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: JERSEY CITY RESERVOIR PRESERVATION ALLIANCE 
: AARP, JC Chapter 5102     Embankment Preservation Coalition     Friends 
: of Liberty State Park    Hackensack Riverkeeper     Heights Community 
: Relations Council 
: Heights Hope Neighborhood Association     Heights Pride Committee     
: Jersey City Landmarks Conservancy     Jersey City Tree Committee 
: Pershing Field Garden Friends   PS #8 Neighborhood Block Association     
: Riverview Neighborhood Association     Sherman Place Block 
: Association     Sgt. Anthony Park Association 

: Hello, 
: We waged a long battle to reopen the Reservoir, and last week we had an 
: important victory that gets the public back in. ( see 
: http://jcreservoir.org/  ) 
: We're elated to be able to offer this quick press release on a clean-up 
: event we are running this Saturday, the first event this year. 
: Thanks! 

: /Steve Latham/ 
:   
: Jersey City Reservoir Preservation Alliance 
: 201 656 5235 
: 201 705 9219 cel 
: jcreservoir@juno.com 
: jcreservoir .org  

: *_For Immediate Release - July 7, 2006  _* 

: *From: The Jersey City Reservoir Preservation Alliance__* 

: ** 

: */Moving Forward With Reservoir No. 3:/* 

: * * 

: *_The Jersey City Reservoir Preservation Alliance _* 

: *_Will Hold a Clean-Up _* 

: *_This Saturday, July 8, from 8 am to 7 pm;_* 

: * * 

: *Will Host a Welcome Back Celebration Next Saturday;* 

: * * 

: *And Will Announce "Discover the Reservoir" Events For Each Saturday 
: Through Fall.* 

: Little more than a week after holding a rally with hundreds of 
: supporters at Jersey City's City Hall and convincing the City Council to 
: restore public access to Reservoir No. 3, the Jersey City Reservoir 
: Preservation Alliance is moving swiftly to reopen the historic 
: Reservoir-turned nature preserve to the people. 

: Beginning in 2001, with the approval of then-Mayor Glen D. Cunningham, 
: the Reservoir Alliance had been keeping the Reservoir grounds clean of 
: trash and clear of excessive underbrush and weeds.  Last summer, the 
: Reservoir Alliance opened the Reservoir to the public for the first 
: time, holding tours and nature walks and allowing city dwellers to enjoy 
: such un-city pleasures as fishing and even kayaking. 

: But in November 2005, the City government locked the Reservoir Alliance 
: - and the public - out of the Reservoir.    That decision was repealed 
: after the Reservoir Alliance's rally last week - although some in Jersey 
: City government continue to voice skepticism about the long-term 
: preservation of the Reservoir as passive parkland.  The Reservoir 
: Alliance has re-affirmed its dedication to that goal. 

: This Saturday, July 8, from 8 am to 7 pm, the Reservoir Alliance will 
: host a volunteer clean up day at the Reservoir.  "Because the Alliance 
: was locked out for so long, some trash and a lot of overgrowth need to 
: be cleaned up before we allow people to come back to enjoy the 
: Reservoir," explained Cynthia Hadjiyannis, of the Reservoir Alliance. 

: "We're asking supporters of the Reservoir to come out this Saturday, 
: wearing work clothes and bringing gloves, rakes, shovels and pruning 
: sheers, if they have them." 

: "This is a crucial first step in reopening the Reservoir this summer," 
: Ms. Hadjiyannis continued. 

: The Reservoir Alliance will follow up with details of its Saturday, July 
: 15 public celebration at the Reservoir, and its "*Discover the 
: Reservoir"* events for the summer. 

: For more information about volunteering, the public can call (201) 
: 656-5235 or visit www.jcreservoir.org ., or 
: email jcreservoir@juno.com.   Members of the press may call Steve Latham 
: at (201) 656-5235 or (201) 705-9219 (cel), or Cynthia Hadjiyannis at 
: (201) 876-6568. 


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