Environmental activists suggest involvement in Lakewood land use

TOMS RIVER — When the recession ends, Lakewood and the rest of the Metedeconk River basin are likely to be an epicenter for the next wave of commercial and residential development, and community activists say now is the time for residents to get involved with land-use decision making.

With Ocean County's population already past 560,000 and more than a third of the county's land mass developed, "we're kind of at that tipping point now," said Helen Henderson of the American Littoral Society, as the Concerned Citizens of Lakewood and environmental activists met Monday night to discuss a joint effort to get commitments to save open space and redevelop existing commercial districts in Lakewood. APP (Click Here for the rest)