Comment EI-17191
Received or sent (printed as 4/7/2009)
Please authorize an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) before abandonment causes severe adverse effects to an irreplaceable historic landmark in Jersey City / Hudson County / State of New Jersey. Abandonment will lead directly to demolition and the effects of demolition of the Jersey City embankment include a negative impact on: - air quality - dust - noise - vibrations - heavy truck traffic through fragile historic districts - damage to buildings on two sides for one-half mile - removal of a cultural resource - community health - flooding (no half-mile of fill to absorb stormwater in flood plain) - water quality (increased burden on combined sewers; release of CSOs into Hudson Estuary) - release of contaminants - habitat destruction - wildlife, including migratory birds and monarch butterflies, and much local species - ecosystem (part of habitat corridor joining Hudson to Hackensack) - cultural loss for Holy Rosary historic festival and Italian community
Submitted by: David Downs · Hoboken, NJ
The Board publishes this comment in its environmental-comment table for this proceeding. It is quoted here as printed; nothing is inferred from it, and it states the commenter's own position in their own words, not this record's.
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