The ICE contract has quietly appeared as an agenda item on this Tuesday’s freeholder board meeting, which had originally been scheduled for 6 p.m. but mysteriously moved to1 p.m., a time when much of the community is busy at work. A new traffic signal will be installed at the intersection of Newark and Central Avenues (currently unsignalized). Despite efforts to brand the jail into a model facility, it remains a place that marked the worst experience for a 38-year-old woman who came into our orbit through our work on the Abolish ICE NY/NJ coalition. It found that it would be "enormously expensive" to remedy the building's security, electrical wiring and asbestos problems. That is why I am so honored to announce that the new Hi Tech Campus will be named after Frank. Oakland Avenue will be widened from a one-way street to a two-way street with parking on one side.

Proper construction of the new courthouse, which will replace the current Administration Building at 595 Newark Avenue, is slated to begin in 2020. Hudson County officials joined former Congressman Frank Guarini to kick off the pre-construction phase of the future Frank J. Guarini Justice Complex project.

All rights reserved (About Us). (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal). “We have spent more than $60,000 with FedEx over the last three years for delivery services. The county will foot the entire bill, Bariso said, adding that the project should include parking. In the midst of civil war between the Hudson County Democratic Organization shaping up for next year, Hudson County Executive Tom DeGise discussed breaking ground on a new courthouse by 2020 and signed an executive order terminating a county deal with FedEx. “We have a major commitment to meet: the construction of a new courthouse. John Connor, Jr., City Court Judge Hon. The existing administration building holds state and county courtrooms, the Hudson County Prosecutor’s Office, and other county offices. ", “The Courthouse Park Advocacy Group is thrilled to see our dream of a new public park being created in the heart of Ward C become a reality,” said Laura Moss, Founder of the Courthouse Park Advocacy Group. Already just the acquisition of land for the courthouse has cost over $34 million dollars.

As currently proposed, the project would eliminate Cook Street and connect Central Avenue from Newark Avenue to Hoboken Avenue on land just west of Cook Street where buildings have been demolished to make way for the new section roadway. Image courtesy of Hudson County. As they explain it, ending the contract does risk transfers but keeping it helps enable ICE’s cruel work of detention. Address 701-B Union Street Hudson, NY 12534 HudsonCityCourt@nycourts.gov Phone: 518-267-3082 Fax: 212-457-2682 Judge Hon. “This long-overdue project will not only serve as an anchor for the neighborhood, but will also deliver much-needed traffic and circulation improvements.". Dignitaries in attendance included Freeholders Anthony Vainieri (D-8), Bill O’Dea (D-2), Anthony Romano (D-5), Al Cifelli (D-9), Kenny Kopacz (D-1) and Tilo Rivas (D-7), Hudson County Sheriff Frank Schillari, Hoboken 2nd Ward Councilwoman Tiffanie Fisher, Jersey City Councilmen Rich Boggiano and Michael Yun, Former Jersey City Mayor Jerramiah Healy, ex-Jersey City Councilman Peter Brennan and Ben Lopez, former Assembly members Joan Quigley and Sean Connors, Jersey City Board of Education Trustee Amy DeGise, among many others. The work includes revamping space on the ground floor for Civil Division administrative use and overhauling 9,600 square feet on the third floor into two new courtrooms and judge’s chambers. We don’t think so.

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Back in February, we were the first news outlet to reveal renderings for the upcoming Frank J. Guarini Justice Complex in Jersey City.

I also want to thank our local neighborhood organizations for working with us to find a plan that best meets the community’s needs. m_gallery_permalink = "https://www.nj.com/expo/news/erry-2018/09/e22ac072bf4530/index.html"; After the Hudson County Administration Building offices have been relocated to the new facility, Jersey City will pay for the demolition and removal of the vacated structure.

Since the 1980s, numerous studies have determined that the Hudson County Administration Building is inadequate and overburdened, all concluding that the building should be replaced. • Master planning costs will be over $4 million,” DeGise said at the Board of Chosen Freeholders Chambers at 567 Pavonia Ave. DeGise continued that former Congressman Frank Guarini has donated property to get the project moving, with hopes of a groundbreaking in 2020 without significant tax increases at the county level. Phase One of Work on New Hudson County Courthouse Project Nears Completion, We could stare at the intricate architectural deta, Happy #MansardMonday from one of our favorite home, Lovely seasonal shot of Old Tennent Church, Monmou, Seasonal stoop decor spotted in Hamilton Park! New Jersey’s go-to source for real estate and community development news. m_gallery_type = "photo"; Gallery: Demolition nearly complete at site to house new justice complex in Jersey City, Sept. 18, 2018. Phase two of the project will see a renovation to the existing Brennan Courthouse. Is this what Hudson County wants?

The LEED Silver building will include a 75-seat public food court, a self-help law library, a children’s play area, training spaces, 24 courtrooms, jury assembly spaces, various offices, and the Sheriff’s Department. m_gallery_id = "e22ac072bf4530"; Contact information and address listing of all the local New Jersey courthouses ... Hudson County Administration Building: 595 Newark Avenue Jersey City, NJ 07306: 201-748-4400: Hunterdon County Courthouse: 65 Park Avenue Flemington, NJ 08822: 908-824-9750: Mercer County Civil Courthouse: 175 South Broad St. Trenton, NJ 08650-0068: 609-571-4200: Mercer County Criminal Courthouse: 400 … Courthouse at Baldwin and Newark avenues houses civil courts and some offices and is expected to continue functioning as it does currently, Bariso said. In addition, work has begun to widen Oakland Avenue into a two-way street. Per our reporting, Hudson County’s Board of Chosen Freeholders took a major step towards reconfiguring the roadways by passing a resolution awarding a $2.6 million contract to Garfield-based Zuccaro Incorporated.

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Renderings Revealed as New Hudson County Courthouse Moves Forward.

It will require a major investment. Construction is expected to begin in 2020 and take about two years.

The work may require the intermittent closing of streets during construction. The horrors faced by people imprisoned at Hudson County Jail extend to their family members and loved ones who are overwhelmed with grief and economic hardship. This County stands with our children, our parents and our teachers.”.

We urge the freeholders to embrace justice and reject all cooperation with the racist violence of ICE, and we call on all members of the community to join their meeting on Tuesday at 1 p.m. so they know that the world is watching their decisions. Cook Street will be closed and absorbed into the project site of the Justice Complex.

“They have continued to refuse even after the horrific school shooting in Parkland, Florida last month.

The new building would house mostly courtrooms. Our journalism needs your support now. “We wish to thank the City and the County for listening to the needs of our community and working together with us on this very important issue. After the new complex is finished, the fourth and final phase will see the county turn over control of 595 Newark Avenue to Jersey City, who will then pay for the demolition and removal of the existing Administration Building and construct a three-acre park sometime in 2024. Atteneeds on hand included Congressman Guarini, County Executive Tom DeGise, Freeholder Board Chair Anthony Vainieri, Hudson County Sheriff Frank Schillari, Judge Peter Bariso, County Administrator Abraham Antun, and County Director of Roads and Public Property Denise Dalessandro. The Superior Court - Hudson Vicinage, Criminal, and Family Courts, were relocated to the Hudson County Administration Building in 1957, leaving the Beaux-Arts granite neighbor largely abandoned.