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Hoboken council introduces $30.2M bond ordinance for damaged waterfront bulkheads after inspection findings
Summary
Council introduced a bond ordinance to fund bulkhead, seawall and walkway repairs along Hoboken's waterfront after engineering inspections identified erosion and material failures; the ordinance was introduced as amended to remove a 1% surcharge.
The Hoboken City Council introduced a bond ordinance totaling $30,224,240 to fund repairs and replacements of shoreline bulkheads, walkways and related capital improvements along the city's waterfront.
Council members described the ordinance as an emergency response after recent inspections found eroded concrete and other material failures along large stretches of the seawall. The ordinance was introduced as amended: council voted to remove a newly adopted 1% surcharge previously earmarked for public art and capital trusts for this emergency measure.
Council members who addressed the waterfront emphasized a need for a…
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