JERSEY CITY – Mayor Steven Fulop will not pursue a deal that would allow New York City to ship its trash through Greenville Yards.
Fulop emailed a statement on Thursday to members of the South Greenville Neighborhood Association, a group that publically opposed the project, saying the transfer station would have a negative impact on the area.
The deal could have netted the city more than $10 million and helped fund the construction of Reservoir No. 3 in Jersey City Heights as a park.
“I have listened to many residents from the community over the last few days individually and have decided that we won’t be moving forward with the waste transfer station,” Fulop said in his statement. “Part of leadership is recognizing when you are wrong and this is such an instance. What’s more, in meetings with Council President (Rolando) Lavarro and Councilmen (Daniel) Rivera and (Frank) Gajewski, they provided perspective that I value and I think this is best before considering moving forward.”
At this point, the fate of the park project is uncertain. – Al Sullivan
Fulop backs off Greenville trash deal
