The Friends of Liberty State Park are urging all park supporters to call Governor Christie and ask to keep LSP’s final decision-making on any plan under the control of the NJDEP with full public participation. Please call 609-292-6000 and urge the Governor to conditionally veto Assembly Bill 3969, the Meadowlands Agency Consolidation Act, until the Liberty State Park language is removed. The bill gives decision-making power on Liberty State Park plans to this new autonomous Meadowlands Development Commission. The bill says that this commission “shall evaluate, approve, and implement any plan for LSP.” The NJ Sports and Exposition Authority is the main entity comprising the new commission.
A Philadelphia Inquirer story on the Liberty State Park threat has DEP spokesperson admitting the language was bad, and the only way for it to be removed is by a conditional veto.
Many news stories including New York Times and powerful editorials (and the bill’s language at bottom of page) are on the Friends of Liberty State Park website for the park’s future.
The JC Parks Coaltion (JCPC) is calling upon organizations to sign a letter at this link urging Governor Christie to exercise his conditional veto until the language is removed from the legislation. The letter, including JCPC’s member groups, has almost 50 groups signed on now. The letter itself is near top of Friends of Liberty State Park website and is also at this link.
Writing a letter to the editor of The Star Ledger of under 200 words or to any newspaper would help a lot as would contacting your legislators.