The Pinelands Commission voted on a resolution to allow the clear-cutting of 16.4 acres of mature white pines in Bass River State Forest to allow for greater visibility for the 80-year-old fire tower.
During the April 12 Pinelands Commission meeting, the vote was close to unanimous. Commissioner Mark Lohbauer cast the one dissenting vote after a passionate plea to his co-commissioners to reject the request from the New Jersey Forest Fire Service of the Department of Environmental Protection.
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