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Dept/ Agency: Offices of Municipal Council/City Clerk
Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending
Type of Service: Urging Support of the Essex-Hudson Greenway Project
Purpose: To urge support for the Essex-Hudson Greenway Project, including the revitalization of the section that is located within the City of Newark and for the State of New Jersey to set aside sufficient funds to effectuate the acquisition of the right-of-way and to support the annual debt service associated with the purchase and construction of the greenway.
Sponsor(s): Council Member, Anibal Ramos, Jr. and Council Vice President, Luis A. Quintana
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WHEREAS, the Open Space Institute Land Trust, Inc., has entered into a Purchase and Sale Agreement with Norfolk Southern Railway Company, to acquire the 8.63-mile rail right-of-way of the former New York and Greenwood Lake Railroad, beginning at the point of abandonment in Montclair Township, and lying within the municipalities of Glen Ridge Borough, Bloomfield Township, Belleville Township, and the City of Newark in Essex County and the Town of Kearny, the Town of Secaucus to the point of abandonment in the City of Jersey City in Hudson County; and
WHEREAS, the right-of-way passes through portions of two (2) counties and eight (8) municipalities, and will connect users to a myriad of schools, businesses, transit stations, and facilities providing a safe corridor of travel for students and commuters alike; and
WHEREAS, the County Commissioners of Essex and Hudson have previously signaled their support for the creation of a linear park and greenway along the abandoned rail right-of-way; and
WHEREAS, the Municipal Council has previously signaled its support for the creation of a linear park and greenway along the abandoned rail right-of-way; and
WHEREAS, the completion of the pur...
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