TAKE NOTICE that the Township of North Bergen and the County of Hudson have submitted an application to the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Green Acres Program, proposing to divert 1.339 acres of the James J. Braddock North Hudson County Park, Bergenline Avenue, North Bergen, New Jersey 07047, Block 437.02, Lot 1 to allow the North Bergen Board of Education’s North Bergen Pre-K Program to remain in its current location and 0.138 acres at 1812 43rd Street, North Bergen, NJ 07047, Block 103, Lot 127, to allow the North Bergen EMS South Unit to remain at that location. Proposed replacement properties are all located in North Bergen at: 6300 Meadowview Ave. (Bl. 205, Lot 22; 2.69 acres); 1401 64th St. (Bl. 205, Lot 30; 2.07 acres); 7903-7909 River Rd. (Bl. 437, Lots 2.01 & 2.02; .7 acres); 1811 Paterson Plank Rd. (Bl. 27, Lot 27; 1.57 acres); & 34th St. paper street east of Liberty Ave. (.355 acres).
An application for Commissioner and State House Commission approval of the diversion has been submitted to Green Acres and is available at Town Hall, Building Department, 4233 Kennedy Boulevard, North Bergen, NJ 07047, the North Bergen Public Library, currently located at the VFW Building, 510 81st St., North Bergen, NJ 07047, at the Green Acres Program offices at 401 East State Street, 7th Floor, Trenton, NJ 08625, and at https://dep.nj.gov/otpla/city-of-north-bergen-hudson-county-diversion-application-braddock-park-school-trailers/; and
Pursuant to N.J.A.C. 7:36-26.11(e), a hearing to obtain public comment on this request will be held
At North Bergen High School Auditorium 7417 Kennedy Boulevard, North Bergen, NJ 07047
On July 8, 2025 at 6:00 PM
All interested persons may attend and participate in the public hearing. Alternatively, written comments on the diversion application may be directed by mail to the office of the North Bergen Township Administrator at 4233 Kennedy Boulevard, North Bergen, NJ 07047 or to the office of the Hudson County Administrator at 567 Pavonia Ave., 4th fl., Jersey City, NJ 07306 or by email to buildingsandgrounds@northbergen.org Please send a duplicate copy of any written comments to:
New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection
Office of Transactions and Public Land Administration
Public Land Compliance Section
401 East State Street, 7th Floor
Mail Code 401-07B, P.O. Box 420
Trenton, New Jersey 08625-0420
Attention: Nancy Lawrence
Written public comment on this diversion application will be accepted until July 22, 2025.