Toms River property owners need to watch what plants are growing in their yards, especially if it is a spreading species, such as bamboo, multi flora rose, kudzu or poison ivy or oak.
The Township Council introduced an ordinance Tuesday, Nov. 13, that requires property owners to keep vegetation within their boundaries or face costs for removal and fines. The amount of those fines governed under state law could not immediately be determined, but a 2002 letter that the state sent to judges showed that the maximum for violating municipal ordinances could be as high as $1,250.
Several New Jersey towns have recently taken action about controlling invasive plants, particularly spreading bamboo that can cause property damage.
Spreading bamboo has to be manually removed and any root fragments in the ground can restore the plant, according to the Institute of Invasive Bamboo Research. Many herbicides are ineffective against the plants, the group said.
The second reading of the ordinance, which will be open for public comment, is scheduled for the November 27 municipal meeting.
Why dont they pass an ordinance about spreading BS? It is out of control in this town! Wait a minute.. What if we plant spreading Bamboos in the dunes to protect shore? Rosa Multi flora? Lets think this through? Will they grow?
GET REAL!
1) Why has additional sand not been put on the beach? 2) Why are homeowners/taxpayers forced to wait for hours on nonsense check points that are a meaningless joke! 3) Why have the concrete barriers blocking streets not yet been removed? 4) Why has the Town not provided portable toilets on the barrier island? 5) Why has the mounds of garbage not been picked up yet? 6) Where is Ward 1 Councilwoman Maria Maruca? 7) When will the water, gas, electric, cable, phone, sewer be up and running? 8) Why are Public Works workers not working 7 days a week to restore the barrier island to pre storn conditions? 9) Can Public Works director explain when pre-storm work began to re-enforce the dunes? How many workers per day were dedicated towards this effort? How many pieces of heavy equiptment? Did they work on Saturday & Sunday prior to the storm? How high & wide were the dunes re-enforced? Where there areas not re-enforced? Are there official records, documents and pictures of the work? 10) When will the Mayor & Council have a meetinf specifically dedicated to storm issues? 11) What Township Official has overall oversight & responsibility to the restoration process?
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I personally am dealing with the nuisance of my neighbors overgrown bamboo. When you have to take every other day, trimming the excess coming over the fence, picking up the leaves and mess it leaves, and digging up the incredibly deep, thick, and wide-spread roots... maybe you'll understand why this ordinance was made. Until then, let's stop causing trouble.