Oh the irony...

http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2007 ... hurch_celebrates_lan.html

Check the above article out. When the church is in an affluent rural area such as Hope, NJ, the Episcopal Diocese is all too happy to celebrate its restoration. When the church is in a less affluent, predominantly minority area, preservation is just "too expensive."

The HPC meeting is scheduled for tonight. Drop by if you can.

And if you haven't yet, perhaps you can ask Bishop Beckwith why he supports preservation in Hope, but not Jersey City.

http://citizenspeak.org/node/1158

that's really disturbing that the Church would act in such bad faith, all I can wonder is WWJD?

I emailed the letter at citizenspeak below and just followed up with a phone call to the number below. Please do the same and help us not only save St. John's, but be part of saving our legacy of historic architecture here in Jersey City.

Please Call St John's Bishop NOW!
(973) 430-9976
Tell him you support the Historic Landmarking of St John's and oppose it's demolition.

Quote:

We heard yesterday that a contractor was by St. John's removing the underground oil storage tanks, a common step just before demolition.

This matter is urgent. If you have not yet e-mailed the Bishop, please do so below.

http://citizenspeak.org/node/1158

And if you have, call the office to follow up. (973) 430-9976

Thanks.

Joshua Parkhurst
President
Jersey City Landmarks Conservancy

HarsimusCoveAssociation@yahoogroups.com; on behalf of; Eric Fleming [zderic@yahoo.com]
Tue 10/16/07 6:14 PM

Planning Bd Postpones PAD-Toll Bros. Vote to 11/27, 5:30pm

The Planning Board voted to postpone voting on the development that could involve the demolition of two historic warehouses, a cobblestone street and the erection of a highrise in the Powerhouse Arts District.

[/b]The next meeting will take place on Nov. 27 at 5:30pm at City Hall.[/b]

The proposed development would further erase the irreplacable buildings that make the PAD so special.

If you care at all about keeping what makes the PAD and downtown so special, you'll join me in speaking out to perserve the PAD.

If these buildings and streets are gone, they are gone forever.

If you ever walked through the North End of Boston, South Street Seaport, or Ghiardelli Square in San Francisco, you know that historic areas are not only possible but viable and profitable.

Let's keep what makes the PAD special for generationd to come. See you on Nov. 27.

President
Harsimus Cove Association
www.harsimuscove.org



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From: Jedediah Gallagher [mailto:JedediahG@jcnj.org]
Sent: Mon 10/15/2007 3:53 PM
To: [redacted]
Subject: Historic Preservation Commission Meeting Rescheduled toMonday, October 22, 2007

Please be advised that the Historic Preservation Commission is rescheduling it's regular meeting on Monday, October 15, 2007 to a special meeting on Monday, October 22, 2007 at 6:30 PM in the 14th floor Conference Room at 30 Montgomery Street. The agenda and notice for the meeting are attached to this email.

Jedediah Gallagher
Senior Planning Aide
The City of Jersey City
Division of City Planning
30 Montgomery Street, Suite 1400
Jersey City, NJ 07302
(t) 201.547.5010
(f) 201.547.4323

Historic Preservation Commission Oct 15, 2007 Agenda

Planning Board Oct

Hi folks, thanks a million to Bright Moments for publicizing this vital campaign.

One quick note. I have just (as in, one minute ago) been informed that, the Historic Preservation Commission meeting to consider the application for St. John's will be postponed until Monday, October 22nd. So do not show up tonight.

As for the e-mails to the various decision makers, please send them (links below). As to St. John's, we have been attempting to cooperate with the Diocese for a year. At their request, we repeatedly adjourned the proceedings. It turns out that, rather than cooperating, they were stalling us for time. They have gone out and hired some laughable "expert" reports in an attempt to claim that the restoration of the property is infeasible, and that, hey, the church is not historically significant anyway. I have also now been informed that their attorney (who reneged on a commitment to allow our engineer a site visit and has now announced the Diocese will no longer meet with us) is inquiring about demolition permits.

For the St. John's campaign, click here: http://citizenspeak.org/node/1158

For the PAD campaign, click here http://citizenspeak.org/node/1155

And check out our website at http://www.jclandmarks.org/ to find out more about both campaigns.

Embankment Preservation Coalition


Dear Neighbors,

Historic resources throughout our city are under assault by owners' neglect and developers' insensitivity. The Jersey City Landmarks Conservancy and the Powerhouse Arts District Neighborhood Association are spearheading efforts to preserve two such sites: St. John's Episcopal Church in the Bergen section of the city, and the Powerhouse Arts District, which contains the historic warehouses tied to the Pennsylvania Railroad Harsimus Stem.

These organizations urgently need your help. With as little as a few keystrokes, you can make your voice for preservation heard.

Click on Jersey City Landmarks Conservancy to find out what you can do.

If you can spare only a minute, send the emails suggested. Time is of the essence, so please send these emails NOW!

If you can do more, attend the following meetings today and tomorrow:

Historic Preservation Commission
One quick note. I have just (as in, one minute ago) been informed that, the Historic Preservation Commission meeting to consider the application for St. John's will be postponed until Monday, October 22, 6 p.m., 30 Montgomery Street, 14th Floor. The Commission will hear a nomination of St. John's to the Municipal Landmark registry.























Planning Board, Tuesday, October 16, 5:30 pm, City Hall Council Chambers, 280 Grove Street. Toll Brothers will bring to the Board their ideas for gutting the Powerhouse Arts District Redevelopment Plan, a plan laboriously put together by the community working with the Planning Division and Urban Land Institute.






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