeting Materials - Township of Willingboro Presentation
October 19 10/19/22 Agenda
PIC Meeting Minutes 10/19/22
10/19/22 Meeting Notice