Paul Fireman and the People's Park Foundation have long campaigned for the privatization and development of large parts of Liberty State Park. Their tactics have escalated to pitting different groups from across the region against each other in the hopes of achieving their ultimate goal: private development on public land.

In a spirit of reconciliation, I humbly propose the state of NJ use its powers of eminent domain to expand Liberty State Park by acquiring Fireman's golf course. The additional acreage will provide lots of land for active recreation for the community. And the state of the art club house will become NJ's preeminent cultural center, a venue with sweeping views of the park, Jersey City, and New York.

Tell Gov. Murphy, your representatives in Trenton, and the NJDEP that we want to expand Liberty State Park.

Edit: I have since learned Fireman’s golf course was built using taxpayer money as part of the effort to remediate the land it was built on. He’s not only benefited from the taxpayer once before, he’s out to do it again! See below:

“The cost of cleanup was picked up by taxpayers, and the developer would be allowed to build a course atop the site at its own expense, under strict regulations. In recent years, Liberty National's price tag has been reported as $250 million. About 90 percent of that figure were Superfund cleanup costs.”

Source: https://www.golfdigest.com/story/the-presidents-cup-on-the-hudson