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Youth Guidance CommiteeRecreation CommitteePlanning BoardOpen Space CommitteeHistorical SocietyEnvironmental CommissionBoard of HealthArchitectural Review Committee
The Youth Guidance Commission meets on the 2nd Thursday of every month at 7:00 PM at the Byram Municipal Building.
The Recreation Committee meets on the 3rd Wednesday of every other month, in February, April, June, August, October, and December at 7:30 PM at the Municipal Building. Sub-committee meetings meet on alternate months or other times as needed. The meetings are open to the public.
This board addresses planning and zoning issues including revisions to the master plan and recommendations of zoning/site plan ordinances. Variances and site plan/subdivision applications are reviewed and processed through this board.
The Planning Board meets the First and Third Thursday of every month at 8:00 PM at the Municipal Building.
Prepared and implemented the Township's October 2000 Open Space and Recreation Plan; helped pass the 1999 referendum imposing a 2-cents-per-hundred open space tax; obtains grant funding for open space projects, currently $1.8 million from the State; negotiates and implements open space agreements, with the Council's approval of expenditures; speaks at open space seminars.
The Open Space Committee consists of the Township Manager, a member of the Environmental Commission, a member of the Planning Board, a member of the Recreation Commission and a member of the Public.
The Committee meets on the 2nd Monday of every OTHER month at 7:30 PM at the Byram Township Municipal Building.
The Historical Society meets on a quarterly basis. Please contact the Municipal Building at (973) 347-2500 to find out when the next meeting will be held.
Our goal is to protect Byram’s abundant natural resources and work with our Township's committees and residents to preserve our quality of life and keep Byram GREEN!
Located in the heart of the New Jersey Highlands, Byram Township is known as “The Township of Lakes,” having more than two dozen lakes and ponds within its 22.48 square miles. Byram Township is also the proud home of Allamuchy State Park, Waterloo Village, Wild West City and large areas of parkland with many, many miles of hiking, biking and cross-country skiing trails.
Established in October 1974, the Byram Township Environmental Commission participates in a broad array of Township issues. The ordinance establishing the Commission defines its responsibilities as "all things necessary to promote the conservation and development of the Township's resources, to provide the impetus and take leadership in natural resources planning, and to inform the public about local conservation programs and the need for conserving the natural resources of the Township." The Commission also reviews all applications before the Township Planning Board, including site visits and written comments submitted to the Board and applicants.
Link to the Musconetcong Watershed Association: http://www.musconetcong.org
"The Musconetcong Watershed Association (MWA) is a non-profit organization incorporated in 1992 to protect and enhance the Musconetcong River and its related resources. MWA members are part of a network of individuals, families and organizations that care about the Musconetcong River and its watershed. They are kept informed about issues concerning the watershed by receiving quarterly issues of the Musconetcong River News...MWA's primary mission is education and awareness. .. We carry out our mission through grassroots activities including educational programs in local schools, municipal government outreach, workshops and seminars for the public, stream cleanups and outdoor educational programs."
The local Board of Health contracts Health Services through the Sussex County Health Department. Services include environmental health issues, septic and well testing, food establishment licensing and Public Health Nursing Services.
All members are appointed by the council and serve 4 years.
The Board of Health meets on the 4th Tuesday of every month at 7:30 PM. The Meetings are Open to the Public.
The ARC is established through the Village Center Ordinance to review development proposals for the new Village Center and advise the Planning Board on a variety of issues, including site planning, architectural styles and details, streetscapes, design of parks, trails, and open space, and also whether Village Center development applications are complete and have met the design requirements set forth in the ordinance.
All members are appointed by the council.
The ARC meets the 2nd Wednesday of every month at 8:30 PM at the Municipal Building.
Planning Board Application Materials - 04/09/2009
Sussex County Vision 2020 - 04/17/2009
2004 Master Plan - 04/21/2009
Zoning Map - 08/19/2009
Tax Maps - 10/18/2010
Highlands - Byram Township May 2011 ERI - 06/06/2011
Byram Township - Highlands Environmental Resource Inventory Maps - - 06/06/2011
New Jersey Future Smart Growth Award Winner - 11/10/2011
Forestry Stewardship Plan - 08/19/2009
2006 Open Space Plan - 08/25/2009
Rain Gardens - 08/14/2009
How Homeowners Can Protect Our Lakes, River and Wells - 08/14/2009
Spraying for Caterpillars - 08/14/2009
Living with Bears - 08/15/2009
Recycling E-Waste - 08/16/2009
Annual Report 2007-2008 - 08/21/2009
Decrease the Geese - 08/21/2009
Trails Powerpoint Presentation 2009 - 09/29/2009
Aquatic Invasive Species - 06/18/2010
Hazardous Trees: Thirteen Questions to Ask. - 06/18/2010
King Corn, An Environmental Commission Presentation - 08/27/2010
Reducing stormwater pollution to our waterways - 09/01/2010
Bryram, Hopatcong, Stanhope Tri-Municipality Trail Link Opens - 09/25/2010
HOW TO GET RID OF INVASIVE STILTGRASS - 09/27/2010
Township Committee Forestry Plan - 01/10/2011
Tri-Community Trails Link Brochure - 06/21/2011
Reducing stormwater pollution to our waterways - 09/01/2010
New Jersey Green Home Remodeling Guidelines - 08/30/2010
Appointed Members
- Council Liaison - Daniel Rafferty
- Member - Liaision to Recreation Committee - Denise Garrison
- Recreation Director - Janet Meisner
- Member - Jill Rafferty
- Member - Jim Kelly
- Member - Mary May
- Member, Byram Police Officer - Raymond Rafferty
- Member - Sharon Finan
- Chairwoman - Sharon Tarczynski
Upcoming Meetings
- Thu. 02/09 @ 7:00 pm
- Thu. 03/08 @ 7:00 pm
- Thu. 04/12 @ 7:00 pm
- Wed. 02/15 @ 7:30 pm
- Wed. 02/15 @ 6:30 pm
- Wed. 04/18 @ 7:30 pm
- Wed. 06/20 @ 7:30 pm
- Wed. 08/15 @ 7:30 pm
- Wed. 10/17 @ 7:30 pm
- Wed. 12/12 @ 7:30 pm
- Thu. 02/16 @ 8:00 p.m.
- Thu. 03/01 @ 8:00 p.m.
- Thu. 03/15 @ 8:00 p.m.
- Mon. 02/13 @ 7:30 p.m.
- Mon. 04/09 @ 7:30 p.m.
- Mon. 06/11 @ 7:30 p.m.
- Mon. 08/13 @ 7:30 p.m.
- Tue. 10/09 @ 7:30 p.m.
- Mon. 12/10 @ 7:30 p.m.
- Thu. 03/08 @ 7:30 p.m.
- Thu. 06/14 @ 7:30 p.m.
- Thu. 09/13 @ 7:30 p.m.
- Wed. 11/14 @ 7:30 p.m.
- Tue. 03/27 @ 7:30pm
- Tue. 05/22 @ 7:30 p.m.
- Tue. 07/24 @ 7:30pm
- Tue. 09/25 @ 7:30 pm
- Tue. 11/27 @ 7:30pm