Public commenter urges Bergen County commissioners to attend safety plan workshop, back Climate Superfund Act resolution

During the Bergen County Board of Commissioners’ public comment period, resident Chris Nowell urged county officials to participate in an upcoming Local Safety Action Plan workshop and to pass a resolution supporting the Climate Superfund Act.

"The local safety action plan virtual public workshop is next week on Wednesday, that's 28th at 6PM," Nowell said, urging commissioners to attend the Local Implementation Committee meetings and to "hear what the public has to say about it." He said the plan must be adopted by the commissioners and that their participation could support Vision Zero policies and other crash‑prevention measures.

Nowell also urged the board to consider a resolution backing the Climate Superfund Act. He noted that Essex County commissioners had passed a resolution, that 34 municipalities in New Jersey and nine in Bergen County had adopted supporting resolutions, and that Tenafly acted the prior night. He added that Assembly members Park, Hader, Swain, Tully, Shear and Calabrese and Senator Johnson had co‑sponsored the bill, as of his statement.

The remarks were made during the public‑comment portion of the meeting. The Board did not take formal action on either the Local Safety Action Plan or the Climate Superfund Act resolution during the session.

The meeting’s public comment rules, announced by counsel, set a three‑minute time limit in accordance with Bergen County commissioner bylaws and the Senator Byron Bair Open Public Meetings Act.