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Comments Flood Federal Board
STB Stays Effective Date of Abandonment
Your
contributions have given the Coalition some breathing
room to focus on local actions, like the Historic Preservation
Commission hardship hearing (see below). While we turn our attention to other work, will you keep the comments coming?
We ask you, if you have not yet submitted a comment, to do so; see the Action Alert below for instructions. Wouldn't
it be inspiring if all 1400 recipients of this
newsletter weighed in? Reach out to friends and neighbors who
might not have heard of this public comment opportunity. |
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Action Alert!
File a Comment at STB Now!
2. Choose: E-Filing, then
3. Choose: Environmental Comments in the righthand column.
4. Enter, in the boxes for Docket No.: AB 167 1189 X
5. Enter your contact information and comment and click Submit.
Your own words will carry the most weight. If you have only a moment, please consider this sample comment:
The Harsimus Branch is as important to Jersey City's
future as it was to its past. The STB should authorize a
full environmental impact statement for the Branch, so
decision-makers have the best information available to
them.
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HPC To Resume Hardship Hearing
Wed, Apr. 29, 6:30 pm City Hall Council Chambers 280 Grove Street
The Jersey City Historic Preservation Commission will
resume hearing applications, from six LLCs and Conrail, for
hardship exemptions that would allow them to demolish the Harsimus
Branch Embankment. The Commission previously denied applications
for Certificates of Appropriateness for demolition of the Municipal
Landmark. We cannot gauge how long these presentations will
take or if public comment will be taken on this date or at a
subsequent hearing. If you intend to testify against hardship
exemptions, come prepared. Guidelines are on the Coalition's web site. |
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D.C. Circuit Hears Appeal Arguments
April 20.
Coalition representatives traveled to Washington, D.C., Monday, April
20, to hear Conrail and SLH oral arguments in their appeal of the
Surface Transportation Board 2007 decisions ruling that the Harsimus
Branch remained part of the national rail system. STB defended
its rulings before the U.S. Court of Appeals, D.C. Circuit.
The City of Jersey City, Rails to Trails Conservancy, and the
Embankment Preservation Coalition filed a brief but did not participate
in the oral argument.
We do not know when a decision will be announced, but will let you know as soon as we do. | |
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