If you receive Embankment Coalition mailings or have been reading the local papers, you know that on August 9th the federal Surface Transportation Board gave the city, county and state governments a second chance to acquire the Harsimus Branch (6th Street) Embankment from Conrail on reasonable terms. The Embankment Coalition views this as a HUGE victory for the city and all of the citizens who have worked so hard to preserve the Embankment as an historic landmark and public open space.

To celebrate this victory for historic preservation, the HPHA would like to invite it's membership to join the Embankment Coalition on

Saturday, October 13, 2007,
12-4pm
Resurrection School Gymnasium (Holy Rosary Church Complex)189 Brunswick Street (at Sixth Street)

A full program is posted on the Embankment Coalition website at www.embankment.org. There will be an Embankment garden tour, music, refreshments, and fun activities, especially for children.

The Embankment Coalition also notes SPECIAL HONOREES as follows:

At 1:00pm we will honor individuals who contributed to the STB Petition, including Governor Jon Corzine, U.S. Senators Robert Menendez and Frank Lautenberg, NJ State Senator Bernard F. Kenny, Jr., NJ State Assemblyman Louis M. Manzo, Hudson County Executive Thomas A. DeGise, Jersey City Mayor Jerramiah Healy, Council President Mariano Vega Jr. and Members of the Municipal Council, and the neighborhood associations and individual citizens who sent statements and letters of support to the STB.

We hope as many of you as possible can stop by at 1:00pm since many of the distinguished honorees are actually coming to the event! After all your efforts it's important for public officials to SEE the people who made it and will continue to make it happen.
Sincerely,
Jennifer Meyer
Embankment Preservation Coalition email: jmeyer@embankment.org
web: http://www.embankment.org

The HPHA received this information from our JCPD community relations officer this morning:

From: Captain McDonough <jcpdeastdistrict@yahoo.com>
Subject: Water supply shut down

The following is from the Office of Emergency Management:

On Monday, October 1, 2007 United Water Jersey City maintenance crews will shut down the water supply aqueduct for the City of Jersey City to perform an inspection of the 100-year old tunnel system and perform maintenance work at the water treatment plant.

The aqueduct will be closed for about three to four weeks to allow engineering teams the opportunity to inspect the aqueduct. We have made arrangements with other water suppliers in the area (Newark and Passaic Valley Water Commission) to supply the City and its customers with water during the shutdown. You may experience some discolored water while the tunnel is shutdown for inspection.

We are sorry for the temporary inconvenience this may impose but are confident that you support our predictive and preventive maintenance efforts.

The Jersey City Municipal Utilities Authority and their contractors will be performing the inspections. United Water Jersey City will be providing confined space entry operations during this inspection. In case of an emergency, we will notify local area Emergency Management Offices.

We are asking all customers to conserve water during this period. That means using water only for essential purposes such as taking quicker showers in the morning and washing only full loads of dishes and clothes at night.

Our goal is to have minimal, if any, discoloration. Should there be any discoloration, it poses no health threat, but can be aesthetically unpleasant. You should, however, let it run clear before washing clothes.

The Paulus Hook Parks Conservancy meets on Wednesday nights at 7:30 at the Light Horse Tavern's basement, corner of Washington and Morris Streets.