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That's part of Libery Industrial Park and is not a part of Liberty State Park. There are a lot of businesses back there, this is just one of them.

The focus of this letter is the giveaway of 99 years for one dollar a year. I guess if you enjoy bowling, this is great news. But when I receive my tax bill, I know I am being taken.

Great, a development across the street from LSP that will turn a small, M-F 9-5 building into a 7 day a week entertainment facility bringing party animals to a pub that will at least be open to midnight. Yup, Fulop really cares about LSP!

The property is located within Morris Pesin Drive and Edward J Hart Road with lot and block numbers. Block 24304, Lot 6.

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I gave the ordinance number in the letter. But after this passed I called Michael Yun for more details. The same thing happened downtown on a charging station. I did not make a big deal of that, now I see it is a pattern.

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I'd be interested to see the text as well, she just last week was rephrasing something the mayor said to make it work to what she wanted it to.

It was the reason Councilman Yun voted against this. He commented on the taxes. I spoke to him about this. My suggestion, speak to Councilman Michael Yun.

$1 a year for 99 years? And no taxes? That can't be true, that's such an absurd giveaway to someone who surely has enough money to pay the rent anyway. Is there text for the agreement somewhere?

In the Hudson Reporter 1/31/16

Dear Editor:

Mayor Fulop said Liberty State Park is a ?gem, jewel.(and) what is proposed here will change the character of the park.? The mayor spoke these words at the press conference concerning Governor Christie?s plans to bring commerce to the park. He is correct so I find it disappointing Fulop granted a 99 year franchise agreement with 1 Edward Hart Drive, LLC for one dollar a year (city ordinance 15.179). This is a commercial enterprise for a bowling alley and brewery.

This is on city land located in Liberty State Park but to the average person, they cannot tell the difference between city and park land since the location is indistinguishable. This is the second time the city gave a franchise agreement to a developer for 99 years with one dollar a year payment. This happened several years ago on a charging station on First Street.

Franchise agreements means the developer do no pay taxes because the land is still owned by the city. The bowling alley/brewery will have 10,400 square feet of tax free land.

In the meantime, the local Board of Education is overcrowded and is always looking for space to build schools. I have an idea, let?s put education first and stop giving away our assets to private developers, build schools instead.

Yvonne Balcer