The Borough of Spotswood Environmental Commission is hereby
established pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40:56A-1 to 40:56A-5.
The Environmental Commission may, subject to the approval of
the Borough Council, acquire property, both real and personal, in
the name of the Borough by gift, purchase, grant, bequest, devise
or lease for any of its purposes and shall administer the same for
such purposes subject to the terms of the conveyance or gift. Such
an acquisition may be to acquire the fee or any lesser interest, development
right, easement, including conservation, easement, covenant or other
contractual right, including a conveyance on conditions or with limitations
or reversions, as may be necessary to acquire, maintain, improve,
protect, limit the future use or otherwise conserve and properly utilize
open spaces and other land and water areas in the Borough.
The Environmental Commission shall keep records of its meetings
and activities and make an annual report to the Borough Council.
The Commission may appoint such clerks and other employees as
it may from time to time require, provided that the same shall be
within the limits of funds appropriated to it by the Borough Council.