Hudson County will soon join Jersey City, Hoboken, and Bayonne in following Kearny’s lead to move the current legal action against HHI Heliport from municipal court to New Jersey Superior Court, according to Hudson County Counsel Alberico De Pierro.
Commissioner Bill O’Dea (D-2) began the discussion on the topic at Thursday’s board of commissioners meeting by requesting that they establish an internal committee on the non-essential helicopter dilemma in Kearny.
While Board Chair Anthony Romano (D-5) questioned if they already had one, O’Dea said they needed to meet regardless because the issue is intensifying – more than one year after the fatal helicopter crash in the Hudson River that reignited conversations around the impact of non-essential helicopter flights.
“If there is, I ask that we meet because the problem hasn’t gotten any better. And in my opinion, it’s as bad if not worse. I’ve seen advertisers … and they promote tourist trips from Kearny … that’s not what that’s supposed to be doing,” O’Dea explained…