moobycow t1_jdjeuts wrote on March 24, 2023 at 8:38 PM

Fulop has done a decent job of finding ways to get some more park space in the city.

objectimpermanence t1_jdk9tjb wrote on March 25, 2023 at 12:20 AM

This was actually in the works before he was mayor. But maybe he had something to do with it while he was on the city council.

This parcel was zoned for open green space back in 2010. It’s just taken a long time for Hudson County to work out plans to build the new courthouse and demolish the existing building to make way for the park.

There’s a detailed timeline of events here.

moobycow t1_jdkgaia wrote on March 25, 2023 at 1:10 AM

Thanks for the correction.

Chilltopjc t1_jdsy0fr wrote on March 26, 2023 at 11:05 PM

I’m not a Fulop fanboy but he/admin deserve some credit for working out the current deal with the county. Community raised hell in ‘19 when the county wanted to sell part of the land to a developer. The land was zoned for a park in 2010 but the nuts and bolts of who would own the land (city or county), who would build the park, etc., weren’t settled until pretty recently.