UPPER FREEHOLD — The Township Committee accepted the resignation of Environmental Advisory Committee chairwoman Jennifer Coffey “with regret” at its Aug. 2 meeting.
Coffey, who works as the policy director for the Stony Brook-Millstone Watershed Association, Pennington, has moved out of Upper Freehold Township.
Deputy Mayor Steve Alexander, who chaired the meeting in the absence of Mayor LoriSue Mount, said Coffey may have been the best environmental commission chair the township ever had, in terms of her technical knowledge and the amount of work she did.
“It’s not a paid job. She was very committed to it,” he said, adding that she always produced quality reports.
Alexander said Coffey should be honored for her hard work and he proposed giving her a plaque in recognition of her work for Upper Freehold Township.
Coffey also previously served on the township’s Planning Board. She had served as the Environmental Advisory Committee’s chairwoman since 2008.
According to her biography on the Stony Brook-Millstone Watershed Association website, Coffey “oversees projects that support proactive planning and environmental stewardship.”
In other business, the governing body unanimously passed a resolution authorizing the municipal clerk and the township attorney to initiate a claim on behalf of the township against guarantees filed in connection with major subdivision and site improvement on the development known as the Manor at Fieldstone.
The nine-lot subdivision is off Burlington Path Road and received Planning Board approval in 2007.
According to the resolution, the township will proceed with action necessary against the developer and American Southern Insurance to ensure completion of the site improvements.
Township Attorney Granville Michael Magee said a number of items on the site require completion. These include a stop sign, street signs and an uncovered drain that should be covered, according to Municipal Clerk Dana Tyler, who called the items safety issues.
Township Engineer Glenn Gerken had attempted to contact the developer numerous times and had never received a response, Tyler said.