Southampton Township Committee has initiated a long term community visioning process following the guidelines of the State of New Jersey Office of Smart Growth.   The process requires self assessment, visioning and planning.  These steps are in process and are being led by a Plan Endorsement Advisory Committee.  This page contains news and updates on the progress of the advisory committee's work.

The Committee has  prepared a Municipal Self Assessment, which can be found on the website of the New Jersey State Department of Community Affairs. The Site also provides the State's response to our Self-Assessment, a document entitled "Opportunities & Constraints Analysis" Both documents can be accessed by going to http://www.nj.gov/dca/divisions/osg/plan/pe.html. Under the heading of "Plan Endorsement", scroll down to Burlington County - Southampton and click on either document.

Special Joint Meeting of the Township Committee, Planning Board and Zoning Board

There will be a special, joint meeting of the Township Committee, Planning Board and Zoning Board on Tuesday, February 2nd at 8:00 PM where the Plan Endorsement Advisor Committee will present its findings.  Click here for full announcement.

Presentation from Visioning Workshop on October 24th

In case you missed it, here is the presentation from the October 24th Visioning Workshop. The team is making great progress. If you have any questions or would like the see the results of the questionnaire, please contact Committeeman Joe Laufer at joelaufer@yahoo.com. Click here to view the presentation.

Anyone wishing to complete and submit a completed questionnaire response form, download it here. Then view the Presentation slide by slide and for each related statement circle your personal response on the form from "Strongly Agree" to "Strongly Disagree."  Once the form is completed, mail it to "Visioning Survey, c/o Deputy Clerk, Southampton Township, 5 Retreat Road, Southampton, NJ 08088. Or, you can scan your completed form and email it as an attachment to clerksoffice@Southamptonnj.org.

Visioning Workshop - October 24th

Visioning Workshop is scheduled for Saturday, October 24th from 9:00 AM - 1:00 PM.  Registration and snacks at 8:45 AM.  For more information, click here.

Presentations from the 2nd Community Forum - July 30th

The two links below are to the two Presentations from the 2nd Community Forum. 

Community Values Presentation - Click Here

Visioning Process and Status Presentation - Click Here

Your computer needs to have Microsoft Power Point 2003 or higher to view the presentations.  To download a free Power Point Viewer - Click Here.

Community Forum - July 30th

The 2nd Community Forum on Southampton's application for Plan Endorsement to the Office of Smart Growth will be held on July 30th.

Click Here for more information.

NOTE: THE SECOND COMMUNITY FORUM ORIGINALLY TENTATIVELY SCHEDULED FOR MARCH 28 HAS BEEN POSTPONED UNTIL WE HEAR BACK FROM THE NJ OFFICE OF SMART GROWTH CONCERNING OUR COMMENTS ON THEIR OPPORTUNITIES AND CONSTRAINTS REPORT TO US. HOPEFULLY THE MEETING WILL BE HELD IN LATE APRIL OR EARLY MAY.

Continuing Southampton's participation in the Plan Endorsement Process sponsored by the New Jersey Office of Smart Growth, the Plan Endorsement Advisory Committee held a community forum on Saturday, January 17, 2009 at Southampton School #3. Sixty-four members of the community attended, despite frigid weather. This was just one of several community meetings coordinated by the Plan Endorsement Advisory Committee.

The focus of the grant is "Rural Sustainability," wherein the Township looks ahead up to 20 years to determine how our township will look as anticipated growth and development takes place. The session on January 17 was open ended and a free flow of ideas was encouraged with the assistance of consultants from The College of New Jersey and The New Jersey Institute of Technology. Click on the link below for a summary of the topics which emerged from the discussion and the issues articulated by the attendees.

Anyone wishing to comment on these notes can contact the Chairman of the Plan Endorsement Committee, Joe Laufer, at Webmaster@SouthamptonNJ.org. If you wish to be personally interviewed about your views on Southampton's future, you may use the same email address to request a call from a member of the Advisory Committee.

A follow-up Community Forum was originally scheduled for March 28, 2009, but has been postponed indefinitely until we receive a response from the N.J. Office of Smart Growth to our comments on their "Opportunities and Constraints Analysis" We anticipate that that meeting will be held in late April or early May. We will post it on the website.

The Committee has already prepared a Municipal Self Assessment, which can be found on the website of the New Jersey State Department of Community Affairs. The Site also provides the State's response to our Self-Assessment, a document entitled "Opportunities & Constraints Analysis" Both documents can be accessed by going to http://www.nj.gov/dca/divisions/osg/plan/pe.html. Under the heading of "Plan Endorsement", scroll down to Burlington County - Southampton and click on either document.