Committee members urged staff to study voluntary participation, employer outreach and urban canopy/shade‑tree programs as mechanisms to pair education with local offset options; staff said peer‑city programs exist and suggested adding questions to the upcoming commercial survey to gauge interest.

An FAA representative explained CAST’s voluntary reporting model to the California working group, saying leadership commitment not to use reports for enforcement (except criminal behavior) unlocked system‑wide sharing; the presenter said CAST coincided with an over‑80% reported drop in fatal aviation accidents within a decade.

The Township Committee voted unanimously to request a preliminary investigation of properties along the Route 34 corridor to determine if areas should be designated for rehabilitation or redevelopment without condemnation; special planner Scott Taylor outlined a voluntary, multi‑step process and estimated initial studies could take months.