SKILLMAN, NJ — The Montgomery Township Planning Board tackled a range of municipal planning initiatives, postponing a vote on an updated farmland preservation plan to allow for further review, while receiving updates on a public health grant project and a proposed redevelopment study of a prominent corporate campus at a meeting on Sept. 28, 2026.

I am writing as a local farmer to raise concerns regarding the impact of the Montgomery Township’s annual fireworks display on nearby livestock. Our farm, Hidden Spring Lavender & Alpaca Farm, is located one-quarter mile from Montgomery High School, where the fireworks are held. We breed and raise alpacas as our primary business. Fireworks generate sudden, high-decibel noise that can trigger acute stress responses in animals.

Montgomery Officials Unveil Draft Concept Plan for 400-acre NJ State-owned Farmland in the Heart of Skillman