Comment EI-17196
Received or sent (printed as 4/7/2009)
I want a full and fact-based Environmental Impact Study of the entire Harsimus Branch. I am against the following consequences of abandonment: -demolition (Conrail and partner are seeking permits now) -reduction in 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 -health problems -flooding (no half-mile of fill to absorb stormwater in flood plain) -decreased water quality (increased burden on combined sewers; release of CSOs into Hudson Estuary) -release of contaminants -habitat destruction--> I've seen animals there -impact on wildlife, including migratory birds and monarch butterflies, and much local species -impact on ecosystem (part of habitat corridor joining Hudson to Hackensack) -cultural loss for Holy Rosary historic festival and Italian community -loss of grade-separated transportation structure, ideal for urban area’s heavy traffic -loss of light rail linking Secaucus to waterfront -loss of light freight opportunities
Submitted by: The Common Man · Let’s Get Dirty Together · Jersey City, 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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