MEDIA ADVISORY:

October 28, 2022

 

Media Contact for the County of Bergen

Contact: Derek Sands

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MEDIA ADVISORY – SOUTHERN BERGEN COUNTY – WEDNESDAY

COUNTY TO ANNOUNCE SOUTH BERGEN RAIL-TO-TRAILS PROJECT

What:  Bergen County Executive Jim Tedesco, the Board of County Commissioners, and the Bergen County Parks Department invite members of the media for a press conference on Wednesday, November 2 to announce the acquisition and permanent protection of 11-acres of property along the border of Rutherford and East Rutherford. The property formerly owned by Norfolk Southern is set to be transformed into a 1.2 mile-long rails-to-trails greenway creating passive recreation opportunities from the Passaic River to the downtowns of Rutherford and East Rutherford.

Where:  Carlton Hill Railbed– Corner of W. Erie & Jackson Ave, Rutherford, NJ 07070

When: Wednesday, November 2 at 11:00 a.m.

Who:

Bergen County Executive Jim Tedesco

Representatives from the Bergen County Board of County Commissioners

Representatives from NJ State Legislative District 36

Representatives from the Borough of East Rutherford

Representatives from the Bergen County Open Space Trust Fund

Representatives from NJ Department of Environmental Protection

Representative from NJ Green Acres

Media: Open

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