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October 21, 2019
Working to complete a contiguous public park along the Hudson River and promote development that meets the highest standards of urban design.

CAST YOUR VOTE FOR PARKS
Vote YES to create a lasting legacy of public open space 
On election day, voters will have an opportunity to approve amendments to the Municipal Open Space Trust Fund (OSTF) that would ensure completion of Hoboken’s waterfront park, as well as other park sites throughout the city. Currently, the OSTF ordinance allots 2 cents per $100 of assessed property value to the fund each year, generating more than $2 million annually. For an individual homeowner with a property assessed at $500,000, the 2 cent rate means that $100 of their taxes annually goes to the OSTF. If ballot question #2 is approved, the rate would increase to 3 cents per $100 assessed value (or $150 annually for a property valued at $500,000). This is not a tax increase but instead a change in how taxes are allocated. 
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BUY YOUR TICKETS TODAY
Bring your friends and family, join the party to Save Your Waterfront 
People ask us all the time, "how can we help?" Well, one of the easiest ways you can help FBW continue our work is to buy tickets and join us for our one big fundraising event of the year. It's a fun evening of music, open bar, good food and great company. 
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COUNCIL VOTE SCHEDULED FOR NOV. 6
LCOR & City seek to salvage railyard redevelopment plan that appeared to be on life-support
Although a redevelopment plan for the Hoboken railyards has been in the works for the past 14 years, NJ Transit has not able to relocate some of its railroad tracks and repair facilities to make way for a 2.3 million square foot project that would have been worth $10s of millions to this financially-strapped public agency. Development plans were further frustrated by the $230 million federally funded Rebuild by Design project that proposed an 11 foot high floodwall bordering Observer Highway
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FBW YOUTUBE CHANNEL
Noelle Thurlow of Resilience Paddle Sports wants you to help preserve the Hoboken Cove
Noelle Thurlow makes the case why we should preserve the Hoboken Cove and its unique urban beach, a place where children and their families and kayakers can safely access the Hudson River. Ms. Thurlow, who is a biology student, is also an advocate for the multitude of species that inhabit these waters and the shoreline.
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We believe that successful waterfronts begin with sound planning, time-tested urban design and an understanding that the water's edge belongs to the public.
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