Resolutions and Ordinances

NJ Municipal Ordinances Restricting Pipelines:

  • Berkeley Heights
  • Bloomingdale
  • Chatham Township
  • East Hanover
  • Fanwood – ord.17-04-R, ord. 17.07-R
  • Madison
  • Mahwah
  • Montville – 2015 ord.; 2017 ord.
  • Mountain Lakes
  • Oakland
  • Parsippany – 2015 ord.; 2016 ord.
  • Roselle
  • Watchung

NJ Municipal Resolutions Opposing the Project:

  • Model NJ Municipal Resolution
  • Allendale
  • Berkeley Heights
  • Bloomingdale
  • Caldwell
  • Chatham Borough
  • Chatham Township
  • Clark
  • Cranford
  • Denville
  • East Hanover
  • Edison
  • Fanwood
  • Florham Park
  • Glen Rock
  • Kinnelon
  • Linden
  • Livingston
  • Madison
  • Mahwah
  • Metuchen
  • Millburn
  • Montville
  • New Providence
  • Oakland
  • Parsippany
  • Pequannock
  • Pompton Lakes
  • Rahway
  • Ramsey
  • Ridgewood
  • Ringwood
  • Riverdale
  • Roseland
  • Roselle
  • Scotch Plains
  • South Orange
  • Wanaque
  • Watchung
  • Wayne
  • West Milford
  • West Orange [resolution to be posted soon]
  • Westfield
  • Woodbridge
  • Wyckoff [resolution to be posted soon]
  • Who’s missing from this list?

NY Municipal Resolutions Opposing the Project:

  • Model NY Municipal Resolution
  • Albany [resolution to be posted soon]
  • Bethlehem [resolution to be posted soon]
  • Catskill (Village)  [resolution to be posted soon]
  • Cornwall
  • Cornwall on Hudson
  • East Greenbush
    • Resolution supporting A10468
  • Esopus
  • Gardiner [resolution to be posted soon]
  • Harriman
  • Hudson [resolution to be posted soon]
  • Kingston
  • Marbletown [resolution to be posted soon]
  • Newburgh (City)
  • Newburgh (Town)
  • New Paltz (Town)
  • New Paltz (Village)
    • Ares Investment resolution
  • New Windsor
  • Plattekill
  • Ramapo [resolution to be posted soon]
  • Red Hook
  • Rensselaer
  • Rhinebeck
  • Rochester (Ulster Co.)
  • Rosendale
    • Ares Investment resolution
    • Scoping resolution
  • Saugerties
  • Tuxedo
  • Tuxedo Park
  • Wawarsing
  • Woodbury (Town) [resolution to be posted soon]
  • Woodbury (Village)
  • Woodstock
  • Who’s missing from this list?
  • See most of the NY resolutions opposing the project in a single .PDF file here.
The vast majority of New York towns/villages/etc. along the proposed pipeline route have passed resolutions and/or sent letters requesting that the NY Department of Environmental Conservation, rather than the NY Thruway Authority, act as the Lead Agency for the environmental review (SEQRA) of Pilgrim.

During the first 30-day comment period (Nov. 17th – Dec. 17th)  29 entities spoke up in a strong show of force opposing this dreadful project.  These include: Albany, Athens, Bethlehem, Catskill, Cornwall, Coxsackie, Esopus, Harriman, Kingston, Lloyd, New Baltimore, New Paltz, New Windsor, Newburgh (City), Newburgh (Town), Plattekill, Ramapo, Rosendale, Saugerties, Tuxedo, and Tuxedo Park.  Also: Greene County, Rockland County, Ulster County, and the Ulster County Association of Town Supervisors and Mayors.  See some of the resolutions and letters here.

When the DEC announced on Dec. 21 that it would be the co-lead agency with the Thruway Authority, municipalities started sending a second round of letters to the DEC objecting to this decision.  New Paltz sent a formal challenge to the DEC Commissioner to have him resolve the dispute.  During the resulting comment period, Rosendale, Plattekill, Cornwall, Newburgh, and many others supported New Paltz’ action.  Here are some of the letters.

Others Passing Resolutions Opposing the Project:

  • New Jersey Assembly
  • New Jersey Senate
  • Ramapough Lenape Indian Nation
  • Stockbridge-Munsee Tribal Council
  • New Jersey County Freeholder Boards:
  • New York Counties:
  • New Jersey Boards of Education
    • School District of the Chathams
    • Cranford
    • Livingston
    • Montville
    • Parsippany-Troy Hills
    • Roselle
    • Watchung
  • New York Boards of Education
    • New Paltz Central School District
  • New Jersey Highlands Coalition
  • Cedar Crest Village, Inc.
  • Ramapo College Student Government Association
  • Ravena-Coeymans-Selkirk Teachers Association
  • Edison

10 responses to “Resolutions and Ordinances”

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  2. Why no one has mentioned being across the street from the nyc Catskill aqueduct in new Windsor ny

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  5. Here’s what happened in Michigan with their oil spill. This could happen to us next . https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VSBSLkQAkb8 Here’s the whistle blower’s interview with TYT . https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TThkWlQsbcM

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  6. I noticed Maplewood, NJ isn’t on the list. That’s unexpected, is that a typo, or have they not passed a resolution?

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    • Maplewood is not on or very near the pipeline route, so they were not specifically approached about passing a resolution.

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      • It’s not on the route, but does it get its drinking water from the sources that would be in jeapordy if the pipeline happened? Would there be any value in encouraging Maplewood to pass a resolution as well?

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      • Yes, we encourage other towns to use the resolutions posted on our site as models for a resolution that they can also adopt.

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