Jersey City’s Third Annual Green Award Winners Announced

By • May 14th, 2010 • Category: Blog, News

Three individuals, two government agencies and three specific projects are the winners of Jersey City’s third annual Green Awards, the Jersey City Redevelopment Agency announced today.

Two municipal employees will receive the Champions award this year. Transportation planner Naomi Hsu, who works in the planning division, gets the nod for her work on the Jersey City Mobility 2050 study and for “exemplifying the kind of dedication needed in local government.” Retired city employee and former head of the Environmental Commission Betty Kearns is being honored for lifetime achievement.

Meanwhile, Hudson County executive Tom DeGise gets a Partners in Progress award for assisting with the JCRA’s “Brownfield to Greenfields” plans for Ward F’s Berry Lane Park. He’s joined by two government agencies — the state Jersey Department of Environmental Protection and the federal Department of Environmental Protection — who are also receiving Partners for Progress Awards, both for their help remediating the Turnpike Dump site.

Lastly, three projects will be honored with the Project of the Year designation. Franklin Development Group is being recognized for its work on Margaret Hebermann Manor, the 45-unit LEED-certified workforce housing project in the Heights. It’s Franklin’s second Green Award. GRO Architects, the husband and wife team behind a very cool sustainable 1,600-square-foot home in Greenville, will also receive a Project of the Year award, as will G & S Investors, who in February announced the development of a large-scale solar installation on the roof of the Downtown ShopRite.

“I’m constantly amazed at how far the city has come over the last five years in terms of building a sustainable city,” JCRA executive director Robert Antonicello says in a statement. “We’re very happy with this year’s honorees because it truly represents our mission of building not just a sustainable city, but sustainable partnerships in building our city.”

Winners will be formally recognized in a May 27 ceremony at City Hall (9:30 am).

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  • http://onejerseycity.org Dan Levin

    “Retired city employee and former head of the Environmental Commission Betty Kearns is being honored for lifetime achievement.”

    hopefully this will bring some attention to the non-active (no appointees) non-functioning environmental commission. the city continues to make environmental decisions like the chromium settlement at 900 Garfield Ave. without evaluation, recommendation and sufficient public input of a functioning environmental commission.

  • http://www.jerseycityindependent.com Jon Whiten

    Dan,

    That’s an interesting point, glad you bring it up. It seems like a no-brainer to get that commission rolling again. Other than taking the informative Civic JC seminars that have been held recently, how can folks learn more about trying to get on the commission and re-activating it?