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Welcome to the Blog for Pemberton First. We're interested in helping to preserve the rural character of Pemberton Township that we have all come to love...join us as we petition the Township officials trying to change it.

Our Mission Statement:

The consequences of farmland development are a greater burden placed upon natural resources, increased demand on water supplies, increased housing density, congested roadways and a higher demand on all municipal services. Once we lose our farmland it's gone for good. Pemberton First is committed to encouraging the redevelopment and improvement of our neighborhoods and revitilization of the Browns Mills Town Center.
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Thursday, July 10, 2008

It's Your Neighborhood - To Protect Or Give Away

RESULTS OF

PEMBERTON FIRST

SURVEY 2002

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Do you know that Pemberton Township is currently considering a draft ordinance changes to allow high-density housing in agricultural areas?

YES 125 NO 123

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Are you surprised such changes could allow 2,000 to 3,000 new neighbors in the North Pemberton and Arney's Mount Road Area?

YES 156 NO 92

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Do you think the addition of more than 1,000 residences will result in a reduction in taxes?

YES 32 NO 213

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Do you feel a few thousand more drivers (many in peak hours) will produce a negligible increase in local traffic?

YES 154 NO 93

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Is such a significant expansion in available housing being done to meet any known need of many current Pemberton Township residents?

YES 22 NO 216

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Would you like to see farmland and open space replaced by a gated community, and limited water and sewerage resources devoted to this level of expansion?

YES 28 NO 219

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Does an only 150 foot buffer strip along the Rancocas and Indian Creeks constitute open space preservation to you?

YES 26 NO 214

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Should the Township continue changing its master pan and zoning regulations to permit high-density housing and sewer lines into agriculturally zoned areas?

YES 22 NO 220

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Do you believe that zoning changes to some agriculture areas will open the door for other developers to legally get similar treatment on other properties?

YES 230 NO 14

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Would you like to see Pemberton Township retain its rural character and not develop similarly to Mt. Laurel, Evesham and Cherry Hill?

YES 217 NO 32

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Should the Township devote its attention to solving sewerage treatment problems for existing residents before allocating capacity and resources to new developments?

YES 237 NO 8

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Would you support a citizen's grass-roots movement to evaluate any zoning changes to the present agricultural areas and guarantee the preservation of farmland and open space in the Township?

YES 214 NO 29

How Will Our Septic & Sewer Be Changed?

WATER QUALITY MANAGEMENT PLANNING

The state has adopted new rules that affect all of us and how our sewerage (public & private septic) will be handled. Please take a look at the new rules by visiting the DEP website.

New Rules