Members of the public will have a chance to comment on an ordinance that will, if adopted, add definitions for fulfillment warehouses/centers, warehousing and distribution to Howell’s municipal land use laws.
The ordinance was introduced by the Township Council on March 1. A public hearing has been set for March 15. The council may adopt the ordinance following the public hearing.
Fulfillment warehouses/centers will be defined as facilities involved in receipt of bulk
products and the storage, separation and distribution of those products on an individual basis to individual end user consumers (not retail). This use includes e-commerce activities, according to the ordinance.
Warehousing will be defined as facilities involved in short-term to long-term storage of bulk materials and products. Items are brought in and distributed in bulk with little to no material repackaging, repurposing or breakup. Warehousing will not include fulfillment warehouses/centers, according to the ordinance.
Distribution will be defined as facilities engaged in the receipt, storage and distribution of goods, products, cargo and materials, including trans-shipment by boat, rail, air or motor vehicle. Distribution will not include fulfillment warehouses/centers, according to the ordinance.
During Women’s History Month, capture the spirit of women whose ingenuity quietly changed the world. Historian and storyteller Carol Simon Levin will present “Mothers of Invention” at 6:30 p.m. March 22 at the Ocean County Library Toms River Branch.
Portraying Lillian Moller Gilbreth, a motion study pioneer and the mother of 12 children who was portrayed in the novel, play and film “Cheaper By The Dozen,” Carol will spin tales of innovators such as “Female Edison” Margaret Knight; film star Hedy Lamarr, whose research led to GPS, WiFi and Bluetooth technology; and others whose achievements were often ignored, discounted or credited to others, according to a press release.
Registration at www.theoceancountylibrary/events is required to attend this free program,
which is sponsored by Friends of the Ocean County Library – Toms River.
