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Environmental advocates vow return after mayor’s veto of bird‑friendly building rules
Jersey City Municipal Council · December 11, 2025
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Summary
Environmental groups and volunteers criticized the mayor's veto of a council‑passed bird‑friendly building ordinance, calling the veto unjustified and promising to reintroduce the measure when the new council is seated in January.
Speakers from the American Bird Conservancy, Jersey City Birds volunteers and other advocates urged the council to restore a bird‑friendly façade requirement after the mayor vetoed ordinance 25‑1‑23. Several speakers described scientific evidence about window collisions and called the veto out of step with other cities that have adopted similar…
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