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Food & Water Watch asks Asbury Park to support New Jersey Superfund Act by council resolution
Summary
A Food & Water Watch representative urged the council to back state legislation to force polluters to pay for environmental cleanup, and offered a draft resolution for the council's consideration; staff said they would follow up.
Susan Makaitis, representing Food & Water Watch, asked the council to support pending state legislation she identified as "s 35 45 and a 46 96" (as stated in her remarks) that would require polluters to pay for environmental damage and raise funds for climate adaptation and resilience projects.
Makaitis said the bill had passed a state Senate committee and that similar laws exist in New York and Vermont. She urged the council to adopt a local resolution supporting the bills so municipalities like Asbury Park could be eligible for funds raised by the act without additional cost to local taxpayers. She provided the council a summary and a draft resolution and asked that the council consider sponsoring a local supporting resolution at its next meeting.
Council members thanked Makaitis and noted staff had received the materials late the same afternoon and had contacted her; they did not act on a resolution at the meeting and asked that she leave her materials for staff follow‑up.
