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By John Heinis/Hudson County View
“That’s a pleasant, I don’t know what to say, thank you I guess?,” Ramos said with a laugh after being voted to lead the governing body in 2021 by a 5-3 vote. Council members Jim Doyle, Phil Cohen, and Emily Jabbour, all supporters of Bhalla, voted no.
Councilwoman-at-Large Vanessa Falco was absent.
“Thank you council president and Councilwoman [Tiffanie] Fisher, that’s a nice surprise I guess so I appreciate your confidence and I’ll do the best I can.”
Ramos seemed legitimately surprised that he received the nomination and the votes, asking Giattino to chair the rest of the annual reorganization meeting since she was already leading the meeting via Zoom.
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Hoboken council opposes Palisades Cliffs Protection Act
Councilman Ruben Ramos voted council president ×
City Clerk James Farina swore in Councilman Ruben Ramos as president of the Hoboken City Council over Zoom on Jan. 6.
The Hoboken City Council adopted a last-minute addition to the agenda on Jan. 6 opposing the proposed Palisade Cliffs Protection Act.
The act introduced on Dec. 10, aims to limit the height of any development below the cliffs east of Palisade Avenue in Hudson and Bergen counties. Palisade Avenue extends from Jersey City in Hudson County to Fort Lee in Bergen County and would impact 10 municipalities between the two counties.
Hoboken City Council formally opposes state bill limiting height of development below the Palisades
Updated Jan 07, 2021;
Posted Jan 07, 2021
View of Hoboken from Palisade Ave. and 5th St. in Union City on Monday, December 21, 2020. - Palisade Ave. Michael DempseyMichael Dempsey
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The Hoboken City Council passed an emergency resolution Wednesday night formally opposing a state bill that would limit the height of new buildings developed below the Palisades cliffs.
Councilmembers said there was an urgent need for the resolution, given rumors that a statehouse committee in Trenton would vote on the bill as early as next week.
The bill is intended to protect views of New York City from atop the Palisades, which run from Jersey City north into Bergen County. New developments built below the cliffs would be required to top out no higher than 10 feet below the clifftop or Palisade Avenue.
Hudson County View
By John Heinis/Hudson County View
“I have a long record of accomplishments in Hoboken and the state legislature. There are a lot of things that Hoboken still has to strive for,” Ramos said over the phone this afternoon.
“The past decade has left the city stagnant: our tax increase this year and last year are examples of that and I think I’d be a steady hand to lead it going forward. This is part of us doing our due diligence. I know we have a solid base of support throughout our city and we’ll see what comes from it.”