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Residents urge more visible action to clean Hackensack River; county and riverkeepers cited as resources
Summary
A public commenter urged county attention to litter, odors and visible pollution in the Hackensack River; meeting speakers and later committee reports noted longtime cleanup work by Hackensack Riverkeeper volunteers and referenced available state ‘Clean Communities’ funding.
Kendall Descalzi, a Teaneck resident, told Bergen County commissioners she regularly encounters trash and unpleasant odors along the Hackensack River and urged greater county attention and cleanup efforts. "The Hackensack River is very dirty. It smells every time I go by it," Descalzi said during the public‑comment period, adding she has seen tires and other debris floating in the water and would like to see organized…
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