HOBOKEN–Seven months after a comprehensive proposal to protect Hoboken, Weehawken, and northern Jersey City from future floods won $230 million from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) in the Rebuild by Design competition, Hoboken residents have a chance to hear firsthand what that money will fund.
At a public outreach meeting at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 20, representatives from HUD, the N.J. Department of Environmental Protection, Rebuild by Design, Hoboken, Weehawken, and Jersey City will discuss the project and listen to community feedback.
The meeting will take place at the Hoboken Multi Service Center, at 124 Grand St. Members of the public will have an opportunity to ask questions of representatives from the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (DEP).
In order to receive the $230 million in funding, DEP is required to prepare an action plan and get approval from HUD. Their action plan, released in December, can be found online here.
“I invite members of our community to come out to the meeting on Tuesday so that State and Federal representatives can hear directly about why this project is so important,” said Mayor Dawn Zimmer. “While the $230 million in federal funding will support implementing coastal surge protection, the city is moving forward in parallel on various projects to address other elements of the plan.”
“I’m looking forward to working together with everyone to get this project completed,” said Weehawken Mayor Richard Turner.
For more on the bureaucratic process Hoboken’s Sandy resiliency money must go through, read our article from July 2014.
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