NJ's Smart Growth Ombudsman.Gov. James E. McGreevey recently appointed Department of Community Affairs Commissioner Susan Bass Levin Susan Bass Levin was the Commissioner of the New Jersey Department of Community Affairs (DCA), serving in the cabinet of Governor of New Jersey Jon Corzine since being sworn into office on January 30, 2006. as New Jersey's Smart Growth' Ombudsman. As ombudsman, Levin will coordinate the smart growth efforts of the Divisions of Smart Growth in the Departments of Environmental Protection, Transportation and Community Affairs to ensure the principles and goals outlined under the Smart Growth Act are met. She will continue to serve as DCA (1) (Document Content Architecture) IBM file formats for text documents. DCA/RFT (Revisable-Form Text) is the primary format and can be edited. DCA/FFT (Final-Form Text) has been formatted for a particular output device and cannot be changed. Commissioner. As Commissioner of DCA, Levin established the first Office of Smart Growth to assist state agencies and local governments in coordinating their efforts to implement the New Jersey State Plan. To farther encourage sound planning, the Office of Smart Growth created an Interagency in·ter·a·gen·cy adj. Involving or representing two or more agencies, especially government agencies. Team made up of representatives throughout state government. This Interagency Team has helped towns, developers and individuals access information on the state's permits and programs in an expedited and cost effective way by bringing all of the state's resources together in one place. As chairwoman of the New Jersey Meadowlands Commission The New Jersey Meadowlands Commission (formerly the Hackensack Meadowlands Development Commission) is a regional zoning, planning and regulatory agency established by an Act of the New Jersey Legislature in 1969. , Levin has worked to balance environmental preservation Environmental preservation is the strict setting aside of natural resources to prevent the use or contact by humans or by human intervention. In terms of policy making this often means setting aside areas as nature reserves (otherwise known as wildlife reserves), parks, or other with economic development. Under her leadership, the Commission approved the first revision of Meadowlands Master Plan in more than 30 years, preserving 8,400 acres of open space and targeting 3,078 acres of blighted land for redevelopment. Levin was also instrumental in coordinating the Meadowlands Golf Redevelopment Project, which will tuna 785 acres of landfills and blighted land into a $1 $1.1 billion environmentally friendly Environmentally friendly, also referred to as nature friendly, is a term used to refer to goods and services considered to inflict minimal harm on the environment.[1] and economically beneficial golf village in the heart of the Meadowlands District. |
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