Pool Ordinance to Be Named in Memory of Child Drowning Victim

Earlier this year, Springfield officials voted to change the rules governing barriers around residential pools. 

The change was done in hopes of making Township pools safer, and was driven by the tragic death of a young child in Springfield last year. With a proclamation scheduled to be read at tonight's Springfield Township Committee meeting, the law will be named to reflect its inspiration, Noah Landis, who drowned on July 10, 2010.

Hal and Erica Landis will be presented a proclamation naming recently adopted pool fence ordinance, “Noah’s Ordinance” in memory of their son Noah who drowned in a swimming pool.

The Township Committee of Springfield will proclaim ordinance 2011-11 referencing pool fencing around private swimming pools as “Noah’s Ordinance” at its joint meeting with the Springfield Board of Education on August 22, 2011 at Jonathon Dayton High School at 6 p.m.

Noah Landis of Cranford, NJ, lost his life due to an accidental drowning in Springfield, NJ in the pool of a private residence. The NJ Child Fatality and Near Fatality Review Board (CFNFRB) advised the Springfield Township Committee to strengthen their existing pool fence ordinance.

The Springfield Township Committee amended its ordinance in four weeks after notification the CFNFRB and was praise for their quick action. Mr Landis, a resident of Cranford, addressed the Cranford Township Committee regarding updating its current pool fence ordinance and they will introduce and proclaim Noah’s Ordinance in September.