Hamilton Township is embarking on a Township-wide Master Plan - the first in over 20 years! This Master Plan will set forth how the Township should develop and redevelop in the coming years. It will review and make recommendations on all aspects of Township planning including land use (such as permitted uses and zoning districts), transportation (such as roads, sidewalks and bike routes), open space, the environment, economic development and overall neighborhood improvement. The Township Planning Board has created a subcommittee of its members and other Township representatives to work with their planning consultants at Clarke Caton Hintz to prepare the Master Plan. The Planning Board will meet several times throughout the year to gather input and discuss the Plan.
This website will have everything you need to know about the Master Plan – including meeting dates, resources to how to participate. You can also submit your opinions and ideas through the forums, surveys and mapping!
ANNOUNCEMENT
The Hamilton 2020 Symposium for the Route 33 corridor, held August 6th, went very well. The Township, in conjunction with the Hamilton Partnership, led a nearly four hour session on the strengths, weaknesses and ideas for improvements that resulted in many great ideas for how to improve the business climate, aesthetics and function of Route 33. Click on the “About the Plan” link above for more information.
(July 8, 2010 Update) Thanks to everyone who came to the Master Plan kick-off meeting (June 24th) to learn about the process and/or give their ideas! It was a great meeting and the public input was very helpful. So far more than 130 people have filled out the first survey asking what the Master Plan priorities should be. These preliminary results indicate that the most popular topics ranked “extremely important” are preservation of open space and farmland (61%), traffic (56%), neighborhood preservation (56%) and jobs and economic development (46%). A new survey asking about recreation in the Township will be posted by July 13th. Go to the “Get Involved” link on the Master Plan website (www.hamiltonmasterplan.com) to complete this new survey or the previous one if you haven’t done so! Another way to get involved is through the forums on the Master Plan website (www.hamiltonmasterplan.com) at the “Your Thoughts” link – sign up to discuss Master Plan issues and ask questions. The Planning Board is moving forward in gathering information to be used in the Master Plan. The next meeting will be Hamilton 20/20 Symposium, which will address issues along the Route 33 business corridor. Stay tuned for an announcement.
The next scheduled Planning Board meeting to discuss the Master Plan is September 30, 2010 at 7:30pm in the Municipal Building on Greenwood Avenue.
The Master Plan Steering Committee will host the Hamilton 20/20 Symposium on Friday August 6th. All residents and business owners are invited to discuss economic development and redevelopment ideas for the Route 33 business corridor. The Township’s Steering Committee, in association with The Hamilton Partnership, is hosting the Symposium at the Cedar Gardens Banquet Hall (661 US Highway 33, Hamilton, NJ 08619) from 8:00am to 12:00pm. The Symposium will start with a presentation about the corridor, including both its challenges and advantages, and then participants will break into groups to brainstorm about what the Township can do to improve each section of the corridor. Lastly, everyone will reassemble and present their ideas to the entire group for general discussion. The focus of discussions will be on the commercial properties along the corridor and the road itself.
Please come out to share your ideas – we want to hear from you!
Please call either Michael Guhanick (Hamilton Township) at (609) 890-3680 or Beth McManus (Clarke Caton Hintz) at (609)883-8383 if you have any questions.