Washington, Oct. 26 -- Representative Tom Kean, Jr. issued the following press release:
Congressman Tom Kean, Jr. (NJ-07) recently visited Passaic River Park in Berkeley Heights to see firsthand where the $3 million he secured in a House funding bill will be utilized.
The funding will be used for the clearing of major obstructions from Passaic River tributaries and the shoring up of stream banks in the river towns of Berkeley Heights, Long Hill, New Providence, Summit, and Chatham Borough, which will decrease area flooding and soil erosion, while improving and protecting soils and water quality. This project will focus on strategic, environmentally responsible de-snagging and debris removal in the most-clogged stretches of the tributaries...