Embankment Preservation Coalition's Annual Meeting on Oct 25 at 7pm

Guest Speaker: Annisia Cialone, Director of Housing, Economic Development & Commerce City of Jersey City
Status updates from EPC Board Members
Information about The Embankment On My Mind Art Show

To Register for Zoom: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/embankmen ... registration-430408943737

Mayor Steven Fulop will address the Annual Members Meeting of the Embankment Preservation Coalition this year.

The public is welcome to this event.

To be sent a link to the Zoom Meeting, please register at www.embankment.org

Anyone know what happened to Enna Bakery on Erie? It is papered up and closed.

Does anyone have a handyman recommendation? Thanks in advance

Embankment Preservation Coalition Annual Members Meeting

Location: Grace Church Van Vorst (2nd St. Entrance)

Time: October 21, 7:00-9:00pm

Mayor Steven Fulop will address the Annual Members Meeting of the Embankment Preservation Coalition this year. He will inform the audience about the steps the City is taking to secure the Harsimus Branch and Embankment for the 21st-century needs of our growing city.

Embankment Coalition presenters will roll out our vision for the Harsimus Branch and associated historic rail assets, based on historic preservation and on the conservation, enhancement, and stewardship of the current ecology.

The public is welcome to this event. Current members are urged to renew their memberships in advance of the meeting to save time at the event, and new members are invited to join now through our web site links.

For more information please visit:
http://embankment.org/news.html#news-section-event

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We have 2 one bedroom apartments for rent on 4th between Coles and Monmouth. $1,800 monthly. One has access to back yard.

Showing tomorrow by appointment only. Please text to confirm appt time - 860.500.3941

I have yet to get any tax information in the mail and my bank has not yet paid the tax bill because they have not received anything for the city. Is anyone else having this issue?

Does anyone know when our Aug taxes are due. I have yet to get anything in the mail

Does anyone have an electrician that they recommend. Thanks!

Does anyone recommend a roofer? Thanks in advance.

Does anyone have a dog trainer? I am search for one to work with our dog showing aggression. Thanks in advance!

Does any one know if you go for the informal reval meeting with AIS, can they raise your taxes after looking at them?

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Does anyone have a recommendation for an electrician.
Thanks in advance!

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Does anyone have a good dog trainer
- specifically for aggressive behavior.

Much appreciate any suggestions.

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Thanks in advance

Can anyone recommend cleaners to deep clean an apartment what is being vacated by a tenant?

Coalition Requests Your Support for Online Comment to STB

The Surface Transportation Board (STB) is currently considering the future of the 150-year-old Harsimus Branch rail corridor and its historic massive stone Embankment on 6th Street, Jersey City.

Hundreds of residents have already signed comments for the Board. Now we are making it easier to do so by putting a comment online.

Even if you have already signed a paper petition, you can sign this one as well. The comment is different from those on the paper petitions previously circulated.

To sign, please click: http://chn.ge/2cQJTU5

Save a Historic Railway for Our City?s Public Use! Do Not Tear Down for Private Gain!

Join Embankment Preservation Coalition members at Barcade, 163 Newark Avenue, Jersey City, for an evening of talk about our project. The Coalition is gathering signatures for a comment to be sent to the Surface Transportation Board (STB), which is currently conducting a historic preservation review of the Harsimus Branch. The review, mandated by the National Historic Preservation Act, will contribute to STB decisions on the fate of the 150-year-old railway corridor and its historic massive stone Embankment on Sixth Street. Public opinion may help preserve these treasures and stave off the potential adverse effects of demolition on the National Historic Districts and the whole Downtown historic fabric.

And, have a beer for us--from noon to closing at 2 am, Barcade is sponsoring a fundraiser for the Coalition. The generous owners, two of whom live in Jersey City, are donating $1 to the Coalition for every beer sold during business hours.

Barcade is a neighborhood business that keeps it green, selling regionally sourced beers and using eco-friendly products and practices. With Barcade's focus on sustainability, it's natural that the business has been a Coalition sponsor. For more information, see the Barcade web site.

DETAILS: http://embankment.org/

FACEBOOK INVITE: https://www.facebook.com/events/187942278293299/

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I have done the weekly flea market but I work full time and this is not optimal.

Thanks for any suggestions

Thanks everyone for the help and information.

As an update - Neither the Zoning or Planning office had the information needed.

I found the below company, which charges $400.

Statewide Surveying & Land Dev
217 Tonnele Ave,

Jersey City, NJ 07306
(201) 656-6899

I received notice from my flood insurance that they will not renew without an Elevation Certificate for Flood Insurance.

Has anyone had experience with this? Can I obtain this from City Hall or do I need to hire someone?

Thanks for the help.

Jersey City, RTC, Coalition Prevail at U.S. Court of Appeals, D.C. Circuit

Appeals Court Affirms District Court's Summary Judgment

February 19. A three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals in Washington today affirmed the regulated legal status of the Harsimus Branch and its historic Embankment. The higher court agreed with the September 30, 2013, ruling by the U.S. District Court, District of Columbia, that the Harsimus Branch is a rail line subject to Surface Transportation Board (STB) jurisdiction.

Wholly apart from STB regulation, this means, as the current owner's attorneys have elsewhere admitted, that the current owner's deeds are invalid. Moreover, under applicable state law, at a minimum the line cannot be sold by Conrail to a developer without its first being offered to the City of Jersey City on equivalent terms. The City desires to acquire the property for historic preservation, park, open space, trail, and transportation corridor purposes.

Responding to the Appeals Court ruling, Jersey City Mayor Steven Fulop said, "This is another important step that only serves to validate the City's position on the Embankment. We are committed to this fight and partnership with the Embankment Coalition to create a world-class citywide park in Jersey City. "

Charles Montange, joint federal rail attorney for Jersey City, RTC, and the Coalition, said, "The United States Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit appropriately made short shrift of the continued efforts by the developer to prolong this litigation. As Conrail has made clear, the developer has known or at least should have known all along that the Harsimus Branch was a line of railroad subject to the abandonment jurisdiction of the federal Surface Transportation Board. As such, it could not lawfully be abandoned by Conrail, much less sold to the developer, without prior authorization from STB, which Conrail neither sought nor obtained. This has not only unlawfully imperiled an important historic asset (the Harsimus Embankment) but also threatened with complete dismemberment the last undeveloped transportation corridor that can serve downtown Jersey City, much less the East Coast Greenway."

Embankment Preservation Coalition president Stephen Gucciardo said, "The Coalition board thanks the City of Jersey City and Rails to Trails Conservancy for their partnership. We are grateful to the local and regional organizations that have been our allies for years. We are especially indebted to our local community for their steadfast support. We look forward to working with the community during the anticipated historic assets review. We will continue to work for preservation of the historic site and its appropriate reuse as a linear park, destination on the East Coast Greenway, and transportation corridor for the 21st Century."

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Thanks!