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Executive Order #21

Posted by Roni Browne Katz on October 26, 2009 at 12:49 AM

The County Executive, Brian Hughes, has refused to disclose details of his proposed new alignment for the roadway span he intends to replace Jacob's Creek Bridge. Using former Governor Mcreevey's 2002 Executive Order to hide behind, we are only privy to a simplistic drawing showing a roadway leading from Bear Tavern Road in Hopewell Township to Rt. 579 in Ewing Township. 

Below please find the text from Executive Order #21 which the county is applying to the Jacob's Creek  situation:

 

1. At all levels of government - State, county, municipal and school district - the following records shall not be deemed to be public records under the provisions of Chapter 404, P.L. 2001, and Chapter 73, P.L. 1963, and thus shall not be subject to public inspection, copying or examination:

 

a. Any government record where the inspection, examination or copying of that record would substantially interfere with the State's ability to protect and defend the State and its citizens against acts of sabotage or terrorism, or which, if disclosed, would materially ncrease the risk or consequences of potential acts of sabotage or terrorism.

 

b. The Attorney General is hereby directed to promulgate, in consultation with the Domestic Security Preparedness Task Force, a regulation to govern the determination of which government records shall be deemed to be confidential pursuant to subsection (a).

 

* How does this Executive Order apply to the Jacob's Creek Bridge? As an American citizen who lost a childhood friend in the terrorist attacks on the Twin Towers in NYC,  I find this tactic insulting and opportunistic.

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5 Comments

Reply Disbelief
08:25 AM on October 26, 2009
This is an outrageous and an unpatriotic tactic.
Reply Robert A. Vecere, Sr.
08:10 PM on October 26, 2009
I appreciate all governments interested in keeping it's citizens safe, however, keeping information about Jacob's Creek Bridge from its citizens which does not present any danger to them. I respectfully request Mr. Hughes make all information in this regard public.
Reply Roni Browne Katz
09:59 AM on October 27, 2009
It seems that the Attorney General now agrees that this Executive Order is not applicable in re: to Jacob's Creek Bridge. We should all be very interested in the information about to be released to John Hansbury from his successful fight (and OPRA request). This morning's Trenton Times article emphasizes the lack of transparency within our state offices.
Reply Sara Cooper
02:04 PM on October 27, 2009
Here's the link to the Times Article,
"State Orders Release of Jacobs Creek Bridge Study"
http://www.nj.com/news/times/regional/index.ssf?/base/news-18/12
56622315104980.xml&coll=5

Also, can be read on this web site, In the News Tab
Reply Chad Melius
10:52 PM on July 25, 2010
I read the Times article, and evidently the order releasing the report did not explain the true reason for the decision. It would be nice to know if the state now believes that government records should be open to public scrutiny.

Chad Melius
Government-PublicRecords.com

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