Browfields Grants Awarded

The distribution to the three Mayors of the Towns that were part of the Comprehensive Brownfields Redevelopment Plan. This was the product of the Grant received from the New Jersey Department of Community Affairs, and was coupled with a grant from the USEPA for the Areawide Approach. From left to right: Mayor Elwell - Secaucus, Mayor McDonough - Harrison and Mayor Santos - Kearny, Commissioner Doria NJDCAElizabeth Spinelli - Executive Director HCEDC, Seated County Executive Tom DeGise.

December '07 Chamber of Commerce Event

Tammy Watterman Office Manager and a Chamber attandee at Chamber Event

December '07 Brownfields Stakeholder Meeting

Joe Gurkovich, guest speaker from Roseland Properties. "Developing
in Harrison" meeting.

Elizabeth Spinelli becomes President of the Economic Development Association of New Jersey

Pictured from left to right Jeff Swartz Treasurer , Terri Smith - Secretary, Roselin Petrucci 1st VP, Elizabeth Spinelli - President. Lisa Morina 2nd Vice President, Frank Lucchesi - Treasurer.

June 2007: Meadowlands

Elizabeth Spinelli spoke to the Economic Development committee
of the Meadowlands Chamber of Commerce. Robert Glick, Craig Kaplan, Elizabeth Spinelli and Tony Croft

June 2007: Library

Katherine Steffens, director, Secaucus Library; Elizabeth Spinelli, director, HCEDC; and Pat Santore, Library Executive Staff.

Representative from Japan comes to Hudson County Brownfield meeting to discuss Brownfields.

Masato Yamaji Regional Manager of the Urban Renaissance Agency and Elizabeth Spinelli, Hudson EDC Executive Director

"High Energy" March 2007 EDA NJ Meeting

EDANJ officers with panelists from the high-energy March 2nd meeting on UEZs and their future in New Jersey. Back row: EDANJ Treasurer Jeff Swartz, Bill Pascrell III (Princeton Public Affairs Group), EDANJ Secretary Rosalin Petrucci, Stuart Koperweis (Hudson County Planning), EDANJ VP Martha Thill, EDANJ President-elect Bette Spinelli, Jim Blake (The Morey Organization); front row: Assemblyman John Burzichelli (D-3), Mayor Chris Bollwage (City of Elizabeth), Steve Weinerman (Richards Mfg.).

From left to rt Elizabeth Spinelli HCEDC Director, Chef Paul Dillon, Acting Executive Director at the Culinary Center at Hudson County Community College, and Kristen Micco Regional Director of North Fork Bank.

December 2006: Roundtable Meeting

Hudson County Executive Tom DeGise with speakers Dolcey Chaplin, Esq., Bob Brown, NJIT Marketing Specialist, NJIT Defense Procurement Technical Assistance Center, and Hudson EDC Director Elizabeth Spinelli.

December 2006: Brownfield Stakeholders Meeting

(Left to right): Lorissa Whitaker, NJ Dept. of Community Affairs; Stephen Kehayes, NJDEP; Kate DeNoble, Hudson EDC Brownfields Manager; and Larry D'Andrea, USEPA.

December 2006: Brownfields Meeting

Elizabeth Spinelli, Hudson EDC, and guest speaker Helene Gibbs, ADSO New Jersey Air Services Development Office.

October 2006: Governor's Conference on Housing and Community Development.

Left to right: Ramesh Tharwani, Mary Arnold. Eileen Swan-Executive Director Office of Smart Growth, Elizabeth Spinelli HCEDC and Mayor Brian Gallagher discuss Brownfields/Grayfields at the conference.

Hudson EDC executive director Elizabeth Spinelli addresses brownfields issues at Governor's Conference.

June 2006: Redevelopment conference hosted by The League of Municipalities and the New Jersey Community Affairs

Hudson EDC executive director Elizabeth Spinelli speaking.

Hudson EDC director Elizabeth Spinelli with Margie Piliere of New Jersey EDA

JR Cappaso Director form Trenton and Elizabeth Spinelli

March 2006: Hudson Brownfields Roundtable Meeting

The Hudson Brownfields Roundtable meeting was held at the Secaucus Library on March 30, 2006. (From left to right) Secaucus Library Director Kathy Steffens, County Executive Tom DeGise, Hudson EDC Executive Director Elizabeth Spinelli, and Secaucus Mayor Dennis Elwell are pictured.

Elizabeth Spinelli with Roundtable meeting guest speaker Deborah Hoffman, director of the Passaic County Office of Economic Development

Joe Grassi (vice president of NJ Commerce), UEZ field representatives Muriel Patterson, Terri Benson, and Joseph Tortoro, and Hudson EDC director Elizabeth Spinelli.

Hudson EDC executive director Elizabeth Spinelli with Gina Boesch, executive director of New Jersey City University's Business Incubator.

Other Roundtable participants:

January 2006

Success Story: Harrison Redevelopment granted designation as Brownfields Development Area (BDA)

The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP) has granted the Town of Harrison’s Waterfront Redevelopment Area designation as a Brownfields Development Area (BDA). Visit our brownfields site (link here) to see pictures of the BDA presentation and learn more about the Harrison BDA.

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