The Reservoir Alliance, and the people of Jersey City, thousands of who have actively supported the Reservoir, are excited that Mayor Jerramiah Healy has announced the city’s decision to preserve the Reservoir's natural and historic treasures as a park.

The Reservoir Alliance looks forward to working with Jersey City on these next steps that must be taken to follow through on its commitment:

• Draft Site Plan - for the Jersey City Parks Master Plan, being developed by T & M Associates. Key design principles to protect and enhance the historic and natural resources of the Reservoir.

• Put all 13 acres of the Reservoir on Jersey City's open space and parks inventory - Protecting it from ill-advised development, and making funding and grants from sources like NJ Green Acres available.

• Programs: Recreation, Nature, Historic, and Educational - Continue partnering of the Alliance with the City's Department of Recreation and the Division of Cultural Affairs, as well as groups like Hoboken Cove Boathouse, and seeking funding for these programs.

• Historic Structures Report - Assessment by qualified experts of the Reservoir's historic structures and fabric, for preservation, restoration, and reuse; using the grant and guidelines from the Hudson County Open Space Trust.

• Environmental Survey - Review the natural features of the Reservoir including lake and wetlands, trees, plants, birds, fish, and animals.

• Formal Site Plan - Development by qualified experts of an incremental plan for the future of the Reservoir, preserving it as a natural retreat from the surrounding city, and as an environmental, historical, educational, and passive recreation resource.

For more information, please visit - Jersey City Reservoir Preservation Alliance