TIMELINE

8-18-09 - UPDATE!!!  =   NEW JERSEY DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION HAS PREVAILED.  Atlantic City Electric has been DENIED for a second time to use NJDOT right-of-way  along Route 77 for their steel pole project.  A small victory in this long battle.  Stop the Poles is committed to making sure all further transmission lines in Upper Pittsgrove Township are placed underground.  Thanks to everyone for their support.  We will continue to update the website as new information becomes available

1-18-09 - STP continues to receive information of the constant noise coming from the substation. STP members also report at committee meetings their stories of the noise constantly coming from the substation.

1-6-09 - STP finds out today that 4 people, and only 4 people have had a reduction in taxes because of their views of the substation that was erected. The tax assessor called the poles a unique situation.

12-20-08 - The "Stop the Poles" committee has handed out a letter to friends and neighbors of the community of Upper Pittsgrove Twp. appealing for help and support. This letter can be viewed or printed from here: 

12-13-08 - Stop the Poles committee members on Bridgeton Road, where most of the devastation has occurred in our community, and others in close proximity to the poles and substation, are now receiving letters from the Upper Pittsgrove Twp. Tax Assessor after the inspection of their properties is now completed.

The letter:   (you will need Adobe Acrobat Reader to view this letter)

We have a message to give to our Twp. tax assessor.....

OK, fine! But would you want to live here now, if you were us! It is time for people to start thinking what would I do or how would I feel if this was impacting me before doing things that impact others. Of course there was none of this pre-thinking by Atlantic City Electric or Upper Pittsgrove Twp., towards the residents of Upper Pittsgrove Twp.

We're in the news!

12-12-08 - Today the Salem Sunbeam wrote an article with the latest update between Stop the Poles and Atlantic City Electric.

http://www.nj.com/sunbeam/index.ssf?/base/news-4/122906221123660.xml&coll=9&thispage=1

We're in the news!

11-6-08 -  Tonight on Channel 23, New Jersey Network aired a 2 minute commentary on our cause here in Upper Pittsgrove Twp. 

11-1-08 - Tax assessor Edwin Kay will be out Wed 11/5/08 between 9am-2pm to residents affected by the substation and Bridgeton Road poles.  He will be doing a second visit Tues. 11/11/08 from 3-6pm.  If you have any questions, or your property should be reassessed, please call him at 856-451-2000.

10-15-08 and 9-22-08 - Congressman Frank Lobiondo and Assemblyman John Burzichelli tour with Stop the Poles

10/2/08 - Stop the Poles travels to the Board of Public Utilities, along with Freeholders Timberman, Hogan, County Administrator Gage and Deputy Mayor Bill Brooks

10/1/08               The "Salem County Watchdog" has a huge amount of information on our cause located on their website.

                                                                                       You can go to their website at:

                                      http://www.salemcountywatchdog.com/page.asp?ID=618

10/9/08 - The Democrat Club of Upper Pittsgrove Township sponsors "Stop the Poles Information Night".
 

9-16-08   Please see another group's website that is working together to oppose power lines in their community.

www.stopthelines.com

9-16-08   Important dates to remember!

Wednesday, 9/17/08- Freeholder meeting at 7:30 Salem County Courthouse
Thursday- 9/18/08- Landuse Board meeting at 7:30PM- Upper Pittsgrove Townhall
Wed, 10/1/08-7:30PM- Freeholder meeting at 7:30PM-Salem county courthouse
Tuesday 10/14/08--7pm-Township Committee meeting-Upper Pittsgrove Townhall
Wed. 10/15/08- Freeholder meeting-Salem county courthouse-7:30PM
Thursday-10/16/08-Landuse Meeting at 7:30PM

Coming in October..A Public Forum Sponsored by The Upper Pittsgrove Democractic Club... Details to come

9-16-08   Important Tax information...

If you feel you deserve to have your taxes reassessed, please contact Ed Kay at 856-358-3890 or 856-451-2000, or visit him in person at the Upper Pittsgrove Town hall on Wednesday's 2PM-6PM.
Mr. Kay plans on sending out letters to residents that their properties may be affected by the Bridgeton Road poles or the Orchard Substation.  He plans on having the letters out by the end of September or beginning of October.  Mr. Kay plans on having all re-assements done by December 2008.  Please contact him with any questions.
 

8-23-08                                                                                 Upcoming Events!

Salem County Freeholders Meeting = Wednesday 9-3-08 at 7:30 PM Salem County Courthouse

Upper Pittsgrove Twp. Committee Meeting = Tuesday 9-9-08 at 7PM Upper Pittsgrove Town Hall

Upper Pittsgrove Land Use Meeting = Thursday 9-18-08 7.30 PM Upper Pittsgrove Town Hall

Come out and show your support!

8-23-08

The Salem County Board of Chosen Freeholders Meeting 8-20-08. Freeholders unanimously passed a resolution for transmission lines along road right of ways, to be placed underground.

The Upper Pittsgrove Twp passed a similar resolution on 8-13-08

Here is the link to the newspaper article about the meeting:

http://www.nj.com/sunbeam/index.ssf?/base/news-4/1219301406131550.xml&coll=9

8-21-08

If you ever wanted to know how to appeal your taxes in Salem County, there is help! Check this out...

http://www.salemcountynj.gov/cmssite/default.asp?contentID=1191

8-15-08  -  Important Update

Stop the Poles invites you to attend....
Wednesday, August 20,2008 at 4PM
The Salem County Board of Chosen Freeholders Meeting
Bus leaves from Coombs Farms at 3PM
Please call 856-358-8320 to sign up for the bus or to ask any questions.               Come show your support and make a difference!

8-4-08 = STP Committee members prove a serious point with a wrecked van and an important message. Click Here to view the photo!

8-3-08 = One of the STP (Stop The Poles) committee members standing in front of the new rusty steel poles. Click Here to view!

8-2-08 = Today there was an accident in Upper Pittsgrove Twp. on highway 77, in exactly the area of the proposed new huge, towering steel poles. They are to be installed October 2008. Luckily this huge tractor trailer that hit this pole snapped it right off. With the new steel poles, the outcome will definitely be way different.  I am sure you'll agree. What if next time it's a fuel tanker or worse.....?

                   Click here to view photo #1!                                                                            Click here to view photo #2!

7-31-08 = Committee meeting tonight.

7-29-08 = Article in Todays Sunbeam printed today!   

Link to article:

http://www.nj.com/news/sunbeam/index.ssf?/base/news-4/1217308228304090.xml&coll=9

7-23-08 = Our first stop the poles committee meeting was held tonight to assemble neighbors willing to fight back against this huge mess in our community by Atlantic City Electric. It was a coming together of frustrated neighbors willing to try and stop this huge mess happening to our small rural farming community. We are learning a lot about the way in which this endeavor began, and how it is being handled, and also the impact to our township. We are communicating with our elected officials and sharing responses with one another.