Developers, with the approval of local Planning Boards, have been hacking away at the top, face and base of the cliffs for decades (recently netting has been draped over the cliff in North Bergen to prevent falling rock due to recent development). Over the years numerous citizen groups have tried to stop the gouging and drilling but were stymied due to the lack of a legal means to prevent development. That has changed.
Last year the State and Hudson County adopted new rules that provide the legal basis for protection. What we need to do now is get the rules enforced. Sorry to say, but not unexpectedly, many powerful Hudson politicians are trying to prevent that enforcement in their never-ending search for more and more taxable development. Unfortunately, as they should have noticed by now, the tax income does not cover the costs for services the municipality must bear from new development.
The decision to enforce the new rules lies with the Hudson County Planning Board and the Hudson County Freeholders. The members of these groups are undoubtedly feeling the heat. Let’s give them some relief.
* Sign the online petition (see details below).Send it to your friends.
* Contact Hoboken’s Hudson County Freeholder, Anthony Romano aromano@hcnj.us and urge that the Freeholder Board support the enforcement of the Steep Slope rules that THEY approved last year.
Thank you!
Hoboken Quality of Life Coalition, Inc. www.QLC Hoboken.org
Information from the Coalition to Preserve the Palisades
If you have not yet signed the Palisades Cliffs petition, we now have an online petition posted at www.care2.com (see link below). Please tell your New Jersey (only) friends to log on and sign it. If anyone has already signed a paper petition, please do not sign again. NO DUPLICATES. We are limiting the online petition to NJ residents because the results will be sent to the NJDEP and Hudson County Planning Board.
www.thepetitionsite.com/2/Coalition-to-Preserve-the-Palisades-Cliffs
We also have a page at www.facebook.com under COALITION TO PRESERVE PALISADES CLIFFS (See link below) We had to drop “the” from the Facebook name.
www.facebook.com/home.php?ref=home#/pages/COALITION-TO-PRESERVE-PALISADES-CLIFFS/100597548008?ref=ts
If you are helping with signatures with the paper form, please continue because both paper petition and online petition will be sent to the NJDEP and county.
If you would like to join us at Ross Dock in Palisades Interstate Park this Saturday, April 25th, 10am – 2pm, we will have an exhibit table to collect petition signatures and your company and help would be appreciated. There is a fishing contest sponsored by the Hudson River Fisherman’s Association starting at 8am. It will be a sunny day and we will be in front of the Palisades Cliffs so please join us. Please reply to this email if you plan on coming.
Many thanks for your help and continued support,
The Coalition to Preserve the Palisades