Thanks for visiting. The Bordentown City Environmental Commission (BCEC) is pleased to welcome you to our site where you can find out who we are and what we do. Just click on the links above to check on what programs and events are coming up, get information on environmental and sustainability issues and opportunities we are all being faced with, link to other organizations in the community, and how to contact us with your ideas, concerns and recommendations. Don’t forget to join our mail list so you can be informed as soon as we announce special programs and events – you’ll find a sign up form below.

Who We Are and What We Do:

The Bordentown City Environmental Commission (BCEC) is comprised of volunteers who are residents of Bordentown City and are appointed by the Mayor. The BCEC advises local officials and the Planning Board regarding environmental issues and acts as a watchdog for environmental problems and opportunities. We inform elected officials and the public, serve on committees, research issues, develop educational programs, and advocate for sound environmental policies. The BCEC also is able to form subcommittees run by non-appointed volunteers to pursue issues of local importance. Presently, one committee, the Green Team, runs a Green Fair, organizes the City’s seasonal, weekly Farmers’ Market, and facilitates the City’s participation in the Sustainable Jersey program. Local issues include preservation of open space, promoting walking and bicycling trails and the RiverLINE, protection of wetlands and water quality, recycling and energy conservation, and environmental education.

List of Current BCEC Members;      

• Joel Dowshen

• Lauren Drumm

• Mike MacEwan

• Brooke McMinn  

• Dan Preston

• B. Lynn Robinson, Planning Board Rep

• Cathy Elliot-Shaw, Chairperson

• Ralph Simon, Vice-Chairperson

New Members Needed!

The Environmental Commission is accepting applications for openings on the commission. If you have an interest in the environment and want to serve your community with a motivated and environmentally-oriented group of people, then consider joining us! Click here for an on-line application. Write in “Environmental Commission”

MEETINGS:

Environmental Commission regular public meetings are held on the second Wednesday of every month.

Click here for a complete calendar of meetings and events

We encourage and welcome solar and other renewable energy industry professionals to attend and recommend improvements to our current zoning and permitting procedures.

They are held via Zoom (email for a link if you would like to attend), or at the Carslake Community Center, 207 Crosswicks St. in Bordentown – 7:00 pm.

You’ll also learn about our outstanding Green Team, a subcommittee of the BCEC composed of City residents who do the real hands-on work keeping our community certified in the New Jersey Sustainability program. They always need volunteers. Click on their link above and find out how you can help.

• Plant a tree

• Keep pollutants out of storm drains

• Walk or bicycle to school, shopping or errands

• Reduce the use of pesticides and fertilizers

• Plant native species in your yard

• Clean up after your pets

• Recycle, recycle, recycle

• Ride the RiverLINE or bus to work and play

• Clean up a stream or park

• Compost yard waste and kitchen scraps

SUSTAINABILITY….

"We abuse land because we regard it as a commodity belonging to us. When we see land as a community to which we belong, we may begin to use it with love and respect. "              – Aldo Leopold