LEGAL NOTICE City of Gloucester city TAKE NOTICE that the City of Gloucester City (“City”), Camden County, New Jersey, has filed a request with the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Green Acres Program (“DEP”), proposing to amend the City’s Recreation Open Space Inventory (“ROSI”). The ROSI is the City’s list of land protected for recreation or open space. The City is asking to remove two properties in Gloucester City from the ROSI: Block 48, Lots 2.01 and 2.02, as shown on the Official Tax Map of the City (the “Parcels”). The City is also asking to correct the acreage shown on the ROSI for Block 48. The Parcels are separated by Block 48, Lot 2, a 0.870-acre parcel next to the Delaware River on King Street. Block 48, Lot 2 includes a public walkway along the Delaware Riverfront. That walkway was built with grant funding from the DEP. Together, the Parcels cover 8.930 acres. The City bought the Parcels in 1991 as part of a larger purchase. The City states that the Parcels have never been kept or used for recreation or conservation. The City also states that the Parcels, especially Block 48, Lot 2.01, commonly known as “Freedom Pier,” have always been planned for development. If DEP approves the ROSI amendment, the Parcels would be removed from the ROSI so the proposed development may move forward. Block 48, Lot 2 will remain on the ROSI. As required by N.J.A.C. 7-36-25.3, the City will hold a public hearing so residents and other members of the public can comment on the request. The hearing will be held at the Police Administration Building, 313 Monmouth Street, Gloucester City, New Jersey, on Wednesday, October 21, 2026, at 6:30 pm. Members of the public may attend and speak at the hearing, subject to any applicable City ordinances. People may also send written comments about the amendment request to Vanessa Little, City Clerk, 512 Monmouth Street, Gloucester City, New Jersey 08030 or they may be emailed to vanessa@cityofgloucester.org. The email subject line should be “ROSI Amendment.” Anyone who submits comments should also send a copy of those comments to the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Green Acres Program, Public Land Compliance, 401 East State Street, 7th Floor, Mail Code 401-07, P.O. Box 420, Trenton, New Jersey 08625-0420 or via email to Jessica.Patterson@dep.nj.gov. Public comments on this ROSI amendment will be accepted at the public hearing on October 21, 2026, and in writing until November 4, 2026. The materials the City sent to the DEP in support of the ROSI amendment request are available for public inspection at the office of the City Clerk, 512 Monmouth Street, Gloucester City, New Jersey 08030, the Gloucester City Library, 50 N. Railroad Avenue, Gloucester City, NJ 08030, or the DEP’s Green Acres Program, 401 East State Street, 7th Floor, Trenton, New Jersey 08625. On or after November 5, 2026, the Department of Environmental Protection may take formal action to approve the proposed ROSI amendment request. 1xGCN, 9/23/26, Fee:$36.25 Affidavit Fee:$5.00
