An Over-view of Mitigation |
Event |
Outcome |
July 1999-FEMA and City Unveil "Project Impact" Mayor proclaims "no resident shall be displaced!" |
Initial Mitigation read by owner/occupants in local newspapers 49-69 Mulberry Street slated for buy-out and demolition! |
Sept. 1999 Hurricane Floyd hits NJ Mayor expands Mitigation into 3 phases |
49-69 Mulberry St Phase 1; 45-21 Phase 2; Phase 3 business concerns and retro-fitting N. Clinton Ave. |
Nov. 1999 Initial But-out offers received by Phase 1 owner/occupants. |
Owner/occupants shocked, dismayed, and even threatened with condemnation. Buy-out offers do not even allow recouping a quarter of investment! |
Dec. 1999 Owner/occupants not receiving answers from City government form MSA to try to combat inequitable buy-out offers. |
City and State government officials begin to talk to MSA elected negoiation team |
March 2000 MSA successful in City Council delays acquisition in fear of mandated demolition deadline. |
City Council amends mandated demolition until entire Phase is settled. |
April 2000 City Council acquires properities, as MSA negoiates with City task force. |
City Council acquires properities and secures them MSA receives assurances upon public record demolition will NOT occur until all of Phase 1 has settled. |
May 2000 Talks between City task force and MSA strained, City backs away from talks when MSA requests minuets be taken of negoaition sessions and written confirmation of
negoaitated points. |
MSA membership now members of Trenton Council of Civic Associations. MSA strong in its position urges negoiation team to keep trying. |
City task force questions authority of elected negoiation team and ends talks requests meeting of entire membership. |
Owner/occupants outraged over report agree to meet with City at the East Trenton Community Center in June |
June 2000 MSA and membership meet City and Consultants at East Trenton Community Center.City announces and unveils plans for phase 1 and re-alignment of phases. |
Phase 1 now includes 61-99 Mulberry St.; Phase 2 now includes 59-21 Mulberry St.; Phase 3 business and retro-fitting N. Clinton Ave. MSA membership validates negoiation team
authority to City. |
August 2000 MSA attempts to keep lines of communication open with City. Talks have ceased and negoiations ended. |
City informs MSA off record to get on with our lives and no further details are given. MSA remains vigilant and sweats out yet another hurricane season without meaningful flood
protection. |
October 2000 MSA finds City owned properities are being vandalized and boarded up homes have brought an unsavory element into our community |
MSA through East Trenton Community Center has City resecure properities and starts a neighborhood patrol. |
December 2000 MSA hears rumors that because of delay of Phase 1 there may NOT be a Phase 2! Due to no money. |
MSA through its Federal sources find out money was no issue and can not verify rumor City remains silent. |
January 2001 City remains silent MSA membership remains solid in its position for an equitable solution to this mitigation. |
MSA's owner/occupants are prepared to face yet another flood season with hope that this spring this mitigation will finalize |
