Talking Points for Your DEIS CommentsSample Letter
A short statement in favor of Alternative D2 at the public hearing would be appreciated. Statements from individual members of your organization are also appreciated. Talking points and questions to ask in your letters and public comments will be available if you need them (Note: the DOT must answer your questions). Please feel free to either use the sample letter or to use it as a basis for your own letter.Comments concerning the DEIS may be submitted until August 1, 2003.
Questions to consider:
Why isn't mercury mentioned in the water quality sections?
Where was the reference sample for Millstone and D&R Canal taken? Were other samples taken? Where? When was the sampling done?
Why haven't they modeled water quality change of Millstone for an environmentally benign alternative, like D-2? The models are only for the worst possible cases.
Why have repeated requests for a biological survey been ignored in spite of fact that the region is such an environmental asset?
If an alternative exists (like D-2) that solves the DOT objectives that is environmentally benign, why not select that one?
Because the Roundtable process was described as open and transparent, why weren't the DOT alternatives of Nov. 27, 2002 presented to the Roundtable?
There are a lot of cars on Washington Road during rush hour for D-2. That is used as an argument against the environmentally benign D-2. Given that there is insignificant difference in congestion between D and D-2, are the extra cars important? Are the extra cars assumed to be there because they have moved from an East Side Connector which attracts extra traffic? Would Washington Road attract the same amount of traffic, especially with traffic calming as will be done for Harrison Street?
Written comments (sample letter) on the Penns Neck Area DEIS can be submitted until August 1, 2003 to the following contacts:
Please make sure that your voice is heard!
Jon A. Carnegie, AICP/PP, Senior Project Manager
Alan M. Voorhees Transportation Center
Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
33 Livingston Avenue, Suite 500
New Brunswick, New Jersey 08901Anthony Sabidussi, Section Chief
NJDOT - Bureau of Environmental Services
1035 Parkway Avenue, P.O. Box 600
Trenton, New Jersey 08625-0600Young Kim
Federal Highway Administration
840 Bear Tavern Road
W. Trenton, New Jersey 08628
We also recommend that your comment letters also be mailed to Governor McGreevey and NJDOT Commissioner Lettiere.
John F. Lettiere, Jr., Commissioner
Department of Transportation
PO Box 601
1035 Parkway Avenue
Trenton, NJ 08625Governor James E. McGreevey
New Jersey State House
PO Box 001
Trenton, NJ 08625
Thank you!
Important Correspondence
Comments submitted at Public Hearing 6/30/03
State Historic Preservation Office Comments March 2003
Division of Fish and Wildlife letter April 2003
Memo from Executive Director of D&R Canal Commission January 2003
Memo from Advisory Council on Historic Preservation May 2000
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