TEWKSBURY TWP. — A public hearing before the Land Use Board regarding a proposed helistop will continue on Wednesday, Nov. 2 at the meeting hall in Mountainville. James L. Johnson, a Johnson & Johnson family member, wants to add a “restricted-use helistop” to the family’s Cedar Lane Farm on Homestead Road.
The hearing has extended over four previous meetings, and a demonstration of a helicopter landing and taking off was held at the farm.
On Sept. 21 a noise expert testified that the helicopter is less noisy than sounds generated by other activities common in the area. During testing, a tractor mowing a farm field produced twice the decibels that the helicopter did. The expert’s written report is available online at tewksburytwp.net under the Land Use Board section.
Many residents are opposed to the application and are actively campaigning against it, but the Land Use Board is making them wait until after all testimony has been completed to state their opinions. More testimony from expert witnesses is expected in November.
Residents will also be allowed to present their own expert witnesses after the applicant’s witnesses have testified.
Johnson now lives in Florida full time but would like to occasionally access his property by helicopter, according to a letter he wrote to the editor.
The meeting begins at 7:30 p.m.
For a previous story on this issue, follow the link below.
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