Former N.J. Governors Urge "NO" Vote For Barr

Four former New Jersey governors took the extraordinary step Monday of writing to all 40 state senators, urging them to reject the appointment of Robert Barr to the Pinelands Commission.

 The four — Brendan T. Byne, Thomas H. Kean, Christine Todd Whitman and James J. Florio — each signed the letter, dated March 2, expressing their concern that Barr, of Ocean City, would compromise the independence of the agency.

“Recent events threaten to erode that independence,” the governors wrote, alluding to Gov. Chris Christie’s systematic removal of commissioners who voted against a proposed natural gas pipeline through the Pinelands last year. The pipeline, which Christie and state Sen. Jeff Van Drew support, would allow the B.L. England Generating Station in the Beesleys Point section of Upper Township to convert from coal to gas.
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Christie and Sweeney pull a scam on the Pinelands that could spell disaster
http://www.nj.com/opinion/index.ssf/2015/03/christie_and_sweeney_pull_a_scam_on_pinelands_comm.html