Dear Editor:
The Township of North Bergen and the County of Hudson have contacted the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Green Acres Program, proposing to divert approximately 1.1 acres of the James J. Braddock North Hudson County Park, Bergenline Avenue, North Bergen, New Jersey 07047, Block 437.02 and Lot 1 in order to keep the North Bergen Pre-School in its current location within the park.
We have precious little open and natural space in northern Hudson County, and James J. Braddock North Hudson County Park is as pristine a natural environment as we can get in our urban area. By permitting developers in to section-off lots of the park, we are allowing them to “open the door” to future dissections of our natural environment— which will dwindle with each new “administrative” solution to “space allocation”. The partitioning of our park is not new. It’s been tried before but was denied by the EPA condemning the north end field. Now they are at it again trying to “divert”, or partition 1.1 acres of park land for a pre-school. Please come to the meeting below to voice your concern.
North Bergen High School Auditorium
7417 Kennedy Boulevard, Wednesday, November 5, 2014 at 6:00 p.m.
All interested parties are invited to attend and participate in the scoping hearing. Written comments on the diversion request may be directed to the office of the North Bergen Township Administrator at 4233 Kennedy Boulevard, North Bergen, NJ 07047, or to the office of the Hudson County Administrator at 567 Pavonia Ave, 4th floor, Jersey City, NJ 07306. Please send a copy of any comments submitted on this request to the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Green Acres Program, Bureau of Legal Services and Stewardship, Mail Code 501-01, 501 East State St., P.O. Box 420, Trenton, NJ 08625-0420.
Public comment on this diversion request will be accepted during the scoping hearing or until November 4, 2014.
Thank you,
John Amato