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Join us to discuss the current status of the park and the delays proposed by Hudson County that will endanger the project and its funding. Learn what you can do to help.
Come see what SWA is working on for our future park!
Mark your calendars for Tuesday, March 26th, as we come together to shape the future of Courthouse Park. The Courthouse Park Advocacy Group is hosting a meeting with the Jersey City Department of Infrastructure and SWA, the talented consultants tasked with crafting our park's vision.
The meeting kicks off at 6:30 pm and will be held in the basement of St. Joseph’s Church, located at the corner of Pavonia and Baldwin Avenue.
Join us the find out the latest updates on the park's progress and discover the innovative ideas generated by SWA through surveys and workshops with our community last year.
We extend a warm invitation to everyone interested in the future of Courthouse Park – your voice matters! Can't make it in person? No problem! Tune in live via Zoom at the following link: https://swagroup.zoom.us/j/93935952895
This Wednesday Feb 8th, 6pm in City Hall 2023 the Jersey City Council will be doing a final vote on Ordinance 23-005. This ordinance will transfer the property at 595 Newark Avenue from Hudson County to Jersey City for the explicit purpose of creating a public park for posterity. This a huge achievement in the multi year process we’ve been working on to create this open green space.
What can you do?
Attend the council meeting in person and sign up to speak in favor of the ordinance. Our elected representatives need to hear from us that this park is desperately needed in this area and that we urge the entire council to vote yes.
What happens next?
Hudson County board of Commissioners will also have to vote on this through their legislative process which involves creating their own ordinance.
The design process for the park will continue and future meetings with the public scheduled.
What else are we doing?
The Courthouse Park Advocacy Group will be contacting the County to get them moving on their own ordinance and will be informing you of when they will be voting on this. We will also be working with the park design consultants on the meeting times and places for the next steps in their process.
Please spread the word to any of your friends, neighbors and community groups!
Thank you
On Jan 25th 2022 an ordinance will be introduced for first reading at the next Jersey City Council meeting starting at 6pm. The ordinance authorizes the acquisition of the Courthouse Administration building property located at 595 Newark Avenue, Jersey City, New Jersey from Hudson County for use as a public park. The ordinance can be viewed here: https://cityofjerseycity.civicweb.net/document/82690/Ordinance%20Acquiring%20Property%20for%20Courthouse%20Par.pdf?handle=A25D48B1E07B4F0DA2095A84292DB9AD
Second reading with be on Feb. 8th and the public is encouraged to attend to show support.
The City of Jersey City in Partnership with the Community and Hudson County is holding a community meeting to get input on designs for the future Courthouse Park. The Jersey City Department of Infrastructure is working with SWA , an international landscape architecture, planning and urban design firm, to design the future park. November 30th at 7pm will be the first meeting with SWA. The community is invited to give input and hear the latest developments in progress of the future park.
The meeting will be held in The Hudson County Annex Building, 567 Pavonia Avenue , 2nd floor. The public is welcome. Please click below for more info and the virtual option to join the meting: