HOBOKEN – Add Hoboken to the list of cities that officially do not want a natural gas pipeline to travel through Hudson County. Spectra Energy, a Texas-based company, has proposed a pipeline that would traverse Bayonne and cross Jersey City near Hoboken’s southern edge to carry gas to customers in Manhattan.
Mayor Dawn Zimmer and 4th Ward Council candidate Tim Occhipinti have publicly opposed the pipeline, because southern Hoboken would find itself in danger should a disaster occur.
Councilwoman Theresa Castellano proposed a resolution at the Wednesday night council meeting which states that the City Council is opposed to the pipeline in Hoboken. The resolution was amended to include Zimmer’s name along with the council.
“We are within the blast zone,” Castellano said. “I wanted to do a preemptive moratorium because if Jersey City is saying no, Bayonne is saying no, we could be targeted next.”
The resolution passed unanimously. – Ray Smith