Hudson Reporter
City council president opposes eminent domain for BMC
Two ordinances would condemn Bayonne Medical Center property ×
The battle has primarily been waged over which entity will operate Bayonne Medical Center. Photo by Daniel Israel.
Ahead of the Bayonne City Council meeting May 12 where the council will vote on two introduced ordinances that would condemn the Bayonne Medical Center property through eminent domain, City Council President Sharon Ashe-Nadrowski has announced her intent to motion to reject the ordinances.
CarePoint Health has been selling its assets, which include Bayonne Medical Center, Hoboken University Medical Center, and Christ Hospital in Jersey City. In November of 2019, Avery Eisenreich, owner of nursing home operator Alaris Health, purchased the real estate of Bayonne Medical Center and 70 percent of the real estate of Hoboken University Medical Center.
Hudson County View
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“BMC Hospital LLC is a shell entity that was founded by the owners of Surgicore, a for-profit entity that runs a string of surgery centers but have never operated an acute care facility,” HRH said in a statement this afternoon.
“Yet Surgicore’s owners have attracted the support of Mayor Jimmy Davis to the point that he is asking taxpayers for $100 million to fund an ill-advised boondoggle where the property is taken by eminent domain and leased to Surgicore’s owners at a discount.”
The latest chapter in the long, arduous fight between HRH and BMC Hospital comes after the city council approved the first reading of two related measures last month that would allow the city to bond for $95 million issued by the Hudson County Improvement Authority to begin the eminent domain process.
COVID-19 vaccine available without appointment at Hudson County Earth Day event Saturday
Updated 3:22 PM;
The Hudson County Vaccine Task Force and Jersey City will be offering the COVID-19 vaccine at the Hudson County Improvement Authority’s annual Earth Day celebration at Lincoln Park Saturday.
The walk-up site does not require an appointment and will be available to all Hudson County residents over the age of 18. The vaccines will be administered by the Jersey City Health Department.
The clinic will be open from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Lincoln Park near the West Side Avenue entrance or until supplies last. Jersey City residents should bring a photo ID with them.
Hudson Reporter
Bayonne to hold Household Hazardous Waste Collection Day
Items that are dangerous to the environment can be discarded ×
Items that can t be safely discarded in the regular trash are considered hazardous.
Mayor James Davis has announced that the Hudson County Improvement Authority (HCIA) will hold Household Hazardous Waste Collection Day on May 2, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., at Stephen R. Gregg- Hudson County Park.
The venue is Lot #1, lower level down the road and down the hill from the 48th Street entrance on Kennedy Blvd.
In previous years, the event took place in downtown.
“I would like to thank the HCIA for having this event in Bayonne each year,” Davis said. “I urge our residents to take advantage of this important and useful service provided by the HCIA.”
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