A nominee to the Highlands Planning Council whose appointment environmentalists oppose is scheduled to appear before the Senate Judiciary Thursday.
The nomination of James Rilee, who also is mayor of Roxbury, was held up previously in the Judiciary.
Other nominees approved previously are James Mengucci of Phillipsburg and Robert Walton of Hampton, and they also were opposed by environmentalists who fear a pro-development tilt to the Highlands council.
The Highlands covers 1,250 square miles in parts of seven counties: Hunterdon, Somerset, Sussex, Warren, Morris, Passaic, and Bergen, and includes 88 municipalities. Approximately 859,359 acres make up the Preservation and the Planning Area where activities are regulated by the state.
The 2004 Highlands law was designed to protect hundreds of thousands of acres from overdevelopment and preserve clean drinking water for more than 5.4 million residents, but some Democrats are concerned the Christie administration wants to undermine that goal.
Rilee said Wednesday afternoon he would not comment in advance of his appearance before the committee.
Other nominess scheduled to be considered or interviewed Thursday:
Francisco Allende |
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Victor Amato |
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Eric Arauz |
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Reverend Michael L. Braden |
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Bradley Brewster, Esq. |
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Joseph Cantalupo |
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Michael L. Carter |
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Tung-Lung Steven Chang, Ph.D. |
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Craig U. Dana |
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Craig U. Dana |
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Craig U. Dana |
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Karen DeSoto, Esq. |
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James C. Finkle, Jr., Esq. |
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Arthur M. Haney |
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James E. Hanson, II |
Interviewed |
Robert J. Hariri, M.D., Ph.D. |
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Mary-Anna Holden |
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Clarence C. Hoover, III, Ed.D. |
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Robert A. Ivker, D.O. |
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Melonie Krisza Marano |
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Sharon K. McGahee |
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J. Thomas Presby |
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Paul Ressler, CPA |
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Honorable James Rilee |
Interviewed |
George W. Shivery, Jr. |
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Dianne Solomon |
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Herbert E. Spiegel, Ph.D. |
Interviewed |
David S. Steiner |
Interviewed |
Candace L. Straight |
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John A. Young, Jr. |
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Raymond L. Zawacki |
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