THANK YOU SENATOR MURPHY & ASSEMBLYMEMBER GALEF, COURTESY OF THE CROTON UNITED FB PAGE

Courtesy of the Croton United FB page:

With minutes to spare, the State legislature passed the barge anchorage bill, giving the Dept of Environmental Conservation a powerful tool to protect the Hudson River.

Mayor Greg Schmidt praised the bipartisan effort, noting that both Senator Terrence Murphy and Assemblymember Sandy Galef co-sponsored the bill: “The Hudson River is our greatest natural asset, and this new legislation brought together politicians from all parties, united to preserve the Hudson for future generations.”

“A big thanks is owed to  Riverkeeper" added Mayor Schmidt. “In 1966 when many thought the Hudson River was a lost cause, it was the Hudson River Fisherman’s Association (now known as Riverkeeper) which fought to bring the Hudson back to life, and in 2017 when the anchorage bill got stalled in the Senate Rules Committee it was once again Riverkeeper who raised citizen awareness to get this bill passed.” Read and see more here https://www.facebook.com/crotonunited/posts/815389081951458