| Dear Friend,
As you may know, Election Day is just over two weeks away. At stake is the future of our City. This election is critical to continue the tremendous progress we’ve made over the past several years.
I’m proud to report that the five candidates I’ve endorsed for the City Council have been working tirelessly to get the message out about the importance of getting out to vote on November 3. But they can’t do it alone. That’s why we need your help. Do you have any time between now and November 3 to volunteer for Councilman Peter Cunningham, Councilwoman Jen Giattino, Mike DeFusco, Tiffanie Fisher or Dana Wefer?
We could use your help in talking to your neighbors, knocking on doors, or making phone calls to convince your neighbors and friends to come out and vote. This election will be won or lost by how many people we can turn out to the polls, and any time you have between now and November 3 will significantly help increase our chances on Election Day.
When you have a moment, could you reach out to Christian Duffy, who is managing our field operations, at duffy.christian12@gmail.com or at 732-221-8532 to let him know any days you might have to volunteer? One of the candidates, Council President Bhalla or I will call to follow up on this e-mail.
Thanks in advance for any time you might be able to give for our candidates, I really appreciate it.
Sincerely,
Mayor Dawn Zimmer
Mayor Dawn Zimmer
http://www.dawnzimmer.com/ |
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Council Pesident Ravi Bhalla announces:
There are a lot of exciting things happening in Hoboken this fall – here is a quick update!
Historic Progress of Park Acquisition
During a recent City Council meeting, we moved one major step toward acquiring a six-acre property for what will be the largest park in the City of Hoboken. The plan calls for the construction of Hoboken’s largest park between 12th and 13th streets between Adams and Madison streets. The park will also serve as a flood mitigation tool, with an underground water detention system to store at least 1 million gallons of storm water runoff in one of our more flood prone areas. The plan will also alleviate parking in Hoboken, with a new municipal parking garage planned for one of the plots of land to be acquired. This innovative plan addresses open space, parking and flooding all at once. It is rare opportunity to shape the long-term future of our city for generations to come. I hope you will support this plan.
Construction of Hoboken’s long-awaited southwest park (located near Observer Highway and Harrison Street) is scheduled to begin this fall. More information can be found here.
I am also continuing my work as co-chair of the Hoboken Citizens Advisory Group, which will provide feedback regarding how the community would like to see a $230 million grant spent to develop a plan to combat flooding in Hoboken. To receive updates from the state regarding this project, sign up here. For more information about the project, click here.
Be a Challenger: It’s the best way to help us win on Election Day!
As you may know, Election Day is November 3rd, and fast approaching! First and foremost, I am requesting your help to serve as a “Challenger” for our candidates at the polling locations on November 3rd. Please email me at councilmanbhalla@gmail.com if you are willing to spend part or all of Election Day as a Challenger at a polling location. This is a critical component of our Election Day efforts and a very, very important job, so I sincerely urge you to consider volunteering in this capacity. Again, to find out more or to sign up, please contact me before Monday, October 19th. Thank you!
In these local ward elections, representatives from each of your neighborhoods running for office to represent you. To see a map of the wards, click here.
I am proud to be supporting 1st Ward Candidate Michael DeFusco, 2nd Ward Candidate Tiffanie Fisher, 4th Ward Candidate Dana Wefer, 5th Ward Councilman Peter Cunningham, and 6th Ward Councilwoman Jennifer Giattino. I believe having these smart, dedicated residents as colleagues on the City Council will allow Hoboken to truly thrive and continue to improve. Especially in an expected low turnout year, your vote is extremely important. I hope you’ll help elect representatives who can best help move Hoboken forward and continue the great progress we’ve seen in the past few years.
Please see my letter here, which was published in the Hoboken Reporter this past weekend.
Other updates…
As you probably noticed, many of our streets were re-paved in Hoboken throughout the last few months, and I was just as happy as you to see this completed. If you notice areas in need of repair, or see anything that needs to be done, please feel free to use our Hoboken311 website or app: http://www.hobokennj.org/311/.
I was also proud to be a part of the launch of Hudson Bike Share, Hoboken’s new bike share program, which is a new addition to the menu of transportation alternatives being provided by the City. For more information, click here.
As always, if you have any questions, concerns, or need assistance with anything, feel free to call me at (201) 647-6090 or email me at councilmanbhalla@gmail.com. You can also follow along with what I’m working on through Facebook, by liking my page here.
Sincerely,
Ravi S. Bhalla
City Council President
http://www.ravinderbhalla.com/ |
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