D&R Canal Commission Doesn't Plan to Go Quietly -- or at All

A little known state commission is refusing to buckle under pressure from the Christie administration to quietly go away, according to a report today from NJ Spotlight. 

In its monthly meeting in Stockton, the Delaware & Raritan Canal Commission yesterday adopted a resolution indicating it will fight an administration recommendation to abolish the agency. Under the state's plan, the commission's functions would switch to the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (DEP), a move giving the latter responsibility for overseeing land-use decisions in one of the most visited state parks.

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