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| Wednesday July 18, 2018 |
City of Hoboken, NJ
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Community: TONIGHT: Union Dry Dock Public Hearing
Dear Horsey & MSV readers,
The Army Corps of Engineers will hold a public hearing tonight, Wednesday, July 18 from 6-9 p.m. in the DeBaun Auditorium at Stevens Institute (24 5th Street). The hearing is a chance for the public to express their views on New York Waterway’s permit application to turn the Union Dry Dock property into a diesel depot.
Everyone will be given an opportunity to share their thoughts, and any person may speak on their own behalf or be represented by someone else. Each speaker will be limited to three minutes, but lengthier testimonies may be submitted in writing. Read More...
Official release:
Dear friends and neighbors –
Please attend tonight’s meeting to oppose New York Waterway’s permit application for a homeport and diesel refueling facility.
Tonight, July 18, 2018 from 6 to 9 p.m.
DeBaun Auditorium
Stevens Institute of Technology
24 Fifth Street, Hoboken, NJ
Visit links below for more information
Hoboken Residents for a Public Waterfront
Fund for a Better Waterfront
As always reach out with thoughts and concerns,
-Jen
201.780.6779 Read More...
Official release:
Dear friends and neighbors:
On this gorgeous night tonight, please join your neighbors at 5th and Hudson and lend your support for defending and keeping a Diesel Depot from locating on the middle of our waterfront. We ALL want NYWW ferries, we just want their fueling, storage and maintenance operations to find an alternative site to the former Union Dry Dock site which is amidst our ever evolving public, residential and recreational waterfront.
What: Army Corps of Engineers – Public Hearing
When: 6-9pm
Where: Debaun Auditorium (5th and Hudson)
Why you need to come:
The USACOE needs to know that this is important to Hoboken. If no one comes, then they will think it is NOT important. Don’t rely on just your neighbor to fill a seat for you. WE NEED BOTH SEATS FILLED! You don’t have to speak, you can sit in the audience. You can arrive and leave anytime between 6-9. We are hoping people will be there early for a larger crowd when most of the public officials and experts will speak, but if you can only come at 845 please do!
What to expect at a public hearing:
At a public hearing, the agency, in this case the USACOE, will sit at a table and receive comments from the public. Other than introductions about the process, it is not a presentation, nor a back and forth.
Those wishing to speak will sign in when they arrive on a speaker list and then will find a seat in the audience. If you have not been, DeBaun is an auditorium so the seating is theatre seating.
In terms of order of speakers, the USACOE will follow the order below. We expect most of these to speak at the beginning. The USACOE will call the names of speakers and SPEAKERS WILL ONLY GET 3 MINUTES TO SPEAK:
- Applicant first to describe only scope of work (NYWW).
- Elected officials and their representatives / professionals in hierarchal order (tonight will include Assemblyman Raj Mukherji, Assemblywoman Annette Chaparro, Mayor Bhalla, myself, Hoboken’s engineers and attornies, and possibly others).
- Native American Tribal representatives (if any).
- Organized environmental groups (eg. Fund for Better Waterfront).
- Organized citizen groups (eg. Hoboken Residents for a Better Waterfront, Resilience Paddleboard, Hoboken Cove).
- Private Citizens (in order of arrival).
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Official release
Three Months After Mayor’s Executive Order, Hoboken City Hall, Park Restrooms Still Not Gender Neutral
DeFusco: Bhalla More Interested in ‘Splashy Headlines’ than Governing
Nearly three months after Mayor Ravi Bhalla announced an Executive Order mandating that single use bathrooms in Hoboken be labeled as “Gender Neutral,” the order has not been implemented at restrooms in City Hall and at city parks. The order stated that it went into effect immediately after being signed on April 25, and it was later followed by an ordinance passed on May 16 that took the same action at city businesses. Hoboken Councilman Mike DeFusco, the city’s only openly gay elected official, is speaking out on the Bhalla administration’s failure to follow through on these policies: Read More...
Official release:
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| Tuesday July 17, 2018 |
Hudson County Office of Emergency Management
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Advisory: FLASH FLOOD WATCH FROM NOON THROUGH THIS EVENING RAINFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR. URBAN AND POOR DRAINAGE FLASH FLOODING POSSIBLE
Dear Horsey & MSV readers,
Flash Flood Watch for Hudson County, New Jersey
From 12:00pm EDT, Tue Jul 17 until 10:00pm EDT, Tue Jul 17
Action Recommended: Avoid the subject event as per the instructions
Issued by: New York City – NY, US, National Weather Service,
…FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM NOON EDT TODAY THROUGH THIS EVENING… THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN UPTON HAS ISSUED A * FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN CONNECTICUT, NORTHEAST NEW JERSEY, AND SOUTHEAST NEW YORK, INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS, IN SOUTHERN CONNECTICUT, NORTHERN FAIRFIELD, NORTHERN MIDDLESEX, NORTHERN NEW HAVEN, SOUTHERN FAIRFIELD, AND SOUTHERN NEW HAVEN. IN NORTHEAST NEW JERSEY, EASTERN BERGEN, EASTERN ESSEX, EASTERN PASSAIC, EASTERN UNION, HUDSON, WESTERN BERGEN, WESTERN ESSEX, WESTERN PASSAIC, AND WESTERN UNION. IN SOUTHEAST NEW YORK, BRONX, KINGS (BROOKLYN), NEW YORK (MANHATTAN), NORTHERN NASSAU, NORTHERN QUEENS, NORTHERN WESTCHESTER, RICHMOND (STATEN ISLAND), ROC KLAND, SOUTHERN NASSAU, SOUTHERN QUEENS, AND SOUTHERN WESTCHESTER. * FROM NOON EDT TODAY THROUGH THIS EVENING * A SLOW MOVING FRONTAL SYSTEM WILL BRING NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TO THE REGION THIS AFTERNOON INTO THIS EVENING. * ANY THUNDERSTORMS WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO BRING TORRENTIAL DOWNPOURS WITH RAINFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR. THESE TYPES OF RAINFALL RATES WILL CAUSE URBAN AND POOR DRAINAGE FLOODING, WITH POTENTIAL FOR FLASH FLOODING IN AREAS AFFECTED BY MULTIPLE SUCCESSIVE THUNDERSTORMS. Additionally, RAPID WATER LEVEL RISES CAN OCCUR ON FLASHY SMALL RIVERS AND STREAMS IN BASINS AFFECTED BY THIS ACTIVITY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS… A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED.
Official release:
Dear friends and neighbors: THE TIME TO ACT IS NOW!
- 7/18 (Wednesday)– UNION DRY DOCK (former) / NYWW SITE
- Army Corps of Engineers – Public Hearing
- 6-9pm
- Debaun Auditorium (5th and Hudson)
Come for all or part – come early if you can. The Auditorium seats a few hundred and we need to fill all seats. RSVP TO ME THAT YOU ARE COMING or RSVP HERE TO THE EVENT ON FB. WE NEED A BIG CROWD.
This is our chance to be heard and explain to the Army Corps of Engineers why having NYWW’s Diesel Depot in the center of our waterfront is Read More...
Official release:
Dear friends and neighbors:
This is a quick update (for me anyway…) as I am about to leave for a pedestrian safety workshop at the NJTPA in Newark. This Friday the 13th update includes important upcoming events, and some quick words on Stevens, Washington St. and the new Hobokennj.gov website!
7/18 (Wednesday)– UNION DRY DOCK (former) / NYWW SITE – CALL TO ACTION!
Army Corps of Engineers Public Hearing from 6-9pm in Hoboken at DeBaun Auditorium. Come for all or part. The Auditorium seats a few hundred and we need to fill all seats. PUT ON YOUR CALENDAR. ITS HERE. WALK THE WALK. DON’T SIT HOME. ENGAGE. ADVOCATE. ENGAGE. ADVOCATE. RSVP TO ME THAT YOU ARE COMING or RSVP HERE TO THE EVENT ON FB. WE NEED A BIG CROWD. DO I MAKE MYSELF CLEAR?!?!?!?!
7/14 (Saturday) – CITY OF WATER DAY
It is going to be a gorgeous day so come to Maxwell Park/Hoboken Cove for a FREE family waterfront festival from 10-4. From Fund For Better Waterfront’s site:
Free Kayaking. BioBlitz/Trash Free Seas/Water Quality Testing Workshops beginning every hour on the hour from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. (sign up HERE). And the following lineup of speakers and music:
10 a.m. Noelle Thurlow, Hoboken neighbor: Stewardship of the Hudson River & the Hoboken Cove
11 a.m. Laura from Little City Books: Storytime for eco-minded young readers
12 p.m Michael Sardinas of the Hudson River Fisherman’s Association
1 p.m. Zach Schwitzky: Commuting to NYC via kayak
1:30 & 2:30 The Fuzzy Lemons: write a song about the Hudson River and dance along with Hoboken’s favorite family-friendly rock’n’rollers
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Last night in the City Council, an organized plan to have a series of public speakers advocate for an upzoned massive Stevens Institute redevelopment plan with new towers did not see a final vote.
The vote on the matter was tabled putting off a final decision.
Is it becoming a pattern in the Mile Sqaure City to see massive redevelopment plans approved after the July 4th holiday at the sole council meeting in July when Hoboken residents are least paying attention?
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More towers like this at Stevens?
That’s what was being hurtled
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The last massive redevelopment plan approved at 7th and Jackson went down similarly but this effort on behalf of Stevens Institute is especially suspect as there’s hardly any public awareness whatsoever on the massive towers and upzoning redevelopment proposed. Read More...
Official release:
Dear friends and neighbors:
This is one of those times where not only do I want your input, but I need it. This year is the beginning of a big, long-awaited effort to make zoning updates and upgrades in Hoboken. I will send out a more detailed description of what this means and how it works at a later date.
But first up: re-zoning of the Steven’s campus.
There are a number of changes being proposed that I have summarized below, but they mainly involve bringing more of their students onto campus and allowing for future growth in their enrollment. Both of which are great causes, but also require increased density on campus (and collateral effect in town), and moreover increased height which is always a sensitive topic in our town.
Tomorrow night I will be potentially voting on the second reading (so final vote) for the ordinance that will codify (make legal) all of the proposed changes. This ordinance already reflects the input and approval of Mayor Bhalla. My choices in voting will be:
- Yes
- No
- Suggest modifications and re-introduce as 1st reading with 2nd reading at the 8/1 meeting
The reason Stevens is up first is that the City (Mayor, Administration and Council) are trying to work closely together with Stevens on its 10-year operating plan which kicks off this fall with construction of a new, two-tower student center and housing complex. But Stevens can only move forward with this plan if this ordinance gets approved in time. If Stevens cannot start this fall, their plan gets pushed an entire school year. It is slightly dated, but you can read an earlier version of their 10 yr plan HERE (most of the assumptions still apply) which gives some good information about Stevens and their vision.
So I would like your thoughts on whether you support the proposed changes, or not.
High-level summary of the proposed zoning changes (boundary, bulk and uses):
Current zoning (I am focusing only on major items).
R-1(E) – Residential Higher Education (click here to read detail).
The area encompasses the entire campus excluding their waterfront property, and then both sides of Castle Point between 8th and 9th, and the east side only of Castle Point between 9th and 10th.
Effectively, the campus currently has two sub-areas that are delineated by proximity to surrounding neighborhoods with the only difference being allowable height in those areas:
- 200ft from Hudson, 5th and 8th Sts. – 40’ or 4 stories can be built with 50% lot coverage
- All other areas – 100’ or 10 stories can be built with 50% lot coverage
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