The Jerome Park Reservoir
PRESERVATION REPORT
The History and Evaluation
of the Jerome Park Reservoir
Thank you to Lehman College for uploading this report.
http://www.lehman.cuny.edu/lehman/preservationreport/index.html
Check out the story on the web at this waterbloged.
We can do a survey too, Mr. Mayor.
Let us know,
Let us know when you get a chance. Ask others to vote, as well.
This is a March 29th press release drafted by Assemblyman Jeffrey Dinowitz, community members, Bronx HS Science Parents Association and UFT representative to protect the area around the reservoir, its 50,000 residents and the more than 25,000 students in nine schools (De Witt Clinton HS, Bx HS Science, Lehman College, American Studies HS, Walton HS, [...]
We received this notice from the DEP. Please make sure you call in all complaints to 311 as soon as you see or hear them. Also note the time and day on paper with the complaint number. You can also call the CB 8 and your elected officials. Numbers are on our page called ‘Numbers‘.
ALERT: [...]
From the Desk of former FIPNA President:
I read the numerous comments on this issue concerning improvements for Jerome Park. As you know, Tina Argenti and I fought long and hard for many years to get improvements in Fort Independence Park (aka Pigeon Park] and around the reservoir. Everyone should just step back and take a [...]
This is just a list of old documents relating to JPC. They were up on the web, but were removed by the server. They were recreated for educational purposes.
PDF files
ABOUT
jpc-about-old-cr011109
BOARD OF DIRECTORS – THIS MAY HAVE BEEN UPDATED AFTER THIS TIME
jpc-board-of-directors-old-cr011109
DESIGN ELEMENTS
jpc-design-elements-old-cr011109
THE OUTDOOR URBAN ECOLOGY LAB – OUEL
http://www.waterblogged.org/public-access-and-the-outdoor-urban-ecology-lab-ouel/
On January 8, 2009, Bronx Parks Commissioner Hector Aponte and designers for the Parks Department presented plans for the first phase of their plan to improve the parkland around the Jerome Park Reservoir. (This is being done with money given the Parks Department in compensation for the theft of parkland in Van [...]
We finally did get a final decision by Justice Betty Stinson on the Order to Show Cause that many community groups and individuals brought against the NYC DEP for trying to go against a promise they made to the people in 2004. Now we know that 2004 is a long time ago, and that [...]
FIPNA is proud that we were a part of this great effort to protect and preserve our piece of mind and our environment.
On September 3, we returned to court to argue that 76 days ago on June 19, 2008 – the DEP announced for the first time, that it was going to make a substantial [...]
Today we found out that the DEP will not blast at the Jerome Park Reservoir. Check out the link at our related web page of the Bronx Council for Environmental Quality (BCEQ) at our Front Page News: http://www.bceq.org/2008/08/29/news-bceq-wins-blasting-fight-with-dep/.
Congratulations to all,
Karen
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