Highlands Mayor Carolyn Broullon is once again inviting local resident to become more informed about their community and holding a public discussion on the concept design for the Depuration plant on Fifth Street.
The Borough has a New Jersey Asset Activation Planning Grant award, and as part of that grant is inviting discussion on both the concept design and the feasibility study for the clam plant on Wednesday, February 5 at 7 p.m. The discussion will be held at Borough Hall, Navesink Avenue and all are invited to attend.
Included in the discussion will be the history of the clamming industry and its impact on the borough and its residents, as well as a history of the plant itself.
The open meeting will also give residents an opportunity to learn how clams are purified through a series of steps that take it from being harvested out of the Shrewsbury River through their transportation to docks, cleaning both with water and UV treatments, as well as testing, packaging and the final steps to the customer for purchase.
The discussion will also lead to future possibilities for the industry and its impact on the borough.
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