... from last September:
NEW JERSEY LEGISLATURE
MAJORITY LEADER COMMITTEES
LORETTA WEINBERG BUDGET
SENATOR, 37TH DISTRICT JUDICIARY
545 CEDAR LANE
TEANECK, NJ 07666 COMMISSIONS
PHONE: (201) 928·0100 NJ ISRAEL COMMISSION
FAX: (201) 928·0406 NJ HISTORICAL COMMISSION
LEGISLATIVE SERVICES
September 19, 2013
Commissioner William Pat Schuber
The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey
225 Park Avenue South
New York, NY 10003
Dear Commissioner Schuber:
Again, I find myself at a loss for words in responding to the questions posed by my constituents in regards to the rationale behind decisions made by the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey. Last year I was at a loss in discussing the rationale behind the toll increases without meaningful public input and now I am at a loss for words regarding the Authority's sudden change in the traffic flow pattern to the George Washington Bridge from Fort Lee. Reducing the number of lanes during peak traffic times has caused a significant hardship for many in the area. This decision, made with no public comment, has created significant congestion in Bergen County.
I am disappointed in the Authority's response, but on a personal level I am disappointed in your lack of advocacy on behalf of the residents of Bergen County. When you were confirmed before the Senate you stated, both privately to me and publicly, that you were going to be the voice for Bergen County residents to the Authority. Sadly, at least based on your public actions, this does not appear to me to be the case.
It is my hope that this will change and you will ask for answers for the residents of Bergen County. I. also hope that you will insist on greater transparency from the Authority.
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Commissioner William Pat Schuber
September 19, 2013
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In the next couple weeks, I would like you to meet with me and my colleagues from the District to discuss the change in traffic patterns as well as the greater issue of transparency with the Authority. Please let me know when you are available to meet.
Sincerely,
{signed: Loretta Weinberg}
Loretta Weinberg
Senator, District 37
cc. The Honorable Governor Chris Christie
Assemblywoman Valerie Vainieri Huttle
Assemblyman Gordon M. Johnson
The Honorable Mark Sokolich Mayor of Fort Lee
Chairman David Samson
Official Document page 626 and continues on
Official Document page 627
To me, the really remarkable thing about that official inter-governmental letter, was WHO the NJ Senate Leader CC'ed, in her search for a Fort Lee Traffic Gridlock explanation. ... WAY BACK in September.
Kind makes you wonder IF Governor Christie, bothered to pick up a phone, or set up a Meeting, -- or perhaps maybe ask: "Hey General Samson, What the Hell is going on down at Fort Lee?"
Kind of makes you wonder IF Governor Christie, even reads his mail, eh?
... especially given how "in the dark" he has been about all this GW Bridge commotion, for all these months since receiving that rather definitive "official correspondence."