To: The New Jersey State House, The New Jersey State Senate, and Governor Phil Murphy
Mayor Derek Armstead: Exxon Mobil Proposed Settlement - A Bad Deal For Linden
Stop the proposed settlement that would allow Exxon Mobil to pay just $225 million, less than 3% of the $8.9 billion in pollution damages the state spent a decade suing to recover. The affected area is literally right in Linden's backyard, so as Mayor of the City of Linden, I would have liked to have had some kind of input on this, details of the pending agreement or, more importantly, how this will affect Linden. Considering the the loss of use, for years and years, the residents of the City of Linden have endured to protected wetlands, marshes, meadows and waters in the city, the people deserve some rational explanation for the monetary settlement and specifics on how the contamination will be cleaned. Mayor Derek Armstead
Why is this important?
For 10 years New Jersey has been fighting, trying to get Exxon Mobil to pay $8.9 Billion in damages for polluted land. The Christie administration agreed to a proposed settlement that would allow Exxon Mobil to pay just $225 million, less than 3% of the $8.9 billion in pollution damages the state spent a decade suing to recover. The affected area is literally right in Linden's backyard. As Mayor of the great city of Linden, I believe the residents need some rational explanation for the monetary settlement and specifics on how the contamination will be cleaned considering the loss of use, for years and years, they have endured to protected wetlands, marshes, meadows and waters in the city.