Alika Muhammad, a leader of the “Robateau Legacy” group seeking to rename Gateway Park after the fallen Jersey City Police Department (JCPD) Lt. Chris Robateau, is frustrated with the lack of progress on the issue.
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And Hudson County must be a leader in the effort, not a miserly follower.
Last year, in reneging on their promise to stop housing U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement detainees at the Hudson County jail in Kearny by the end of 2020, county officials said they needed the $120 a day the feds pay for each person they lock up.
When public outcry turned into regular protests, County Executive Tom DeGise and members of the county Board of Commissioners dug in their heels, demeaning the protesters and villainizing the detainees.
Hudson County Commissioners looking to limit how much time the public has to speak during meetings
Updated Jan 12, 2021;
Posted Jan 12, 2021
The Hudson County Board of Chosen Freeholders holds its reorganization meeting on Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2020. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)
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The Hudson County Commissioners are looking to limit how long members of the public can speak during their bi-monthly meetings.
The commissioners, formerly known as freeholders, will introduce an ordinance Thursday that will cut down the amount of time the public can speak about issues that do not appear on the meeting agenda.
Public speakers are currently allotted five minutes each toward the end of every meeting to address the commissioners on topics not covered by agenda. Under the proposed ordinance, speakers would be limited to three minutes each.