NJ Governor signs bill to allow open space measure on ballot
Chilly relations between the Sierra Club, Environment N.J., and N.J. Environmental Federation; and Gov. Jon Corzine virtually frosted over today in Newark where the governor signed legislation creating an open space bond question on the November ballot without the attendant onstage presence of reps from those environmental activists. “Unlike other similar signings, like in 2007, 2005, 1999, 1996, when members of the environmental community spoke, this signing looked more like a pep rally for Corzine,” said Sierra Club spokeswoman Kara Seymour. “This year, only one environmentalist spoke.