| Lake Neepaulin is the name of a privately owned lake. The R2 zone is an area of Wantage Township in close proximity to that privately owned lake. This website presents factual information, a chronological paper trail of documents, beginning with the acquisition of Lake Neepaulin & its dam (Block 69.01, Lot 40 & its beach (Block 69.02, Lot 55) by the Friends of Lake Neepaulin Inc. (FOLN) up to the present day, & the reasons why there is controversy over repair of the Lake Neepaulin dam. Superior Court Judge B. Theodore Bozonelis' decision on Friday, May 14, 2010 effectively forces all New Jersey municipalities that have privately owned dams within their borders to forever indebt their taxpaying citizens to bear the financial burden of the repair, upkeep and maintenance of those privately owned dams. The Dam Decision: Watch the entire 1 hr, 15 min video of the 5/14/10 court proceedings here >>> Video Watch the video in three parts here >>> Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Judge Bozonelis' decision did not remedy the existing issue & has actually created a second one. The first issue being that Lake Neepaulin has always been & still is privately owned. The private owners from 1969 through 1985, Neepaulin Community Inc., & the private owner from 1985 through 2001, Tom Zummo, did not properly care for, repair, upkeep & maintain the lake & dam that they purchased. FOLN, fully aware of the condition of the lake & dam, took steps to "acquire" the lake & dam in 2001 with no apparent financial means to properly care for, repair, upkeep & maintain them. The second issue, created on 5/14/10, effectively forces all New Jersey municipalities that have privately owned dams within their borders to forever indebt their taxpaying citizens to bear the financial burden of the repair, upkeep & maintenance of those privately owned dams. If you are a Wantage Township property owner and you disagree with this decision, it is imperative that you make the Wantage Township Mayor & Committee aware of your concerns. Attend the meetings of the Mayor and Committee which are normally held at 7 p.m. on the second and last Thursday of the month at the Wantage Municipal Building. See the Meetings Schedule page on the Township website for the meeting schedules, minutes & agendas >>> here. |
| Wantage Township Municipal Building 888 Route 23 Wantage, NJ 07461 Phone: 973-875-7192 E-mail: administrator@wantagetwp-nj.com | Mayor Bill DeBoer 14 Beemer Road Wantage, NJ 07461 E-mail: bdeboer@wantagetwp-nj.org |
| Deputy Mayor Bill Gaechter 53 Wantage School Road Wantage, NJ 07461 E-mail: wgaechter@wantagetwp-nj.org | Committeeman Ron Bassani 6 Roberts Way Wantage, NJ 07461 E-mail: rbassani@wantagetwp-nj.org |