Save The Pearl

Thank you all for the turnout last night! We are touched. Thank you for all the love and support. We are lucky to have been here for nearly 30 years.

From: smm99sbi@aol.com
Date: December 1, 2009 9:48:27 AM EST
To: pearllin@me.com
Subject: Fwd: NJDOT taking advantage of mino

—–Original Message—–
From: Van Drew, Sen. D.O.
To: SMM99sbi@aol.com
Sent: Mon, Nov 30, 2009 10:47 am
Subject: RE: NJDOT taking advantage of mino

Scott,

Senator Van Drew is contacting DOT again to get the State negotiator
there. He will put as much pressure as he can but ultimately it is a
cabinet level decision and he can’t interfere to much because it is
considered unethical. We will do our best to help.

Thanks,

Allison

Allison Murphy, Chief of Staff

First Legislative District

Senator Jeff Van Drew

Assemblyman Nelson Albano

Assemblyman Matthew Milam

21 North Main Street

Cape May Court House, NJ 08210
Phone: 609-465-0700
Fax: 609-465-4578

By ROB SPAHR

and MICHAEL MILLER, Staff Writers | Posted: Monday, October 19, 2009

SOMERS POINT – After more than a quarter-century in business, Pearl Lin knows she will eventually lose her restaurant to make way for the $400 million Somers Point-Ocean City causeway project, one of the most expensive and ambitious transportation projects in New Jersey.

Lin, 62, said she is willing to make way. As long she is paid what she believes is a fair price.

CLARIFICATION: in the article, there was a mention of a $4 million offer. This offer was not made by the NJ DOT. Instead, this was an offer by a private land developer two years after the announcement of the Rt. 52 Causeway project.

Read the full article

http://www.pressofatlanticcity.com/news/press/atlantic/article_6c979475-c874-56f5-9d26-bc5f19ef9b21.html

http://www.nbc40.net/view_story.php?id=11139

The video doesn’t seem to be working properly. Here is the text of the story.

They took our land but can’t be bothered to respond to an email.
Mr. DiGerolamo is the State’s Right of Way Negotiation. This is how he negotiates?

77 Days and counting….

Our local NBC affiliate ran a story about our fight!