The Delaware and Raritan Canal Commission was established in October, 1974, when Governor Brendan Byrne signed the D&R Canal State Park Law. The Commission was created to accomplish three main tasks:

To review and approve, reject or modify any action by
the State in the Canal Park, or any permit for action
in the park;

To undertake planning for the development of the Canal Park; and

To prepare and administer a land use regulatory program that will protect the Canal Park from the harmful impacts of new development in central New Jersey.



  • Minutes of the February 20, 2008 Commission Meeting

  • Minutes of the March 19, 2008 Commission Meeting

  • Agenda for the April 16, 2008 Commission Meeting

    A synopsis of the projects to be reviewed at this meeting have been posted here in PDF file format and are listed below. To view/print one, or all, simply choose the item (one at a time) from the drop-down list below.



  • The Canal Commission's Review Zone is now a layer on the Department of Environmental Protections i-MapNJ DEP, an interactive map that allows users to access and interact
    with DEP data through their web browser. To access the map, click on the link below.

    The D & R Canal Commission Interactive Review Zone Map on i-MapNJ DEP

    For those that have access to the appropriate GIS software, our Review Zone map can
    also be viewed by downloading and saving the necessary files to their computers.
    Those files have been zipped into one and are available here for download. Click on the link
    below to access the zipped file.

    The D & R Canal Commission Review Zone Map   (File Size: 430KB)



    Members of the Commission

    David DelVecchio, Chairman
    Martin D. Jessen, Vice-Chairman
    Richard C. Albert
    Lisa P. Jackson
    David H. Knights
    John S. Loos
    Phyllis L. Marchand
    Alison Mitchell
    Douglas H. Palmer
    Staff

    Ernest P. Hahn, Executive Director
    E-Mail: ernesthahn@comcast.net

    Janice Holms, Administrative Analyst
    E-Mail: janholms@comcast.net

    Lewin J. Weyl, Deputy Attorney General

    Madu Guru, Review Zone Officer

    Mohammed Husain, Review Zone Officer

    Caroline Dougherty, Administrative Assistant
    E-Mail: carolinedougherty@comcast.net

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