Jeff Tittel Quotes (17 Quotes)

What we thought was going to save the Highlands may be spurring more growth. It will be the people of North Jersey who suffer with more pollution, more sprawl and more flooding.

That is the only part of his proposal that would work.

There's a real crisis in our parks.

You can see it, you can taste it. It hits you right in the face. You get behind an old school bus and you know it. We have more roads per square mile and more vehicles per square mile than any other state in the nation, so we feel a bigger impact from buses and diesel pollution than virtually anyone else because we're so densely populated.

Now the money can go for sprawling highways built by well-connected developers.

Once a watershed is past 30 percent (developed) it's gone, ... Critters and endangered species are important, but the main reason for protecting the Pinelands was to preserve water quality, the aquifer and the rivers and estuaries.

The State Plan has become an excuse for sprawl and overdevelopment. If something is in the smart growth area, it gets less environmental protections and quicker permitting.

There's little hope of seeing any new parks built if we can't get the money to fix the parks we have.

Overall, there's been a lot of spin and no real policy. I think the next governor should hunt for a new commissioner.

New Jersey, as a densely populated coastal state, will feel the brunt of global warming more than any other state in the union. That is why we have to act. Clean Power Choice provides a simple way for New Jersey residents and businesses to support renewable energy and help reduce greenhouse gases.

It's a clear victory for clean water over developers and pollution, because if they would have weakened the standards, it would have meant putting more families at risk of drinking contaminated water.

Without a proper management plan, there should not be a hunt.

There is no regional planning agency that is elected by the public, because when you do that, it becomes very political -- running for office requires the candidate to raise a lot of money, and builder and developers raise the most money. With a Highlands municipal council able to veto any action the Highlands Council takes, what's the point of having a Highlands Council The reason there is regional planning for this is that municipal home rule doesn't work.

They may not be able to get as much as if they were to sell it to a developer, but farmers don't have the right to pollute the drinking water of 4.5 million residents.

People end up drinking their own septic, ... Our patience is worn out. Enough is enough.

I don't want to say shy ... but I don't think he really likes working the room. A few years ago we were at a League of Municipalities dinner. I was out saying hi to all the politicians. My other half was alone at the table. He stopped by and just sat down with her for 20 minutes. I thought that was kind of nice.

I was hoping the cabinet would be a breath of fresh air, but there's some stale air there. The people of New Jersey deserve a fresh start that can articulate his vision without baggage.