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State legislators and local officials urge Passaic Valley Sewage Commission to reject proposed gas plant at 600 Wilson Avenue
Summary
A letter read into the record cited environmental-justice concerns and urged the Passaic Valley Sewage Commission to vote no on a gas-fired power facility proposed for the Ironbound neighborhood; the council member present asked the city to send a supporting letter to state officials.
A letter from state legislators representing the 29th Legislative District was read into the record at the Newark City Council’s May 13 special meeting urging the Passaic Valley Sewage Commission to vote no on plans for a gas-fired power facility at 600 Wilson Avenue.
The letter, read by the clerk on behalf of Senator Ruiz and other legislators, said the Ironbound neighborhood is already an "overburdened community" under New Jersey's environmental justice law and listed existing pollution sources…
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