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Jersey City council adopts ordinance to protect former Christ Hospital site amid community outcry
Summary
After a lengthy public hearing with dozens of nurses, union leaders and neighborhood residents, the Jersey City Municipal Council adopted ordinance 25‑1‑24 to restrict primary uses in the Medical Zone and preserve hospital services at the former Christ Hospital site; the vote was 8–0–1 with one abstention.
The Jersey City Municipal Council voted to adopt city ordinance 25‑1‑24 on the council's December meeting to limit primary uses in the Medical Zone and make clear that senior housing and assisted living cannot replace acute medical services at the former Christ Hospital site. The council adopted the ordinance by roll call, 8–0–1, with Councilperson Soleil recorded as abstaining.
The ordinance’s sponsors said the change is intended to preserve emergency services, inpatient and specialized care on property zoned for medical use. “The express purpose of the medical district is to recognize existing medical facilities and other…
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