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Residents, Environmental Groups Urge Council to Reject ‘Maori Village’ Housing Plan on Wetlands
Summary
Speakers representing hundreds of residents and environmental groups urged the council to oppose the proposed "Maori Village" development, citing flood risk, habitat loss, and cleanup obligations at the Pick N Pull site and delivering a petition with thousands of signatures.
Dozens of residents and regional environmental groups told the Newark City Council on Oct. 23 that a proposed housing development commonly called "Maori Village" is the wrong use for the Pick N Pull site and other lands near the city's wetlands.
Speakers including Cara Madden, who said she delivered petitions representing 2,755 signatures (777 from Newark residents), called on the council to set the property aside for restoration instead of development. "People are worried that paving over an ecosystem that acts as a natural buffer to sea level rise and storm surges are going to make their properties even more vulnerable," Madden said in public comment.
Multiple commenters described the site…
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