Comment EI-17218
Received or sent (printed as 4/7/2009)
Please authorize an Environmental Impact Statement before abandonment causes severe adverse effects to Jersey City historic districts, landmarks, neighborhoods, and families. All these effects of imminent demolition concern me: § 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 § 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 § 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 There are inadequate studies done of contaminants contained in this site. Conrail’s developer /partner has failed to submit environmental sampling study to STB. When will this occur?
Submitted by: Mark Welsh · 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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