Letter: Our new park to be an oasis

reserv1.JPGView full sizeHackensack Reservoir No. 2 on Palisade Avenue between 20th and 22nd Streets in Weehawken, is expected to be converted into a public park.

Open Space is the expression and size of a patch of land involving an eco-system, but when it concerns Hudson County it can only allude to an oasis. The plan to add safe walking pavements, a fishing pond and recreational open space to the advancement of the United Water Reservoir can only bring an optimistic outlook to the area on Palisade Avenue between 20th and 22nd streets.

This collaboration between Mayor Stack and Mayor Turner and the resourceful Gov. Christie will only enhance the area while expanding the state's Green Acres Program. We, the community, must appreciate our leaders for not allowing the United Water Company to sell the land to an outside contractor. This would've damaged the quality of life in the area, while creating a tax hardship and eliminating our open space to high-rise developers. Hopefully this bipartisan alliance continues and saves our upcoming sanctuary from becoming a dreary heath. So we'll wait to see this model figure 14-acre gathering square with the backdrop of the NYC's skyline in our neighborhood. C'est la vie.