The City of Hoboken is hosting the final concept design presentation for their Maritime Park during a public meeting next week.
By John Heinis/Hudson County View
“I look forward to sharing the final concept design for Maritime Park with the community next week,” Mayor Ravi Bhalla said in a statement.
“Through your informative feedback we have created a multifaceted concept that will provide community gathering space, outdoor recreation opportunities, and restorative ecological spaces that will serve the residents and visitors of Hoboken for decades to come. I encourage residents to join us on Wednesday, Oct. 25, to learn more about their future park!”
The event will take place on Wednesday, October 25th, at 6 p.m. at the Multi-Service Center Senior Room, located 124 Grand St.
The project team will present the final draft concept design for the waterfront park, which will be located at the former Union Dry Dock site along the Hudson River just south of Maxwell Waterfront Park in the city’s 2nd Ward.
Project consultants Dattner Architects and SCAPE developed the final concept design based on public input on the initial three design alternatives collected through previous community and stakeholder meetings and survey responses.
Following the presentation, community members can participate in topic-focused discussions with the project team to provide their input on the final concept design.
Afterwards, the proposal will then be presented to the Hoboken Planning Board, followed by the city council, for approval in November.
This will be the third meeting about the development of the new waterfront park, with public information sessions previously held in April and July, with an online survey launched in April as well.
Bhalla announced in December that the city had officially acquired the 5-acre Union Dry Dock property to connect the final piece of an entirely publicly accessible waterfront and Hudson River Waterfront Walkway.
In February, the city council approved a three-year lease (with a subsequent two-year option) with NY Waterway, as well as awarding a $1,174,146.90 contract to Manhattan-based Dattner Architects.
Then in March, counsel for the Fund for a Better Waterfront wrote in a letter to Bhalla and the council that the Union Dry Dock lease was invalid since any land acquisition made possible via Open Public Trust Fund dollars required a referendum, though the city disagreed.
