Rahway riverfront study

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RAHWAY RIVERFRONT STUDY
PHASE II
RAHWAY, NEW JERSEY

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Zone Management Act of 1972, as amended, with funds administered by
the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Office of Coas-
tal Zone Management. This study was prepared.under the supervision
of the New Jersey Coastal Energy Impact Program of the New Jersey
Department Of Energy. However, any.opinions, findings, conclusions
or recommendations expressed herein are those of the author and do
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ti DEPARTMENT,OF COMMERCE NOAA
C) AL SERVICES CENTER
SOUTH HOBSON AVENUE
ChkhLESTON, SC 29405-2413

ROBERT E. ROSA ASSOCIATES

T_ June 1984

RAHWAY RIVERFRONT STUDY-PHASE 11
COMPREHENSIVE DEVELOPMENT AND
LAND USE PLAN

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Introduction 1.
Description of the Study Area 2.
Existing Recreation Sites and Facilities 4.
County Park 4.
East Hazelwood Park 4.
Rahway Yacht Club 5.
Rahway City Dock 5.
Hart Street Park 5.
Riverfront Recreation Needs 7.
Nature of the River 7.
Access 7.
Existing Recreation Sites 8.
Population Characteristics 9.
Summary 9.
Proposed Development Impacting the Study Area 11.
U.S. Route 1 and 9 Widening and Realignment 11.
Resource Recovery Plant 11.
Low Flow Control Structure 12.
Development of 14 Acres Redevelopment Tract 12.
Summary 13.
Recommendations 14.
New Recreation Facilities 14.
Existing Recreation Facilities 14.
Easements 15.
Pedestrian and Bicycle Paths 16.
Dredging 17.
River Widening and Realignment 17.
River and River Bank Clean-up 17.
Land Use Plan 19.
Implementation 21.
Summary 22.

INTRODUCT-ION

The purpose of the Rahway Riverfront Study is to develop a
Comprehensive Waterfront Development and Land Use Plan for the Rahway
River, together with a final Recreation Plan for a specific site along
the river.

Phase I of the study analyzed existing land uses, existing
environmental conditions.9 and hydraulics of the river in the area
between Grand Avenue and the Middlesex County Border. Conditions
analyzed in Phase I included present zoning, topography, soils,
vegetation, water quality, traffic and pedestrian circulation, public
access, and visual quality of the river. The conclusions of this phase
of the study were that land uses and zoning are mixed throughout the
area. Topography, soils and vegetation are fairly uniform. Water
quality is gradually improving to where some water related activities
are suitable. Views and public accessare numerous however some areas
need physical improvement.

Nine special areas, as defined by the New Jersey Coastal Management
Program were also studied. These special areas include: Submerged
Infrastructure Routes, Marina Moorings, Filled Waters Edge, Natural
Waters Edge-Flood Plains, Intermittent Stream Corridors, Steep Slopes,
Public Open Space, and Special Urban Areas. All of these special areas
will be considered for their impact on the Development and Land Use
Plan.

The hydraulic portion of Phase I dealt primarily with the feasibility
of constructing a low flow control structure (dam) across the river at
some point south of the confluence of the South Branch of the river.
The purpose of the dam is' to keep water levels upstream at a minimum
water level during low tide conditions in order to improve the
appearance of the river, wash the banks, and enhance recreational use.
The study proposed the construction of a 2401 long dam at a location
approximately 0.43 miles downstream of the Route 1 Bridge. Cost of
construction was estimated at $400,000.

The hydraulic study also dealt with cleaning, dredging, erosion control
and river maintenance. These items will also be discussed in Phase II
ofthe study. .

Phase II of the Riverfront Study will use the data and recommendations
of Phase I to develop a Realistic Comprehensive Development and Land
Use Plan for the studyarea. It is intended to be a guide for future
land use and 'development in the study area but should be reviewed
periodically to insure that it is still applicable.

DESCRIPTION OF THE STUDY AREA

The study area extends along the Rahway River from W. Grand Avenue
downstream (south) to the City line. It occupies approximately 151
acres of land (not including the river bed) and has approximately 2
miles of river. The width of the river generally varies between 100,
and 2001 with the narrower areas in the upstream portion. For the most
part, opposite banks possess markedly different characteristics.

The upper third of the study area, from W. Grand Avenue to W. Milton
Avenue is the most densely developed. The west bank of the river
borders the City's downtown shopping district. The east bank is
occupied by a variety of land uses including industrial, commercial and
residential. The North Branch and Robinsons Branch of the river meet
within this segment to form the main body of the Rahway River
approxmately 2501 south of W. Grand Avenue. Generally, the river is
shallow in this area and water flows fairly rapidly. The river banks
in this area are moderately steep and range from 3 to 6' above the
water level. One marked exception to this is the dike on the west bank
along Dock Street which was constructed by the U.S. Army Corps of
Engineers for flood control purposes. The dike is approximately 13,
above the water level.

The character of the river and adjacent land uses change south of E.
.,Milton Avenue to Lawrence Street. A major redevelopment project
cleared the downtown type businesses on the west bank south of Milton
Avenue to E. Hazelwood Avenue where the South Branch of the Rahway
River meets the Main Branch. The area is now occupied by a high rise
apartment building, the new City Hall and a 14 acre vacant tract that
the City is offering for sale. The remainder of the west bank to
Lawrence Street is vacant public land. The east bank of the river just
south of Milton Avenue consists of a mixture of residences and
contractors yards, uses which conflict with one another. A large
.,,,.vacant tract exists at the bend in the river just west of Route 1.
Industrial and commercial uses exist between Route 1 and Lawrence
Street.

The nature of the river itself changes in this segment. It becomes
wider and slower moving. Tidal changes become very evident and mud
flats exist at lower tides. The river makes a right angle turn to the
east at the confluence of the South Branch. River banks vary in this
area from steep to gently sloping and generally access to the river. is
practical only at high tide due to the mud flats. The Army Corps of
Engineers Dike, described earlier, continues downstream on the west
bank from Milton Avenue to the South Branch.

The river downstream of Lawrence Street is bounded on the north bank by
some commercial uses, some single family uses and a large tract of
vacant land. Land uses on the south bank are residences, vacant -land
and a large industrial area.

The river in this area is somewhat deeper than the upstream areas,
Tidal changes do not produce mud flats and consequently are not as
noticable. The south bank consists primarily of steep slopes which
make access extremely difficult. The north bank consists of more
gentle slopes and is accessible at several locations.

In summary, the Rahway River and its adjacent lands vary considerably
from upstream to downstream as well as on opposite banks. The river is
accessible, however, the nature of development on adjacent lands, the
slopes of the bank, and mud flats at low tide tend to limit
accessibility. Tidal changes most significantly affect the segment of
the river-between Lawrence Avenue and Milton Avenue where the river is
shallow, wide and slow moving.

EXISTING RECREATION SITES AND FACILITIES

Several recreation sites exist along the river within the study area.
These sites are small (2.2 acres and less) and provide limited access
and water - related recreational facilities. They are described here
in order from upstream to downstream.

County Park

A 2.14 acre triangular County Park exists at the uppermost section of
the study area at the intersection of Grand Avenue and Elizabeth
Avenue. This park is the southern tip of a larger Union County Park
system that extends upstream approximately 1 mile on the North Branch
of the Rahway River. This County Park system includes passive, open
space that extends along the river from the study area to St. Georges
Avenue, approximately 0.7 miles and occupies mostly flood plain. The
uppermost part of this system is Rahway River County Park which is
approximately 80 acres in size and serves the population of Eastern
Union County. Facilities at this park are extensive, and include a
large lake, several swimming pools, fields, paths, an exercise course
and a large picnic area (located away from the river). This is a
regional park which is accessible primarily by automobile and is very
heavily used during the summer and on nice weekends other times of the
year. Many City residents avoid it during periods of peak use because
of the crowds.

The 2.14 acre portion of the park within the study area, is a passive
park with a bench, several large trees and a large lawn area that
slopes gently to the river and the eroded bank has been replaced by a
stone retaining wall with its top that is approximately l' above the
water line. The river at this point is less than a foot deep. The
site is utilized by residents of the immediate area for reading,
relaxation and other passive recreation. Whether taken as part of the
larger County Park system or by itself, the park seems to adequately
function as passively, although additional benches would improve its
use.

East Hazelwood Park

East Hazelwood Park is a large open area of approximately 0.8 acres
located at the conference of the Main and South Branches of the Rahway
River. It has approximately 5001 of frontage on the river and 400' of
frontage on E. Hazelwood Avenue, which is a heavily travelled County
road and one of the main streets entering Rahway. The park was created
in 1980 by the City with Green Acres and Federal Community Pevelopment
Block Grant Funds. Prior to that time it had been occupied by 16
dilapidated row houses.

There are no facilities at the park. It is strictly a grassy open area
with-trees and shrubs. The City, as a result of public requests,
determined that no active facilities should be put on the site due to
the heavy traffic on E. Hazelwood Avenue. However, the park provides
access to the river although it is somewhat limited by heavy
undergrowth and debris on the bank, and mud flats at low tide. The

park also provides excellent views of the river.

The park is not utilized heavily. This is due to the design of the
park, which does not encourage,use, and its location on E. Hazelwood
Avenue. It does serve the purpose for which it was intended which 'is
to provide an attractiveS inviting area, for those entering the City
via. E. Hazelwood Avenues to view. Use of the park could be increased,
without significant danger to the public, by cleaning up the river bank
and constructing a footpath with several benches along the riverfront.

Rahway Yacht Club

The Rahway Yacht Club is a quasi-public facility located at the end of
Paterson Street. The club is quite small, having docking and mooring
facilities for approximately 12 power boats. It also has a sling for
raising and lowering boats into the waters and a clubhouse on the 1
acre site. Boaters using the club travel downstream to the Arthur Kill
and then to Raritan Bay. Use of the club is limited by tidal action
however, since most power boats cannot navigate the river at lower
tides and by the presence of low bridges downstream that increase the
difficulty of navigating the river. Water depth at low tide is such
that power boats moored at the site rest on the river bottom. Water
depth downstream of the site, outside the study area is also too
shallow, in spots, to navigate at low tide. There are no sailboats at
the club since most of them cannot navigate the river even at high
tide.

The club has a membership of approximately 65 and an annual membership
fee of $50. Because of the limitations described above, the facility
is used primarily for social functions. Boats are stored at the site
during the winter months and moved downstream to deeper water berths
during the boating season,

Rahway City Dock

The Rahway City Dock, is not the facility that the name seems to imply.
It is located on a small parcel of land, approximately one quarter acre
in size, at the end of a residential street. The wooden dock is rotted,
dilapidated and unsafe to use. There are no other facilities at the
site.

The site offers a nice view of the river, but its use is limited by its
location on a residential street, its size, and lack of parking.
Consequently it is utilized primarily by neighborhood residents and is
not appropriate for use as a City-wide facility. It functions well as
a neighborhood passive recreation site but could be improved by removal
of the dock.

Hart Street Park

Hart Street Park, although located within the study area, has no direct
access to the river. Its location is approximately 4001 from the
river's edge. Access to the river is also limited by the steep slope

adjacent to the river which varies from 101 to 401 in height and is a
slope of greater than 2 to 1. The view from the top of this embankment
is excellent. The land between Hart Street Park and the river is
vacant City owned property that is currently used as a depository for
clean fill and leaves that are collected in the fall.

Hart Street Park is utilized exclusively for group activities, such as
picnics, on a reservation basis. Consequently, heaviest use is on
weekends and holidays during the warmer months. There is no fee for
use of the park, but a $100 deposit must be made to cover the cost of
clean-up in the event the park is left dirty. The 2.2 acre park is
totally fenced in and has a number of facilities including: A 321
diameter open sided pavilion; a rest room and storage building; 2
horseshoe courts (4 pits); a picnic area with 6 picnic tables; 7
barbecue grills; a baseball field; and a play area with various types
of play equipment. Most of these facilities are recent additions to
the park. Parking is available on Hart Street which is a dead end
street in an industrial area of the City.

The park adequately serves its purpose and meets an important
recreational need of the City. The quality of the park could be
enhanced, however, by strengthening-the link between the park and the
river and capitalizing on the view of the river from the top of the
river embankment.

RIVERFRONT RECREATION NEEDS

There are no specific standards that can be used to identify specific
riverfront recreation needs. Each riverfront must be assessed
separately. Factors to be considered include the nature of the rivers
access to lands adjacent to the river, the nature of the population
that would be expected to use the river, and existing available
riverfront recreation areas. The following is an analysis of those
'factors.

Nature of the River

The riverfront area, as described earlier in this report, is not the
type of area that could be expected to attract a regional population
for recreational purposes. This is due largely to the depth of the
river, which is very shallow in most areas and limits water related
recreational uses. The river, instead, lends itself to use by local
residents - those of Rahway and, to a much lesser degree, adjacent
municipalities. Consequently, any riverfront recreational needs should
be geared towards the local population.

Access

Access to the river is affected by existing development, the tidal
flats at low tide, river embankments, existing easements and the street
system in the vicinity of the river.

Most properties along the river in the upstream areas are fully
developed and severely limit access to the river. This is particularly
true of areas north of Monroe Street. This is also true of specific
sites downstream such as: Rahway Plaza Apartments, located at the
corner of Main Street and E. Hazelwood Avenue; the triangular -area
between the river, Route I and Lawrence Avenue; and the northern bank
of the river between Lawrence Street and Paterson Street from which
access is cuf off by development on both streets combined with
inaccessibility from Route 1.

Most areas of the river between Milton Avenue and Lawrence Street are
inaccessible at low tide due to tidal flats that occupy up to 314 of
the width of the river bed.

The nature of the river embankments also limit access to the river. In
many areas the embankments are 3 to 51 above the river's high tide
water level and access to the water is difficult. In some areas, such
as along Avon Way, which is a vacated street right-of-way, the
embankment is excessively steep and high, and safe access is not
possible.

The existing easements along the dikes provide access to the river
between Monroe Street and Rahway Plaza Apartment site on the west bank.
This access is limited by the slope of the dike but is still the best
overall access to the river within the study area due to the length of
the riverfront that is accessible. Approximately 2,500 linear feet of
riverfront is accessible in this area.

The street system affects access in several ways. E. Hazelwood
Avenue, which runs adjacent to the river for approximately 1/2 mile, is
a heavily travelled County road. Its proximity to the river, traffic
volume and traffic speed create a hazard that makes access to the river
in this area unsafe, particularly for children. On the opposite side
of the same section of the river, Route 1 also limits access because
there is no way to get from it to the river.

Several streets provide access to the river. These include Dock Street
and Essex Street between Milton Avenue and Washington Street. Both of
these are lightly travelled streets that run parallel and adjacent to
the river. Several other streets run perpindicular to the river and
end at the rivers edge. These are: Lafayette Street; Essex Street
south of Milton Avenue, which has a right-of-way developed only to
Putnam Street and is undeveloped from Putnam Street to the river;
Witherspoon Street; Hart Street which ends approximately 2001 from the
river; Paterson Street; Lennington Street; Barnett Street; and Wall
Street which is undeveloped south of Barnett Street. Vehicular access
is limited on all of these streets except Hart Street due to a lack of
parking. The streets do provide bicycle and pedestrian access for
local residents, however, in most instances this access is limited by
adjacent development of the river.

Overall, access to the river within the study area is limited. Most
areas where there is access are too small or too narrow for most
recreational activities. Access is Also limited by the sloping banks
of the river in many places, tidal flats and, in the case of E.
Hazelwood Park, hazards created by automobile traffic. There is a need
within the study area for safe, convienient access to the river at a
point or points where there is adequate room and water depth for a
variety of recreational activities.

Existing Recreation Sites

In summary, existing recreation sites wihtin the study area provide
only limited waterfront recreation and access. Both _the County Park
and E. Hazelwood Park are passive parks. E. Hazelwood Park has limited
access to the river due to its location on E. Hazelwood Avenue, the
growth on the embankment, and the tidal flats. The Rahway Yacht Club
is limited by membership, water depth and the size of the site. The
City Dock site is too small to be a s ignificant recreation site and is
located on a residential street. Hart Street Park is not readily
accessible to the river due to the steep slope and the distance the
park is located from the river.

Rahway River County Park, located approximately 1 mile upstream of the
study area, is a regional facility. It serves the Eastern half of
Union County including the municipalities of Linden, Clark, Roselle,
Elizabeth and Winfield as well as some portions of Woodbridge Township
in Middlesex County. Its water related facilities center primarily
around an existing lake and not the North Branch of the Rahway River,
which is small and very rapid moving within the park. It is an
excellent park, however the waterfront is different than that in the
study area and the park's heavy use tends to discourage many Rahway
residents.

Some sections of the study area, do. not have adequate neighborhood
recreation facilities of any sort. Those areas include Essex Street
along its entire length and Main Street..

Population Characteristics

As stated earlier in this report# the nature of the Riverfront Study
area is such that it is.not.likely t.o,attract a regional population for
recreation. This, along with the presence of Rahway River County Park
in Rahway upstream of the study area, and the lack of significant
quantities of vacant lands does not make it feasible to plan for
regional recreation needs within the study area. It is more reasonable
and desirable to plan for local river related recreation needs within
the study area. The characteristics of the City's population as a
whole and those of the neighborhoods immediately adjacent to the study
area should be considered.

The City's population according to the 1980 Census is 26,723, with 20%
of the population minority and 15% over the age of 62. Income levels
are moderates with the majority of the City's population being working
class families. Generally speakings higher income families tend to
live on the western side of the City and lower and moderate income
families are concentrated on the eastern part of the City closer to the
study area. Approximately 80% of the City's minorities and 40% of the
population over 62 years old are located in neighborhoods in or
adjacent to the study area.

All of the City's public housings which includes 284 units of senior
citizen housing and 88 units of low income public housing are located
in or adjacent to the study area. In additions 2 other major apartment
complexes are located within the study area. A total of 49% of all
housing units within the study areaare renter occupied. This compares
to a City-wide average of 35%. This large percentage of apartment
dwellers indicates a need for outdoor recreation space since most
apartments have little or no such space available.

In summary, the population that can be expected to get the most use out
of the riverfront recreation facilities is that which is located in
close proximity to the study area. It consists predominantly of
moderate income families, many of which are minority and/or elderly.
Approximately 50% of these families live in rental units, including 372
public housing units. The balance of the City's population can also be
expected to utilize the riverfront recreation areass but to a lesser
extent$

Summary

Based on the analysis of the above factors, the following needs have
been identified:

1. There is a need for a riverfront recreation facility in the
study area that is accessible to the public, provides safe
and adequate access to the rivers and is geared towards the
population of the study area, neighborhoods irmediately
adjacent to the study area, ands to a lesser extent., the

balance of the City's population. None of the existing
recreation facilities currently meet this need, and none can
be modified to meet this need due to their size, location or
accessibility to the river.

2. There is a need for improved access to all portions of the
river within the study area. Where possible, impediments to
access should be removed and, where they cannot be removed,
attempts should be made to modify existing conditions to
improve access.

3. There is a need to improve the use of existing recreation
facilities in terms of their relationship to the river. This
is particularly true of Hart Street Park and E. Hazelwood
Park. Hart Street Park needs a better relationship to the
river although direct access is not practical due to the
steep slope. E. Hazelwood Park needs to be improved to
encourage limited adult use of the park and provide better
access to the river.

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PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT IMPACTING THE STUDY AREA

There are 4 proposed major construction projects that will impact the
study area if they are undertaken. These are: The widening and
realignment of Routes 1 and 9 by the State of New Jersey; the
construction of a resource recovery plant alongRoutes I and 9 on a
large vacant tract adjacent to the river; the construction of the low
flow control structure recommended by Phase 1 of this study; and the
development of 14 vacant acres on the west side of the river along
Milton Avenue and Main Street. The probability of these projects being
undertaken and their subsequent impact on the study area will be
discussed in this section.

U.S. Route 1 and 9 Widening and Realignment

Design for the widening and realignment of Routes 1 and 9 in Rahway has
been underway for a number of years. There are currently several
preliminary designs under consideration. One design calls for the
widening and repaving of the existing right-of-way, which will have no
impact on the study area. A second concept calls for the construction
of a new segment of highway, beginning just south of Rahway in
Woodbridge, crossing the river at Lawrence Street, and running in a
direction approximately parallel to the existing right-of-way
approximately 4001 east of it and from 300' to 5001 west of the
river,meeting the existing right-of-way at a point just south of
Paterson Street. The new highway alignment would be elevated and,
depending upon which variation of this concept is utilized, would carry
both northbound and southbound traffic or northbound traffic only. The
Lawrence Street bridge across the river might be eliminated as a result
of the realignment.

At this time, it does not appear likely that such a realignment will
occur within the next 10 years. if and when the realignment does
occur, its impact on the river will vary depending upon the final
designs. Generally speaking, the realignment would change the uses
that might develop along the river in this area, depending upon the
proximity of the new highway to the river.

City officials should continue to be aware of the fact that the
proposed highway improvements may have an impact on the river. If and
when plans are finalized, the City should review their impact on the
Master Plan, Zoning Ordinance and this study and work with the State to
minimize the impact on the river.

Resource Recovery Plant

Plans for construction of a resource recovery plant along Route 1 in
Rahway have been in progress for approximately 5 years. The plant was
to be constructed on the large vacant property on the northbound side
of Routes 1 and 9 north of Lawrence Street, in the same area of the
proposed realignment. Recently, the principal company that was to have
been involved in the project withdrew and is no longer interested in
developing the plant. Consequently the fate of the project is now
uncertain.

Since the project is uncerta 'in at this time, its impact on the study
area is also uncertain. One scheme has the plant located between the
existing and proposed alignments of Route 1, as discussed in the
previous section of this report. In such a case, the impact on the
river will result more from the highway than from the resource recovery
plant. If the highway is not realignedp the plant would probably be
located in closer proximity to the river. The impact on the river in
that instance would depend upon the specific location of the plant and
the design of the plant.

As with the highway improvementsp City officials should remain aware of
the proposed plant and its potential impact on the river and work in
the design phase to minimize that impact.

Low Flow Control Structure

The low flow control structure, as proposed in Phase I of the study,
will have no impact on the river downstream of the dam, but will impact
the river upstream as far as Milton Avenue. The structure will
maintain water levels in the impacted area at approximately 11 below
the average level of high tide. This would improve access to the river
by eliminating many low-tide mud flats and also eliminate odors that
come from the exposed river bottom and sides at low tide.

The City intends to construct the dam when funds become available, and
is currently undertaking a search to determine if any State or Federal
funds are available. The cost of the structure, $400,000.00p is
excessive for the City to consider funding the project with municipal
funds at this time. This is largely due to the fact that the City
fully funded its recently constructed City Hall and the final cost of
that project is still uncertain due to pending litigation.

Development.of 14 Acres Redevelopm ent Tract

The-City is in the process of trying to develop a 14 acre parcel of
land located behind City Hall with frontage on Milton Avenue, Main
Street and the river. The site was cleared as part of a major
redevelopment project and protected from flooding by construction of a
dike by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers as part of the same project.
The Rahway Redevelopment Agency sold the site to the City in 1978 and
the City has been attempting to sell and develop the property since
then.

The City has currently entered into an agreement with a developer,
giving that developer an option to buy the property to develop it in a
manner to be determined by a marketing study. The agreement provides
for the developer to develop the area adjacent to the river, including
the dike, as a linear park$ with pedestrian paths, benches and other
site amenities appropriate for a passive park.

Summary

These 3 planned major construction projects may or may not have an
impact on the study area, depending upon many variables. It is

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uncertain if any of them will be constructed in the near futures
although it appears that the dam will be. Both the highway realignment
and the resource recovery plant do not appear to be programmed in the
near future, and it is not possible to *determine their impact if
constructed since final designs are not available.

Despite the uncertainties, these items must be considered in the
recommendations of this study. The following approach will be taken:

It will be assumed that the low flow control structure will be
constructed in the reasonable near future. The plan and designs
proposed will take this into account but will also be workable in
the event that the dam is not constructed.

The plan will also assume that the highway realignment and
resource recovery plant will be constructed at some time in the
future. Recommendations involving the area impacted by these 2
proposed developments will be designed to protect the river. In
the event that 1 or both of these projects are abandonedp the City
should review the plan and determine if revisions are necessary*

With regard to the development of the 14 acre tract on Main Street
and Milton Avenue, the plan will provide for an area along the
river for the proposed linear park.

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RECOMMENDATIONS

The following recommendations are based on the needs identified in the
previous section of this report and the analysis of the study area
completed as a part of Riverfront Study Phase I. They include
recommendations for new facilities, improvements to existing
facilities, locations of paths to connect recreational facilities,
specific points at which the river should be widened, dredged or
straightened, and locations that should be cleaned up.

New Recreation Facilities

It is recommended that a new park be constructed within the study area
to meet the needs of residents of the area and nearby neighborhoods.
.The site should be located upstream of the proposed dam in order to
take advantage of higher water levels, provide safe and adequate access
to the river, and be a minimum of 5 acres in size in order to comply
with national standards for neighborhood parks.

Only 1 site within the study area meets these conditions. It is a 7
acre vacant tract located at the south end of Essex Street across the
river from E. Hazelwood Park. The City owns 5 acres of the tract and
the remainder is privately owned. The site has approximately 1,2001 of
river frontage, is located at the end of a dead end street, and will
involve a minimum of acquisition cost. It is recommended that the City
acquire the remaining 2 acres and develop the site as a combination
neighborhood and waterfront park. Areas within: 1501 of the river
should be devoted to river-related uses such as fishing, picnicing,
bike and pedestrian paths and other passive uses. An area for swimming
should also be planned for but not provided until water quality
improves. Areas more than 150' from the river should provide
recreational facilities that are compatable with riverfront use but not
necessarily river-related. These facilities would meet the need in
this neighborhood for a neighborhood park. The facilities should
include, at a minimum, a baseball field and a playground. A small
parking area should also be included.

Because the site is the only remaining vacant site along the riverfront
that meets the above criteria, it is recommended that the park be
designed as the remainder of Phase II of the Riverfront Study. The
City should also immediately seek funds for acquisition of the
remaining 2 acres and for construction.

Existing Recreation Facilities

It is recommended that existing recreation facilities be maintained
and, where possible improved to provide better access to the river.
Specific recommendations for each of the facilities are:

1. Union County Park - West Grand Avenue and Elizabeth Avenue

This park should remain as part of the linear County Park
system along the North Branch of the Rahway River. The City
should request that the County provide additional benches at
the park.

2. East Hazelwood Park

It is recommended that a footpath be constructed within the
park in close proximity to the river bank and that benches be
installed along that path for those wishing to use the
passive park. The undergrowth and debris along the river
bank should be removed in order to improve views of and
access to the river. These improvements can be made without
any significant danger to the public. They are the types of
improvements that will not attract small children who are
most likely to be endangered by the traffic on E. Hazelwood
Avenue nor will these improvements attract large groups of
people.

3. Rahway City Dock

It is recommended that the dilapidated dock be dismantled
immediately by the City's Department of Public Works and the
site remain as a small, passive waterfront area, serving the
immediate neighborhood. No other improvements are
recommended.

4. Hart Street Park

It is recommended that Hart Street Park be expanded to
include frontage on the river. This will approximately
double the size of the park. Facilities to be provided
should include a sitting area overlooking the river and any
other facilities that the City feels are appropriate for the
site at the time of the expansion. The City should also
consider, as part of the expansion, the feasibility of
providing direct access to the river from the park. The
existing height and gradient of the river bank now make such
access impractical. However, the slope is man-made and might
possibly be regraded to provide access to the river without
impacting the river.

Easements

It is recommended that the City acquire easements along the river bank
for the purpose of conservation, maintenance.9 and public access where
appropriate. Conservation easements are primarily for the purpose of
preventing development in areas such as the flood plain, steep slopes,
and other environmentally sensitive areas. Maintenance easements are
for the purpose of providing access to and the right to maintain a
specific area, such as the river and its embankment. Easements for
public access allow the public to cross or occupy a specific. piece of
property for the purpose of gaining access to other lands or in this
instance, to the river.

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Proposed easements are shown on Map #1 of this study. They involve a
total of 65 separate private properties, about half of which are narrow
business properties on Main Street. It is not necessary for easements
to be acquired on any public property within the study area. All
easements should be acquired for the purposes of conservation and
maintenance, but only where access is practical and safe should they be
acquired for access. Easements should be acquired for all undeveloped
areas within the floodway, as shown on Map #5 of the Rahway Riverfront
Study Phase I. This is principally to prevent any future construction
or fill in the floodway in the event current laws governing development
in floodways change in the future and to provide access to the river
bank for maintenance. Easements should-also be acquired for a minimum
width of 50' along the river in all areas where the floodway is less
than 501 in width. This will provide adequate room for access for
maintenance and protection of the river bank from future development.

Easements for maintenance and conservation will have little effect on
most property owners. Development within the floodway is severely
restricted under present laws without easements, so that granting an
easement for land within a floodway will not unduely restrict a
property owner from developing his property. Where the floodway is not
501 wide and the easement is 50' wide, property owners will be more
restricted in the use of their property than they are without an
easement. The restriction will depend upon how much of the easement
was previously developable land.

Easements for public access can have a significant impact on property
owners since they allow the public to use the property. These should
be permitted only in areas where such use will not conflict with or
jeopardize the security or the owner's use of the property. In
addition, access easements should not be permitted in areas where the
nature of the river, or topography do not permit reasonable access.
These factors were taken into account when determining which easements
should be used for access as shown on Map #1.

Easements may take many forms and may be acquired in a number of ways.
The easements recommended in this study should be permanent easements.
Where possible, the City should seek to have an easement donated by the
property owner. This may be possible in instances where the property
is not significantly affected by the easement. Easements may also be
donated as a condition of development application approvals if an
applicant is willing. If the City cannot acquire an easement by'
donation, it should acquire it with a one time only payment. It is not
recommended that the City acquire an easement that requires a periodic
fee to perpetuate the easement. In such an instance, if the payment is
not made, the easement no longer exists and the permanent benefit is
not realized.

Pedestrian and Bicycle Paths

Pedestrian and bicycle paths should be established that connect
existing and proposed waterfront recreation areas and provide maximum
exposure to the waterfront. Pedestrian paths should run along the
river bank where possible and bicycle paths should run along light
traffic streets in close proximity to the river. Map #1 shows the
location of proposed paths, all of which are upstream of Route 1.

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Areas downstream of Route 1 are not suitable for these paths due to
high volumes of traffic on E. Hazelwood Avenue and Route I and the
relative inaccessibility of the river.

Dredging

Dredging of specific areas of the river is necessary in order, to
eliminate or reduce mud flats at low tide, improve utilization of the
river for recreational purposes, and improve the flow of the river.

Segments of the Rahway River within the study area that require
dredging are defined in the "Rahway Riverfront Study Phase I". These
segments are shown on Map #1 and include: North and south of the
Milton Avenue Bridge; within the pool area between the confluence of
the South Branch and E. Milton Avenue; the north bank, downstream of
the confluence with the South Branch; upstream and downstream of the
Lawrence Street Bridge; and opposite the Rahway Yacht Club.

River Widening and Realignment

River widening and realignment should be undertaken at the same time as
dredging in order to improve the flow of the river which will prevent
excessive buildup of sedimentation. Plow is restricted at the point
where the South Branch meets the Rahway River due to the sharp bend in
the river and the fact that the flow of the South Branch conflicts with
that of the Rahway River. The river should be widened and realigned at
this point by removing portions of the south bank along E. Hazelwood
Park and the north bank along the proposed new park. These
improvements will reduce the severity of the bend in the river and
redirect the flow of the South Branch to reduce the existing conflict.
This realignment will also improve access to the river on both banks by
removing underbrush and debris that currently block access. There are
no other areas of the river tha require widening or realignment.

River and River Bank Clean-up

Extensive cleaning of the riverfront area is recommended in Phase I of
the Study, but no specific areas are defined. Most of the debris
within the river bed is located in areas that are recommended for
dredging and will be removed when that dredging is undertaken. The
most serious problem with debris on the river bank exists in the area
designated for the new park at the south end of Essex Street. This
.debris will be cleared when the park is constructed.

Other areas where debris is located are primarily those where there is
vehicular access to the river, such as dead end streets and bridges
over the river. It is recommended that the City undertake a program to
remove the debris from these areas, with emphasis on those areas
upstream of Route 1 where recreational access to the river is greatest.
This program should establish a specific timetable for cleaning the
river and for periodic cleanups in the future to remove additional
debris that may collect. The clean-up program should be set up and
operated by the City's Public Works Department.

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In addition., the City should attempt to reduce the amount of debris
that is discarded on the river banks and in the river. Increased
enforcement of littering and dumping laws may help, but cannot
realistically be expected to make a significant difference since the
City Police have higher priority items to concentrate on. It is not
recommended that "No Littering" or "No Dumping" signs be posted since
these signs often detract from the appearance of an area and are
usually ignored by the individuals who do the littering or dumping.

In order to reduce dumping and littering along the river, it is
recommended that the City undertake an aggressive public relations
campaign aimed at beautifying the river. This campaign should be timed
to coincide with one or more significant river improvements such as the
construction of the new park or the dam, and should emphasize the value
of the riverfront as both a recreational and aesthetic resource. The
campaign should be organized and implemented by the Mayor's Office
through various City departments.

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LAND USE PLAN

The Riverfront Land Use Plan, Map #2, was developed with the intent of
providing maximum safe access to the Riverfront, reducing the impact of
existing and future commercial and industrial development on the river,
and promoting compatible land use relationships. The Plan also took
Into consideration the City of Rahway Master Plan and Zoning Ordinance,
the recommendations in the previous section of this report and existing
land uses.

The plan proposes a variety of land uses within the study area
including single family and multi-family residential, commercial,
industrial, public and semi-public facilities, recreation, and
conservation. The plan essentially follows existing land use patterns
while attempting to establish buffers between the river and adjacent
land uses. These buffers are predominantly formed by existing
conservation and maintenance easements, existing publicly owned
property and proposed conservation and maintenance easements as
recommended in a previous section of this report. Where existing land
uses conflict, this plan proposes alternative land uses.

The Riverfront Land Use Plan differs from the City Master Plan in
several significant ways. It is recommended that these changes be
incorporated into the City Master Plan when it is revised An the
future.

1. The City Master Plan provides for some conservation and
recreation areas along the Riverfront. The Riverfront Land
Use Plan designates additional conservation and recreation
areas, along the Riverfront, as described above.

2. The area on either side of Essex Street between Johnson
Street and Putnam Street is designated for a mixture of
medium and high density residential and commercial uses in
the Master Plan. The Riverfront Land Use Plan designates
this area as multi-family residential. This change is
consistant with the City's Zoning Ordinance which zones the
area for garden apartments*

3. A 14 acre tract with frontage on Main Street and W. Milton
Avenue is designated for multi-family use by the Master Plan.
The Riverfront Land Use Plan designates this tract a special
development area. The reason this designation has been given
is because the City is attempting to sell the site and is
negotiating:with several developers to try and determine the
best use and development for the site. Factors being
considered by the City are the impact of the proposed
development on the Riverfront, the impact of the proposed
development on the Downtown Business District, and. the
feasibility of the proposed use.

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4. The Master Plan designates the parcel of land bounded by W.
Milton Avenues Lewis Street, Agusta Street, and the river as
a public or semi-public use. This parcel is the site of the
City's newest senior citizens' housing project and is
therefor designated as-multi-family housing on the Riverfront
Land Use Plan.

5. Four public facilities not designated on the Master Plan are
designated on the Riverfront Land,Use Plan. These are: The
new City Hall, located at the southeast corner of W. Milton
Avenue and Main Street; the City Public Works Garage located
on Hart Street; the City Water Tower located on Edgewood
Street; and a City owned parking lot located on Lewis Street.

6. Two semi-public facilities not designated on the Master Plan
.are designated on the Riverfront Land Use Plan. These are:
The Rahway Yacht Club,,a recreational facility located on
Patterson Street; and the Rahway Valley Sewerage Authority
located on Hazelwood Avenue.

The State of New Jersey Municipal Land Use Law requires that a
municipality's Zoning Ordinance be "substantially consistant" with the
Master Plan Land Use Plan unless specific reasons are given for not
doing so. The Land Use Law also provides for the reservation by a
municipality of land designated for public use in a Master Plan, for a
period of one year from the time of approval of a final plan. The
purpose of such a reservation is so that the municipality may have time
to decide whether or not to acquire the reserved land. The
incorporation of the Riverfront Land Use Plan into the City Master Plan
will reasonably insure that the Zoning Ordinance will be amended to
reflect the proposed land use and provide the City the opportunity to
reserve public conservation land along the Riverfront so that easements
can be acquired. This should be done by reference.

With regard to the area on either side of Essex Street (Item 2) between
Johnson Street and Putnam Street, it is recommended that the City take
an active role to eliminate the conflicting land uses, clean up the
area, and develop the area for multi-family use. A separate study is
currently underway to determine how the City should proceed, including
which properties should be acquired, the cost of acquisition and
relocation, what site improvements should be undertaken, and what
sources of funding are available. The study is approximately 50%
complete at this time.

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IMPLEMENTATION

The recommendations of this study are diverse and*will require action
on the part of various City Departments. It is necessary for one
office within the City to assume-the responsibility for directing- the
implementation of the study in order to coordinate the actions of the
various departments and insure that the recommendations of the study
are pursued. The office best suited to this purpose is the City's
Division of Community Development which is a division of the Mayor"s
Office; will be the primary source of funding for many of the
recommended activities; and has the capacity for planning which would
allow for changes in the plan if they become necessary.

The division's responsibilities should include: The filing of
applications for funding of the various activities; setting up a
schedule of activities and recommending the departments to implement
those activities; reviewing the plan on a periodic basis to determine
if changes are needed; and monitoring private and public development
activity within@the study area to determine if it complies with the
recommendations of this plan.

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SUMMARY

The Rahway Riverfront Study Phase II has provided an analysis of
existing and planned development and land use within the Riverfront
Study area, which runs along the Rahway River from W. Grand Avenue
downstream to the City limit. The study recommends: The construction
of a new waterfront park at the south end of Essex Street; improvements
to various existing parks along the river; the acquisition of
maintenance, conservation and access easements along portions of the
riverfront; dredging and realignment of portions of the riverfront;
cleaning of the river bank; and the implementation of a public
relations program to discourage dumping and littering along the river.

The study also proposes a Riverfront Land Use Plan which should be
adopted as part of the City's Master Plan during the next Master Plan
re-examination. The revised Master Plan would provide the basis for
revised zoning in the area and also enable the City to reserve for
acquisition for a period of a year, any land dedicated for conservation
or public use that is the subject of a development application.

Implementation should be the responsibility of the City's Division of
Community Development, which would delegate various recommended
activities to the appropriate City Department through the Mayori.'s
office.

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RAHWAY RIVERFRONT STUDY - PHASE 11
PRELIMINARY SITE ANALYSIS

RAHWAY RIVERFRONT STUDY - PHASE II-
PRELIMINARY SITE ANALYSIS

Purpose

The "Rahway Riverfront Study - Phase II Comprehensive Development and
Land Use Plan" identified one vacant site within the study area as
meeting the conditions necessary for development of a new recreation
facility that would meet the needs of neighborhood residents. The site
is an approximate seven acre tract located at the south end of Essex
Street. It is the purpose of this analysis to determine the physical
limitations and potential of the site for development of various types
of recreation facilities.

General Project Site Description

The site is irregularly shaped, somewhat like the profile of a pipe.
It has approximately 2,100,1 of frontage on the Rahway River. it
consists of two distinct areas - an upstream or northern portion and a
downstream or southern portion.

The upstream portion of the site, from E. Milton Avenue south for a
distance of 1,250,1., is approximately 150t.1, in width. There are fifteen
lots in this area, of which two are owned by the City and the remainder
.are privately owned. All but two lots in this area front on Essex
Street and extend westward to the river. The remaining two front on E.
Milton Avenue, one with river frontage, the other without. The eight
northern most lots, which have a total of 600,' of river frontage, are
developed. All but one of the remainder are vacant or are utilized for
vehicle or equipment storage.

The downstream or southern area of the site is more regularly shaped.
It is situated on a sharp bend in the river and directly opposite the
point where the South Branch of the Rahway River empties into the main
body of the river. It is also directly opposite the Green Acres
Acquisition Project - East Hazelwood Project II - which was completed
in 1980. This section of the site has about 850,' of river frontage and
1,600@1 of frontage on Route 1. It is bisected-by Essex Street which is
a paper street. All property within thi s area is City-owned with the
exception of two lots. One of these lots has frontage on the, river,
the other has frontage on Route L. This southern area measures
approximately 450,1 x 500@' and is approximately 5 acres.

Land uses on the site vary. The entire southern section of the site.is
vacant and has been used as a landfill. Four of the parcels on the
northern end of the site are used for light industrial purposes, three
are single family residential, one is two family residential, three are
used for storage of equipment and vehicles, and one is vacant. * Land
uses in the vicinity of the site, across Essex Street, are light
industrial towards the southern end of the site and single family
residential towards the north. The Rahway Riverfront Study - @Phase I
has an existing land use map which shows land uses in the area.

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Environmental Conditions

Topography

The northern portion of the site slopes gradually towards the
river and then drops'sharply at the river's edge. Topography in
the southern part of the site is more complex due to the landfill.
In this area, the surface of the filled area is generally level
and drops sharply to marshy areas to the south and east# and the
river to the west.

Although the sharp drops exist to both the river and marshy' area,
the average change in elevation is about 51 with a maximum of 81
in some areas. This poses some constraints but is not a major
deterent to recreational development.

Soils

The site consists primarily of urban land soils that do not pose
any major constraints on development.

Vegetation

With the exception of the very southern portion of the sites there
is no significant vegetation that would affect development
potential of the site. The southern portion of the site consists
of-cattails in the tidal areas and a substantial stand of mixed
deciduous trees that buffer the site from Route 1. Both of these
vegetative areas should be preserved and utilized in the
recreational development of the site.

Flood Plain and Floodway

The entire site is located within the State and Federal Flood
..Frontage Area as shown on Map #5 of the "Rahway Riverfront Study -
.Phase I". In addition, approximately three-fourths of the site is
located within the floodway. This is a severe development
restriction since it limits the construction of certain structures
and facilities that could either be damaged by or impede the flow
of flood waters.

Marsh

Approximately one and a half acres of the southern portion of@ the
site consists of a marsh that is partially subject to tidal
influence. This marshy area is located at the bend in the river
and is 2001 deep at its deepest and 4201 wide at its widest point.
Development of this area is very limited due to the frequent tidal
flooding and wet soil conditions.

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74ip portion of the marsh that is subject to tidal flooding is
'identified a's Riparian Land which is under the jurisdiction of the
State of New Jersey.

Man-made Conditions

Land Use

The land uses along Essex Street limit development of the
Riverfront in that area. Acquisition, relocation and demolition
costs for the residences and businesses in that area would
significantly increase the cost of the project to the point where
it would not be practical. Total acquisition costs of parcels in
that area are estimated at $440,000; relocation at $100#000 to
$150,000; and demolition at $50,000.

However., since most of the buildings within this area are set back
from the river it would be practical to acquire and maintain an
easement along the river bank for maintenance and protection
purposes*

Development of the remainder of the site for park purposes would
not conflict with other land uses in the area which include
industrial, commercial and residential.

Landfill

The landfill at the southern end of the site is about two acres in
size and ranges between 31 and 70 deep. It consists of clean fill
including concrete, asphalt, bricks, and soil, as well as some
wood and metal materials. It. would not be cost affective to
remove the fill in its entirety. A better approach would be to
remove the surface debris in the area., stabalize the embankment
and develop the fill area as a playfield or open field.

Access

Access to the site is via Essex Street for both pedestrians and
vehicles. If the park is developed in a manner that would
encourage people to come in cars, an on-site parking area should
be provided. In addition, Essex Street should be improvedp since
it is now only partly improved.

Recommendations,

The developme nt potential of the site is largely controlled by. the
existing conditions of the site. Controlling factors include: The
location of most of the site in the floodway; the marsh and riparian
lands at the south end of the site; the fill areas; and the landuses
..along Essex Street. In some ways these factors are limitingg in some
ways they actually enhance the recreation potential of the site. The
following considerations should be given to any site design:

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1. Due to the site's location in a floodway no structures should
be constructed on the site that would impede the flow of
flood waters or be damaged by floodwaters. Such structures
would include buildings, large play structures, fences and
similar items.

2. The marsh area should be preserved in its current state.
Access could be gained to the area via an elevated catwalk or
similar structure that would not impede water flow or damage
the marsh.

3. The fill area should be cleaned up and stabilized. Large
fill materials and those subject to decay should be removed
from the site. The fill area is not large enough for regular
field sports such as baseball, soccer or football, but could
be utilized as an open field.

4. Other facilities that could be suitable for the site would
include: walks and paths; picnic tables and sitting benches
that are firmly anchored; direct access points to the river;
a launching ramp for small boats and canoes;. small play
apparatus located at higher elevations; a small parking area;
and signage where necessary.

5. A maintenance easement should be established along the river
bank at the northern end of the site beginning at a point
opposite Hancock Street.

6. Significant landscaping, consisting of trees,and shrubs that
are indigenous to riverfront settings should be included in
any site development except in those areas such as the marsh
which should not be disturbed.

7. Depending upon the speed with which the project is to
proceed, development within the riparian lands should be
avoided or title to those lands should be acquired from the
State.

8. Essex Street should be improved to a point necessary to
provide proper vehicular access. The remainder of Essex
Street should be vacated.

9. The two privately owned parcels in the southern part of the
site should be acquired.

Conclusion

Development of the site for recreational purposes is suitable for that
of a principally passive park with some moderate activities such as
fishings picnickingj, running and an open play field. There is no other
park located within the study area that offers these facilities and
this is the last large, suitable vacant tract of land within the study
area. For these reasons it is recomm nded that the City pursue the
development of this parcel for park purposes.

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RAHWAY RIVERFRONT STUDY - PHASE 11
ESSEX STREET RIVERFRONT PARK
ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT

RAHWAY RIVERFRONT STUDY - PHASE II
ESSEX STREET RIVERFRONT PARK
ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT

Introduction

The City of Rahway has undertaken a study for the purpose of upgrading
and preserving the tidal segment of the Rahway River within Rahway and
improving public access to the same segment of the river. One phase of
the study involved the selection of a specific site within the study
area and the development of a park on that site. The site selected is
located at the southern end of Essex Street at a point where the river
makes a right angle turn from a southerly flow to an easterly flow.
This environmental assessment is an analysis of the existing
environmental factors affecting the site, the proposed park design,.and
how they will affect one another.

Prior to preparation of this environmental assessment, during the
preparation of the "Rahway Riverfront Study-Phase I", the "Rahway
Riverfront Study-Phase II Comprehensive Development and Land Use Plan",
the "Rahway Riverfront Study-Phase II Preliminary Site Analysis'!, and
the "Essex Street Riverfront Park Green Acres Application", a number of
environmental factors were i'dentified, described, analyzed and taken
into consideration with regard to the design of the Essex Street
Riverfront Park.

Project Description

The project will involve both acquisition and development.

The acquisition phase of the project will include acquisition in fee
,simple as well as the acquisition of maintenance easements* Two
.parcels will be acquired in fee simple. These are: Block 135 " Lots
23, 25, 27, 29, 31; and Block 159 - Lot 17. The Block 135 parcel is
approximately 15,000 sq.ft. in size and has 1501 of frontage on the
river* The Block 159 parcel is triangular shaped, approximately 41,000
sq.ft: in size, and has no river frontage. It is an integral part of
the site and has some existing vegetation, including swamp grass and a
stand of trees, that is significant. It has frontage on Route I and
could be developed commercially if not acquired, which could adversely
impact the remainder of the tract. This parcel also has a billboard on
it that.would be removed in order to open up a better view of the river
from Route 1.

Maintenance easements will be acquired along the entire length of the
riverfront downstream of E. Milton Avenue. The easements will be
.permanent and be 251 wide beginning at the top of the river bank.
These easements will be acquired on the following. properties: Block
135 - Lots 1 and 3; Block 134 - Lots 1, 3, 5, 7, 11, 13, 15, 17, 19,
21, 23, 25, 27, 29, 31, 33, 35, 37, 39, 41, 43, 45, 47, 49 and 51.
These lots occupy 8501 of riverfront. It should be noted that,
although there are twenty-seven tax lots, there are only twelve
separate parcels due to single ownership of adjacent tax lots.

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.The purpose of site development will be to preserve the natural
character of undisturbed portions of the site; restore disturbed
portions of the site; increase public access to the river and wetland
areas; and improve the appearance of the river bank.

Within the easement area, development will include: cleaning up of the
river bank; the planting of additional trees and shrubbery; and the
removal of fencing, and vehicle and equipment storage. The purpose of
the development in this area is to insure the stability of the river
bank# improve the appearance of the river bank as it is seen from E.
Milton Avenue and the dike on the opposite side of the river, prevent
any further vehicle or equipment storage at the edge of the river,, and
to prevent any further dumping of materials into the river.

Site development south of the maintenance easement will have se 'veral
purposes. These are: Where practical,, restore the site to its natural
state or to a condition where natural succession will eventually return
it to its natural state; improve the appearance of the remainder of the
site; provide increased public accss to the river and adjacent marshy
areas; provide recreational opportunities that are compatible with or
related to the waterfront nature of the site. All facilities at, the
site will be accessible to the disabled. Specifically the development
will include:

1. A system of linear paths consisting of compacted 'stone. dust.
Paths will be.71 wide and will have benches loca 'ted at points
that afford good views of the river. The path system will be
between 0.4 and 0.5 miles long.

2. The construction of two wooden platforms extending out over
the river at points along the walkway. These platforms, will
provide access to the river for fishing as well as passive
recreational opportunities that would not otherwise be
practical due to the nature of the river bank.,. They-will
also provide access to the water where it would not.otherwise
be possible for disabled persons.

3. The construction of a 6001 long wooden walkway ov'er the
existing tidal marsh area at the southern end of the site.
This walkway will have five 100 sq.ft. observation decks and
will also be accessible to the disabled. It will be used for
both recreational and educational purposes.

4. The installation of five fitness stations along. the path
system. A minimum of two of the fitness stations... will be
designed specifically for use by the disabled and the
remaining three will be accessible to the disabled if not
specifically designed for their use.

5. The construction of an open level, grassed fieldj,
approximately 2501 in diameter in the area of the site that
has been filled to a point where removal of the fill is not
practical. The path system will run along the perimeter of
this field and the fitness course will be located along the
path in this area.

6. The construction of a small picnic area.

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7. The construction of a small parking area to serve the site.
The parking area will be asphaltAn order to insure a smooth
surface for the disableds but will not be curbed because of
the site's location in a floodway and to minimize site
disturbance. A heavy wooden rail fence will be constructed
around the parking area to contain the cars.

8. The construction of a controlled access boat ramp in the
vicinity of the parking area in order to facilitiate the
launching of small boats and;canoes into the river. Access
will be controlled for only those boats that.must be launched
from a trailer. Hand-launched boats and canoes will not be
controlled. There are two reasons for the Pontrolled accesst
1) Some sort of barrier is necessary in order to prevent
cars from inadvertantly driving into the river; 2) The depth
of the river is not suitable at low tide for use by larger
boats but will be suitable for some at a future date once the
dam is,constructed downstream.

9. The construction of a heavy wooden guardra il fence in areas
where access could be gained to the site for purpose of
dumping in order to control dumping.

.10. The installation of trees and shrubs of a type, size and
quantity compatible with the sitep its surroundings and
proposed development of the site.

Description of the Environment

General Site Description

The site is located in an urban environment bounded by Route 1 to
the southeast, the Rahway River to the south and west, Milton
Avenue on the extreme north and Essex Street as well as industrial
and commercial uses to the east. The southern 5 acres of the site
is vacant and has been partially used as a clean fill dump site.
The northern portion of the site is about 1501 wide between Essex
Street and the river and has about 1,250,1 of frontage on the
river. Land uses in this northern area consist of a mixture of
residential and industrial uses.

Topography

The overall topography of the site is gently sloping in a westerly
and southwesterly direction. Steep slopes exist: Along Route 1
where the site slopes up to the highway for a vertical rise of 10,1
with a maximum slope,of about 25%; along the river edge opposite
Essex Street where the land drops between 3,1 and 61 to the river
with slopes up to 50%; and around the edge of the fill area where,
the slope drops from 21 to 71 at up to 25%.

Vegetation

Only two areas of significant vegetation exist on the site. These
are cattails and marsh grasses located in the marsh area# and a
stand of deciduous trees located adjacent to Route 1. The

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remaining vacant areas of the site are -generally devoid of
vegetation. Developed areas of the site consist. primarily of
grasses# deciduous trees and shrubs that are common to developed
land in the area.

Animal Life

Most of the animal life on the site is associated with the river
and marsh area. It includes water animals such as crabs, toads
and turtles. In addition the habitat is suggestive of muskrats,
some forms of snakes and small rodents. There is evidence that a
substantial number ofrats inhabit the rubble in the area of the
land fill. No rare or endangered species of wildlife have been
identified.

Soils

Soils on the site are Haledon Urban Land and Haledon Variant
Assoc., both of which are Urban Land soils that have variable
characteristics due to prior and -existing development. Topsoil
exists only in those areas of the site that are currently
developed or heavily vegetated.

Water Quality

The quality of the'river water adjacent to the site is fair to
poor according to the New Jersey Department of Environmental
Protection. It is classified TW-2 which means the. water. is
suitable for recreation activities where the probability of
significant contact or water ingestion is minimal and includes but
is not limited to boating, fishing, and those other activities
involving limited contact with surface waters incident to
shoreline activities. The TW-2 classification waters are also
suitable for the propagation and maintenance of fish populations;
the migration of anadromous fish (fish that spend a part,of their
lives in the sea or lakes$ but ascend rivers to spawn); the
maintenance of wildlife and other reasonable uses.

Wet-lands and Riparian Land

[email protected] portion of the site approximately 2.5 acres in size, located at
the southern end of the site by the bend in the Rahway River, is
identified as wetlands by the U.S. Department of Interior and the
State of New Jersey. This. area is marshy and. approximately
one-third is subject to tidal flooding and identified as riparian
land. A riparian grant from the State will not be required since
noIdevelopment will occur within the area defined as @riparian
land.

Floodplain and Floodway

The Rahway Riverfront Study Phase I shows that the entire site is
floodplain. All but a small portion of the site is located in the
floodway,

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-Socio/Economic Conditions

'The City of Rahway is a financially stable community with a
population of approximately 27,000. The minority population is
approximately 16%. Median income in 1979 was $21,356 for
households and $24,614 for families.

The project is located in a neighborhood that has a population of
3,614 persons of which 50% are minority. Median household income
is $21p737 which exceeds the City average while median family
income is $24,087 which is less than the City average. There is
currently only one small park within the subject neighborhood.

Noise

The site is located adjacent to Route 1 and is therefore subject
to some noise from traffic. The full impact of this noise is
reduced because the highway is elevated between 6' and 141 for the
entire length of the site, and due to the existing vegetation
along the eastern edge of the site.

Historical and Archaeological Sites

There are no historical or archaeological sites in closeproximity
to the subject site.

Future Trends and Projections

The site and surrounding area have been essentially stable for
over 10 years with regard to environmental conditions.

Current trends and projections include: The gradual improvement
of the water quality, as documented in the Rahway Riverfront Study
Phase I; the eventual elimination of industrial uses adjacent to
the Rahway River; and improvements to Route 1 which, as it
currently is planned, will not impact the site.

Environmental Impact and Mitigating Measures of Proposed Action

Environmental impacts are measured both in terms of the impact of a
project on existing or anticipated future conditions, and the impact of
existing and anticipated future conditions on a project or the
potential users of that project.

The Essex Street Riverfront Park Project is a very low profile project
both in terms of the extent of development and the intended
recreational uses of the site. Many potential negative environmental
impacts were anticipated during the planning and design process- and
were avoided. Consequently the project will have no impact on the
following factors that were discussed in the previous section of this
report: water quality, riparian landsp and historical and
archaeological sites.

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The project will have an impact on the following items. Impacts and
mitigating measures are discussed in this section.

Topography

The project will alter the topography slightly in the following
manner: Minor changes in grades will be necessary to facilitate
the path system; the surface of the landfill area will be cleared
and leveled; the slope of the embankment around the landfill area
will be reduced and stabilized by removing some material at the
top of the slope - no fill will be added at the bottom; a cut will
be made in the river embankment to allow for the boat ramp.

These changes will not affect drainage patterns on the site or in
its vicinity, nor will any fill be added in the floodplain or
floodway. The most significant of these site alterations will be
the cut in the river bank for the boat ramp. This cut must be
properly stabilized during and after construction in order to
prevent erosion.

Vegetation

The project will not alter the significant vegetation located
within the wetlands area or along Route 1. Some vegetation
located along the river bank parallel to Essex Street will be
removed. This will be limited to that vegetation which is
unhealthy and that which is located where the boat ramp will be
constructed. A significant amount of vegetation will be added to
the site in.areas where there currently is none. This vegetation
will consist of plants and trees that are indigenous to the area
and similar environments, and turf grasses. Consequently, the
proposed project will have no significant impact on vegetation.

Animal Life

Due to the minimal development of the site, the only animal life
that will be impacted will be the rats that inhabit the land fill
area. These animals should be exterminated prior to construction
in order to prevent their scattering to developed properties
adjacent to the site. A long range benefit of the project will be
the creation of an environment that is suitable for habitation by
additional wildlife and preservation of the existing environment
which might otherwise be significantly altered by commercial or
residential development of portions of the site.

Soils

The poor quality of the soils on the site will affect @. the growth
of any turf grasses, trees and shrubs that are planted on the
site. In order to overcome this problem, a 411 layer of topsoil
will be placed on all areas of the site that are to be planted.
Since the site is within a floodplain and floodway, this will
require removal of a 411 layer of existing soil in affected areas
in order to avoid a net fill. The final design specifications
should indicate that this removal be done only to the extent that
existing vegetation will not be damaged by soil removal. This
will result in a few areas where topsoil will not be adequate.

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However it is a tradeoff that,is necessary to preserve existing
vegetation.

Wetlands.

The only development in the wetlands will be the construction of
an elevated wooden walkway. The final design specifications
should be done in a manner that will ensure that the wetlands will
not be disturbed in any significant manner during construction.
The walkway will not impact the wetlands after construction.

Floodplain and Floodway

The project has been designed in a manner so as not to impede the
flow of water within either the floodplain or floodway. Due to
the removal of materials within the land fill area and the minor
reduction in its size, there will be a reduction of fill within
the floodway. Permanent structures are all planned with the
intent of limiting any impediment to water flow. Solid structures
such as buildings and solid or chain link fences# have not been
proposed. Those structures that are proposed include picnic
benches, a wood rail,fence, wooden exercise stations, an elevated
wooden walk, and wooden platforms are all designed to allow water
to flow through them during periods of flooding. It is
anticipated that occasional damage will occur to some park
facilities in the event of heavy flooding. This is unavoidable
and can be mitigated through proper design of the facilities.

Socio/Economic Conditions

The proposed park will not impact the racial mix or economic
levels of residents in the City as a whole or in the immediate"
neighborhood. The park should improve property values in the
immediate neighborhood by eliminating the dump. It will also
provide a park in the neighborhood which is lacking sufficient
recreational facilities.

Noise

Noise generated by traffic on Route 1, although reduced in part by
,,.the elevation of the highway and existing vegetation, could be
.disturbing to park users at times. Facilities at the park have
been kept away from the highway to reduce this possibility.
Additional plantings should also be installed where possible
between the highway and park facilities to further reduce noise.

,Adverse Impacts Which Cannot Be Avoided

The philosophy behind the park design is such that adverse
environmental impacts were avoided as a matter of design policy.
Consequently few adverse environmental impacts have been
identified. Those that have been are minimal and include:

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1. The cutting into the river bank for the construction of a
boat ramp. This can be almost totally mitigated by proper
construction methods and design, however., some existing
vegetation will be lost and some minor erosion will occur
"during construction.

2. A few areas of the site will exist where proper topsoil
cannot be spread without destroying existing vegetation or
filling in the floodplain. These areas can be kept to a
minimum through on-site decisions during the construction
phase but they cannot be eliminated altogether.

3. Periods of heavy flooding could result in damage to some
facilities at the site. Facilities should be designed: To
withstand such flooding; and in a manner in which they could
be easily repaired. It should also be noted that the site
has not flooded since the Army Corps of Engineers constructed
a flood control project on the Rahway River in the late
1960,1s.

4. Noise from Route 1, although not a hazard, could tend, to be
an annoyance at times. Its impact has been somewhat reduced
by keeping facilities away from the highway and additional
plantings, but it cannot be eliminated.

Environmental Tradeoffs Involved in ProRosed Action

The benefits of the @roposed park far outweigh the adverse impacts of
the project. Adverse impacts were described in the previous section of
this report. Benefits includet

1. The improvement and stabilization of the river bank parallel
to Essex Street.

2. The preservation of existing environmentally sensitive areas
of the site including the wetlands.

3. The restoration of the landfill area to the point that it can
be utilized for recreational purposes and is aesthetically
attractive.

4. The provision of access to the Rahway River in an area where
access is difficult. Access will be provided for ambulatory
and handicapped individuals, as well as boats.

5. The provision of a picnic area, paths, an exercise trail and
sitting benches for use by the public.

Alternative To The Proposed Action

Alternatives to the project were very limited due to the unavailability
of other sites within the area. The alternatives consisted of doing no
project at allp developing only a portion of the sites phasing
development over a number of years, and constructing various levels of
recreational facilities at the site. An analysis of these alternatives

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is as follows:

No Project

This is not an acceptable alternative since the site is currently
a detriment to the imm diate neighborhood and ' not suitable for
residentials commercial or industrial development.

Devel2k Only A Portion of the Site

This, alternative was seriously considered and is still. an option
if sufficient funds are not available for the project as
presented. This was not selected as the first alternative due to
the small size of the site, the proximity to the river and the
presence of the wetlands. It was@ felt by the City that the
sensitive areas, including the wetlands and river bank would be
better protected if the entire site were developed.

Phasing

This alternative was also seriously considered and is still an
option. It was not selected as the first alternative due to the
fact that it is generally less expensive to undertake one large
construction project rather than several smaller oness and would
also result in less disruption of the environment.

Various Levels of Recreational Facilities

During the initial design phase of the projects a variety of
levels of recreational facilities were explored. These included
designs with more facilities and designs with less facilities than
proposed.

The designs with more facilities than proposed were not acceptable
because there was either riot adequate land available or the
facilities had a potential adverse impact on the sensitive areas
of the site.

Designs with fewer facilities were rejected due to the fact that
they are not as cost effective as -the proposed design. This is
due to the fact that the bulk of the cost of development relates
to site clearance and restorations rather than facilities. It did
not make good financial sense to develop a site for $500#000 that
few people would use.

Consultations

The project has been undertaken in coordination with a number of
Municipals County and State Agencies. The principal agency involved is
the N.J. Department of Energy which funded a two-phased study described
earlier in this narrative. The preparation of this application is
actually a part of the scope of services of that study.

Other agencies were consulted with regard to this project and have
voiced their support and approval. These include:

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County of Union - Department of Planning and Engineering
Rahway Downtown Businessman's Association
Rahway Board of Education
Rahway Recreation Department
Rahway Historical Society*
Rahway Planning Board
Rahway Housing Authority
Rahway Division of Community Development

Public opinionland input was received primarily through liaison with
these agencies and community groups. One public hearing was held, the
minutes of which are attached. No members of the public participated,
which is not an uncommon occurrence in Rahway. In order to counter
this lack of public participation at public hearings, the City has
centered its public participation program around the above listed
agencies and community groups.

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Minutes of Public Hearina

on
Essex Street Ilverfront Park
Rahway,, N.J.

Date: March 1901984

Time: 7:00 P.M.

Location: Rahway City Hall

Attending: Mr. James Higgins - Robert E. Rosa Associates
Mr. Thomas Connell - City of Rahway Director of Community
Development
Mr. Richard Gritschke - City of Rahway Director of
Recreation

The meeting was called to order at 7;10 P.M. in order to allow any
members of the public, who might be late, to attend. A discussion was
held by the three officials present regarding the feasibility of a
walkway along the 251 easement area. All present expressed concern
over the feasibility of such a walk and the invasion of privacy and
security problems that may accompany such a walk. Based on past
experiances it was decided that the residents and business owners would
not approve of such a walk for privacy and security reasons.
Consequently$ a decision was made at this time to eliminate the
walkway.

The meeting was adjourned at 7:30 P.M.

James W. Higgigar

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APPLICATION FOR
GREEN ACRES. FUND ING
ESSEX STREET RIVERFRONT PARK
CITY OF RAHWAY
NEW JERSEY

THE CITY OF RAHWAY, NEW JERSEY

OFFICE OF THE MAYOR

DANIEL L. MARTIN
MAYOR

March 29th, 1984

Mrs. Hermia Lechner, Director
Green Acres Program
State of New Jersey
Department of -Environmental Protection
CN 404
Trenton, New Jersey 08625

.,Dear Mrs. Lechner,

Attached is the City's Green Acres application for the Essex
Street Riverfront Park.

We cannot emphasize enough how important this project is to our
community. It is an integral part of the overall plan for the area and
will result in significant recreational, aesthetic, economic, and
community development benefits. That is why the improvement of this
riverbank has always been a part of the City's Urban Renewal Plan and
Master Plan.

As you may know, t'his project area is in the last remaining
developable area of the community and is in the heart of the City. The
.development studies for this area indicate that it is mandatory to the
aesthetic and economic improvement of Rahway that this riverbank be
improved.

If you heed more specific details as to how crucial this project
is to our urban community, please do not hesitate to contact us. I
believe it will be a model project for the New Jersey Green Acres program
the City to point to with pride for many years to come.

Finally, the successful implementation and completion of this
project will undoubtedly enhance 'and increase citizen utilization and
enjoyment of the area, as well as improve the landscape on two of Union

County's most heavily travelled east-west arteries (Milton and Hazelwood
Avenues).

We sincerely request your approval of this application and your
cooperation in furthering a vital component of improving our community.

Thank you.

very truly yours,

Daniel L. Martin
Mayor

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GREEN ACRES LOCAL PROGRAM PRE-APPLICATION FORM

Applicant Name: City of Rahway

Organization Unit: Of f i ce of the Mayor

Street/P.O. Box: City Hall Plaza

City: Rahway

County: Union

Zip Code: 07065

Current Population (estimate): 27,000

Contact Person (name and address): James Higgins Robert' E. Rosa Associates
510 Amboy Avenue
Woodbridge, N.J. 07095

Phone: 201-636-7575

:Project Name: Essex Street Riverfront Park

Total Cost: $621,470-00

Type: 'Acquisition X Development X

Acreage: 6.0 Acres

Request (check): Loan- Grant (available to urban aid- and acquisition
projects only) X

ENABLING RESOLUTION

RESOLDTION OF THE CITY..OF WAY, N, J
No. AR-46-84 Date of Adoption_M(M,10 11@
TITLE:

RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE FILING OF A PRE-APPLICATION FORM
FOR GREEN ACRES FUNDS

Approved as to Form and Legality on Basis of
Facts Set ForEh Factual conten ts certified to by

Corporation Counsel Title

ouncilman Presents the fol lowing Resolution:

WHEREAS, the New Jersey Green Acres and Recreation OpRortunities Act provides
for the making of loans and grants by the Commissioner of Environmental Pro-
tection to local units of government for assistance in the acquisition and development
of lands for outdoor recreation/conservat ion purposes; and

WHEREAS, the Commissioner of Environmental Protection has solicited preapplica-
tion information from City of Rahway in.accordance with s"ection 7:36-1. 4 (c) of the
Green Acres Rules and Regulations of the New Jersey Administrative Code;

WHEREAS, the Commissioner of Enviromental Protection requires that the pre-
to March 31, 1984; and
application form be submitted prioi

WHEREAS, the Commissioner of Environmental Protection will prepare an annual
statewide Program of Action for the disbursement of grant funding from the
local responses submitted; and

WHEREAS, the City of Rahway desires to acquire and develop lands known as
follows:

For Acquisition: Block 135, Lot 23 through Lot 31; Block 159, Lot 17; and
portions of Block 135, Lot I and Lot 3 and Block 134,
Lot I through Lot 51.:
'A For Development: -All the above stated blocks and lots, and additionally;
Block 135, Lot 5 through Lot 21; Block 135, Lot 33
through Lot 55; and Block 158, Lot 3 through Lot 20.

A NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY OF RAHWAY AS FOLLOWS:
A
rM That the 1984 pre-application be submitted to the Commissioner of
Environmental. Protection.

2) That Mayor is hereby authorized and directed to:
Execute and file such form with the Commissioner of Environmental
Protection
Provide additional application information
Furnish such documents as may be required
Act as the authorized correspondent of the City of Rahway.
IOU

r F I
I L JD E OP

COST ESTIMATE&

ACQUISITION COST ESTIMATES

Pa rce I Block Lot Es t Cos t

1 135 23,25,27,29,31 10 000
2 159 17 15:000
3 135 1,3 4,000*
4 134 1,3,5 11 000**
5 134 7,9 5,000
6 134 11,13,15 10,000
7 134 17,19 5,000
8 134 21,23 3,500
9 134 25,27,29 7,500
10 134 31,33,35 6,000
11 134 37,39 6,000
12 134 41,43 7,100
13 134 45,47,49 8,000
14 134 51 4,000

TOTAL ACQUISITION COST 106,100

See Attached "Mayors Appraisal Committee" Memorandums. The easement esti.mate
inadvertantly omitted parcel 3.

If appraisals indicate that fee simple acquisition of this parcel is no more
expensive than easement acquisition, it will be acquired in fee simple.

DEPARTMENT OF ASSESSMENTS
OFFICE OF THE ASSESSOR.
CITY HALL PLAZA
TOMAS V. LUBY. JR. RAHWAY, NEW JERSEY 07065
Director of Assessments TELEPHONE
nd Assessor 201-381-8000

To: Joseph M. Hartnett, Business Administrator

From: Mayor's Appraisal Committee

Date: February 2, 1984

RE: Land Value Block 135 Lot's 23,25,27,29 & 31
Block 159 Lot 17

The Mayor's Appraisal Committee has placed a value of $10,000
on the land known as Block 135 Lot's 23,25,27,29 and 31.

The land has a frontage of 150 feet on Essex Street. Average
depth of the land is 147 feet. It contains approximately 22,130
square feet or 0.5 acres.

The property known as Block 159 Lot 17 has a value of $15,000.
The land is triangular shape with 390.74 feet facing State Highway
Route No. 1. It contains approximately 37,020 square feet or 0.8
acres.

Appraisal Committee:

Abe Reppen

Charles E. Searles

Thomas V. Luby, Jr.

TVL/pw

TO: Joseph M. Hartnett, Business Administrator

FROM: Mayor's Appraisal Committee

DATE: March 19, 1984

RFASON Easement along Essex Street

The Mayor's Appraisal Committee has placed a value of $81,500
for the 25 foot easement along'the Rahway River.

The easement abutting the Rahway River extends through all
Lots in.Block 134.

Approximate area in the 25 foot easement is 20,375 S.F. or
0.47 acres.

Appraisal Committee:

Abe Reppen

Charles E4 Searles

Thomas V. Luby,

ESSEX-.STREET RIVfRFRONT PARK
COST-ESTUATE
Rarch 27,198 .4

ITEM QTY UNIT COST TOTAL COST

I Demolition removal and site clean-up

A. Remove asphalt, concrete and brick. 3,365 CY $ 33-OO/Cy $111,045-00
rubble; trash and miscellaneous
debris. Haul approximately 20 miles
and dump at certified landfill.

B. Clear and grub light.existing 2,250 Sy $ 1-50/SY 3,375-00
vegetation; chip load and haul
approximately 20 miles.

C. Clean riverbank by: Removing 80% of 1,500 LF 17-OO/LF 25,500-00
existing,. damaged and unsightly weed
trees: Pruning remaining trees; remove,
haul and dump trash and debris; and
dress up slope.

SUB-TOTAL PART 1 $139,920.00

11 Sitework

A. Construct new asphalt parking area per 300 Sy $ 20-OO/SY 6,poo.00
City of Rahway Standards.
B. Grading to lessen existing, steep, fill 3,200@CY 4.80/CY 15,360.00
area slope to 3:1 and smooth off site to
provide positive surface drainage.

Coi--t Lstl@iate

TOTAL COST
I TEM UNIT COST
C. Construct hew 61' thick reinforced 8oo'.'*SF $ 8.00/SF $ 6,400.00
concrete boat ramp.

D. Construct steel edged, stone dust 2.1200 LF 11-55/1-F $ 25,410.00
jogging/walking paths and exercise
trail, 7' wide.

S
-TOTAL PART 11 $ 53,170-00
UB

III Site Amenities-

A. Furnish and Install; permanently .6 850.00/Ea. 5,100-00
mounted picnic tables and benches.

B. Construct 400 sq.ft. cantilevered, 2 $3,300.00/Ea. 6,600.00
wood, riverfront observation decks
with attached wooden walk, with
Integral benches and railings.

C. Furnish and install; a 10 station, Lump Sum' 10,000.00
5 structure, wood exercise course
with 11 signs.

D. Construct; a decked, wooded Lump Sum 78,100-00
'Marsh Walk' with 5, 100 SF
observation decks and 600 LF of 61
wide walkway.

E. Furnish and install; park signage. 3 $ 550.00/Ea. $ 1,650-00

F. Furnish and install; wooden post 6oO LF $ 15.00AF $ 91000-00
and rail fence.

Cost Estimate"'

I TEM Y UNIT COST TOTAL COST

G Furni sh and instal I permanently 8 $ 900.00/Ea. 7,200.00
mounted wooden benches.

H. Furnish and install;.permanently 9 $ 300.00/Ea. 2,700.00
mounted wooden litter baskets.

SUB-TOTAL PART 111 $120,350-00

IV Landscage-Development
A. Furnish and instal]; Deciduous Trees 90 420.00/Ea. $ 37,800-00
at an average size of P-31 to caliper.
B. Furnish and install.; Everg'reen Trees 170 $ 300..OO/Ea. $ 51,000.00
at minimum height of 6'-8".
C. Furnish and instal); Flowering Trees 40 $ 275-OO/Ea. $ 11,000.00
at 211-2111 caliper.
D. Furn.1sh and instal]; shrubs in va r i e ty,.- Lump Sam 5,000.00
E . Un-screened topsoil, in place, 611 1,900 CY $ 12.00/cy $ 22,800.00
uncompacted thickness.
F. Prepare, ferti I ize and seed all I awn'... 100,200 SF -15/SF 15,00-oo
and disturbed areas.

SUB-TOTAL PART IV $142,00-00
Certified B
'GRAND TOTAL I - IV $456,070 * 00
Add 13% Engineering Fees $ 59,300-00

F-rank P. Koczur Ij
y

N.J. P.E. Li.cense #10024 TOTAL PROJECT COST $-515, 370 - 00

PROJECT NARRATIVE

Introduction

The Essex Street Riverfront Park Project is a combination acquisition and
deVelopment project of a 6 acre parcel along the Rahway River between U.S.
Route I and E. Milton Avenue. Two parcels will be acquired,in fee simple
and 25' wide maintenance and access easements will be acquired on twelve
additional parcels which have a total of 950' of river frontage.

The proj ect is directl y and indirectly related to other. development activity
within the City and, as such, is the most important Riverfront development
project in. the City since the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers construction of
dikes in. the late 1960's. This aspect of the project will be expanded upon
4# later in this narrative.

General Project Site Description

The site is irregularly shaped, so mewhat like the profile of a pipe. It has
approximately 2,100' of frontage on the Rahway River. The upstream portion
of the site, from E. Milton Avenue south for a distance of 1,250, is long and
--narrow, being approximately 1501 in width. All but two lots in this area
front on Essex Street and extend back to the river. The remaining two front
on' E. Milton Avenue, one with River frontage, the other without. The eight
___@_--northern most lots, which have a total of 6001 of river frontage, are developed.
"@7-..-All but one of the, rema.inder are vacant or are utilized for vehicle or equipment
storage. There are fifteen lots in this areaj of which two are owned by the
Ci ty- and the remainder are privately. owned.

The downstream or southern.area of the site is more regularly shaped. It is
situated on a sharp bend in the river and directly opposite the point.where the
South B.ranch of the' Rahway River empties into the main body of the river. It
is also directly opposite the Green Acres Acquisition Project - East Hazelwood
Project 11 - which wascompleted in 1980. This section of the site has about
850' of river.frontage and 1,600' of frontage on U.S. Route 1. It is bisected
by Essex Street which is a paper street and will be vacated as a part of this
project. All property within this area is City-owned with the exception of
two lots. - One of these lots has frontage on the river, the other has frontage
on U.S. Route 1. This southern area measures approximately 450' x 500' and
is approximately 5 acres.

Land uses on the site vary. The entire southern sec-tion of the site is vacant.
Four of the parcels on the northern end of the site are used for light industrial
purposes, three are single family residential, one is two family residential,
three are used for storage of equipment and vehicles, and one is vacant. Land
-uses in the vicinity of the site, across Essex Street, are light industrial towards
the southern end of the site and single family residential towards the no-rth.
The attached Rahway Riverfront Study Phase I has an existing I-and use map
which shows land Uses in the area.

Project Des.cription

The project will involve both acquisition and development.

The acquisition phase of the project will include acquisition in fee simple as
well as the acquisition of maintenance easements. Two parcels will be acquired
in fee simple. These are: Block 135 - Lots 23,25,27,29,31; and Block 159 -
Lot 17. The Block 135 parcel is approximately 15,000 sq.ft. in size and has
150' of frontage on the river. The Block 159 parcel, is triangular shaped,
approximately 4,1,000 sq.ft. in size' and has no river frontage, it is an
integral part of the site and has s@me existing vegetation, including swamp
grass and a stand of trees that is significant. ' It has frontage on Route 1
and could be developed commercially if not acquired, which could adversely. impact
the remainder of the tract. This parcel also has a billboard on it that would
be removed i n order to open up a better vi ew of the ri ver f rom Route 1 .

Maintenance easements will be acquired along the entire length of the Riverfront
downstream of E. Milton Avenue. The easements will be permanent and be 25'
wide beginning at the top of the river bank. These easemen ts wi I I be acquired
on the following properties: Block 135 - Lots 'I and 3; Block 134 - Lots 1,3,5,
7,11,13,15,17,1,9,21,23,25,27,29,31,33,35,37,39,41,43,45,47,49 and 51. These
lots occupy 850' of Riverfront. It should be noted that, although there are
27 tax lots, there are only twelve separate parcels due to single ownership of
a.djacent tax lots.

The- purpose of site development will be to.preserve the natural character of
undisturbed portions of the site; restore disturbed portions of the site;
increase public access to the river and wetland areas; and improve the appearance
of the river bank.

Within the easement area, development wi I I include: cleaning up of the ri ver bank;
the pl ant i ng of addi tional trees and sh rubbery; and. the @ removal.]. of fenci ng,, and
vehicle and equipment storage. The purpose of the deve I opmen t i n .-th i s '. a reb 1s.: to.
insure the stabi I ity of the river bank, improve the appearance of the river bank
as it is seen from E. Milton Avenue and the dike on the opposite side of the river,
prevent any further vehicle or equipment storage at the edge of the river, and
to prevent any further dumping of materials into the river.

Site development south of the maintenance easement will have several purposes.
These are: Where practical, restore the sit@ to its natural state or to a
condition where natural succession will eventually return it to its natural state;
improve the appearance of the remainder of the site; provide increased public
access to the river and adjacent marshy areas; provide recreational opportunities
that are compatible with or related to the waterfront nature of the s ite, All
facilities at the site will be accessible to the disabled. Specifically the
development will include:

1. A system of linear paths consisting of compacted stone dust. Paths
will be 7' wide and will have benches located at points that afford
good vi ews of the ri ver. The path sys tem wi I I be between 0.4 and 0 .5
miles long.

2. The construction of two wooden platforms extending out over the river
at points along the walkway. These platforms will provide access to
the river.for fishing..as well as passive recreational opportunities
that would not otherwise be practical due to the nature of the river
@Jl bank. They will also provide access to the water where it would not
otherwise be possible for disabled persons.

3. The construction of a 600' long wooden walkway over the existing
tidal marsh area at the southern end of the site. This walkway
will have five 100 sq.ft. observation decks and will also be
accessible to the disabled. It will be used for both recreational
and educational purposes.

4. The installation of five fitness s-tations along the path system.
A minimum of two of the fitness stations will be designed specifically
for use by the disabled and the -remain.ing three will be accessible to
the disabled if not speci.fically designed for their use.
The construction of an open level, grassed field, approximately 250,
i n d i amete r i n the area of the's i te fhat has been f i I I ed to a poi nt
where removal of the fill is not practical. The path system will
run along the perimiter of this field and the fitness course will be
located along the. path in this area.

6. The construction of a small p@icnic area.

The construction of a smal I parking area to serve the site. The
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parki ng area wi I I be asphal t,, i n order to i nsure a smooth surface
for the disabled, but will not be curbed because of the site's
location in a floodway and to minimize site disturbance. A heavy
wooden ra i 11 fe-nce, wi 1, Ybe.. const ructed a round the pa rk i ng a rea to
contain the cars.
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8. The construction. of a controlled access boat ramp in the vicinity of
the parking area i n order to faci I i tate the launching of small boats
and canoes into the river. Access will be controlled for only those
boats that must be launched from a trailor. Hand-launched boats and
canoes wi I I not be control led. There are two reasons for the
controlled access: 1) Some sort of barrier is necessary in order to
prevent@cars from inadvertantly driving into the river; 2) The depth
of the river is not suitable at low tide for use by larger boats
but will be suitable for some at a future date once the dam i s
constructed downstream.

9. The construction of a heavy wooden guardrail fence in areas where
access could be gained to the site for purpose of dumping in order to
control dumping.

10.' The installation of trees and shrubs of a type, size and quantity
compatable with the site, its surroundings and proposed development
of the site.

Project Justification

The project is the culmination of a three year study undertaken by the City
for the purpose of developing a recreation and development plan for the tidal
portions of the Rahway River Waterfront. The study, conducted in.two phases,
was funded by the N.J. Department of Energy through the CEIP Program. Copies
of both phases of the study are enclosed with this preapplication (Phase 11,
although completed, has not yet been printed in final form but is included in
its draft form). The study analyzed existing and potential recreation sites along
the Riverfront downstream of W. Grand Avenue and concluded that*the Essex Street
site was the best, and probably the only, site that is suitable for development
for the purpose of improving public access to the river. This is due to City
ownership of most of the site which will keep acquisition costs low, the fact
that the site is vacant, and the potential for access to the river from the site.
Submission of this Green Acres Application is the final phase of the CEIP Study.

The philosophy behin4 acquisition is to acquire, in fee simple, those vacant
parcels that are necessary to maintain or restore the natural character of the
site and/or are necessary for proper development of the site for recreational
purposes. This included the two parcels in the*southern portion of the site.

The decision to acquire maintenance easements only along the remainder of the site
was, made due to the high cost of acquisition' and relocation of the businesses
in that area. A rough preliminary estimate of acqu isition cost of all property
i-n- this area is $400,000 and relocation' costs would probably exceed $100,000.
Corisideration.was also given to acquiring easements that would permit public-access
_.-Jo the river in this area. This idea was abandoned as a result of discussions
among public officials at the public hearing on the project. The major concerns
that led to the decision to omit access centered around security for the businesses
and residences in that area and anti cipated- oppos i tion from property owners
adjacent to the easement who would be concerned with a violation of their privacy
and security.

As mentioned elsewhere in this narrative, the project will also spur the development
-of a multi-million dollar Off i ce/Hotel /Convention Center along with a linear
Riverfront Park on the opposite side of the river. This development will not only
provide significant additional tax dollars to the City , but will provide jobs
and increase the vitality of the City's Downtown Business District by bringing
additional people into the Downtown area who will utilize the retail establishments
in the Downtown.

The cost of the project is reasonable in light of the benefits to be gained.
These benefits, which are discussed at length throughout this narrative., include:

1. The restoration and preservation of an envi ronmentaly sensi tive, area;
2. The spinoff effect of spurring additional development;
3. Access for the handicapped to the waterfront;
4. Elimination of an eyesore which is visible from various strategic
locations; and
5. The provisionof public access to the waterfront and tidal marsh areas.

The cost of acquisition and development amounts to approximately $100,000 per acre.
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Relationship to Other Recreation and Development Plans
The project is the culmination 'of a three year Coastal Energy Impact Program
Study, the purpose of which was to provide a recreation and open space development
plan which would improve public access to the Rahway River and adjacent waterfront
areas downstream of W. Grand Avenue. The study was conducted in two phases and
copies of each phase are attached to this application.
The project 'also directly relates to the City's redevelopment project NJR-60 in
that completion of the project is, essential to the sale and development of the
last remaining parcel within that area. The parcel is a 14 acre tract located
behind the dike on the west bank of the river directly opposite the northern part
of the project site. The parcel is under contract to a developer.for construction
of a Hotel /Convention Center. The contract provides that the developer will also
create a I i near park along the western bank of the river. A marketing study,
conducted by Pannell, Kerr and Forster, has indicated that for the Hotel /Convention
Center to be feasible, this project must be undertaken. This is because the
existing unsightly appearance of the Essex Street site and.river bank as well as
the shallow depth of the river at low tide render the 14 acre site unsuitable
for the proposed hotel . This project wi I I improve the appearance of the si te
and river bank. A dam, to be constructed downstream, will eliminate the low tide
problem.

Consequentlys this project will not only result in the improvement of the Essex
Street site and river bank, but will lead to the construction of a linear park on
-the-opposite bank of the river and to the construction of a significant development
-@,that will be a major improvement to the City's tax base.

The project also relates to the intense efforts the City has made to upgrade i ts
Downtown and adjacent neighborhoods. Since 1975 the City has expended approximately
$10,000,000 in City, State and Federal funds to upgrade the area. Accompl ishments
include: The construction of a new City Hall; the rehabilitation of approximately
100 houses; the acquisition and clearance of the E. Hazelwood 11 Site; the
separation of combined storm and sanitary sewers on five streets, significantly
reducing the amount of raw sewage dumped into the river during periods of heavy
rainfall; the upgrading of most of the downtown area including street and
sidewalk improvements and building facade improvements, and street improvements
.n residential neighborhoods. The South Essex Street area is one of the few
'run-down areas remaining in the neighborhoods surrounding the Downtown and will
be targeted for intensive improvements in. the near future.

Environmental Protection Goals

One of the primary purposes of the project is to prevent further destruction
of the sensitive areas of the site, including the tidal marsh at the southern end
of the site, and to restore portions of the s.ite to their natural condition.
The site is currently a dumping ground for all types of debris The acquisition
of the subject parcels and subsequent development of the entire site will eliminate
this problem and protect the river bank and tidal marshes from further destruction.
Where possible, portions of the site will be restored to a condition where natural
succession will eventually return them to their previous state..

Acquisition Schedule
AO Two parcels will be acquired in fee simple and portio ns of all additional parcels
will be acquired as maintenance easements. The list of parcels is as follows:

Fee Simple

Parcel Block Lots Size

135 23,25,27,29,31 22,500 sq.ft.
2 159 17 34,000 sq.ft.

251 Maintenance Easement

Parcel Block Lots Site

3 135 1,3 40 L.F.
4 134 1,3,5 110 L.F.
5 134 7,9 50 L.F.
6 134 11,15,15 100 L.F.
7 134 17,19 50 L.F.
8 134 21,23 75 L.F.
9 134 25,27.29 -75 L.F.
1 O@ 134 31,33,35 90 L.F.
11 134 37,39 6o -L.F.
12 134 41,43 71 L.F.
-.13 134 45 47,49 .80 L.F.
14 134 51 40 L.F.

At is the City's intent to acquire all of these parcels as quickly as possible
within the framework of the Green Acres procedures. The City will seek proposals
from DOT approved appraisers as soon as the preapplication is submitted so that
two can-,be selected as soon as approval is granted. It is anticipated that
acquisition will be completed within six months of approval.

Development Schedule

It was originally anticipated that the project would be developed in phases,
however as the design of the park evolvedAt has become more simplified and
would be more appropriately done as one construction project.

It is anticipated that construction will begin no later than spring of 1985
and will be completed within four months. The timetable and sequence of events
will occur as follows:

Final Design and Preparation of Specifications;

Final design will include the preparation of detailed construction drawings
for the project as well as the securing of any permits that are necessary
for undertaking the construction within a flood plain or floodway. The
City has begun to investigate the need for permits and should know, prior
to application approval-, which permits are required. Final design will be
completed and specifications prepared prior to the completion of acquisition.

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Bidding:

The proposed schedule is for bids to be reviewed in January 1985. 1 f
acquisition is completed earlier than this bids may be received at an
earlier date.

Construction:

It is anticipated that construction will begin in March' 1985 and will be
completed no later than June 30,1985. Once again, if acquisition is
completed at an earlier date, construction may begin.at an earlier date,
wea the r pe rmi t t i ng.
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Coordination With Othe r Public/Private Agencies

The project has been undertaken i n coordi nation wi th a number of Muni ci pal
County and State Agencies. The.principal agency involved is the N.J. Department
of Energy which funded a two-phased study described earlier in this narrative.
The preparation of this application is actually a part of the scope of services
of that s tudy.

Letters are included from other Agencies that were consulted with regard
to *this project and have voiced their support and approval. These include:

Public opinion and input was received primarily through I i ats,66@ wi th these,agenties
and community groups. One public hearing was held, the minutes of which are
attached. No members of the public participated, which is not an uncommon
occurrence in Rahway. In order to counter this lack of public participation. at
public hearings, the City has centered its public participation program-around
the above listed agencies and community groups,

Population Served

The project will serve the population of the City as a whole to a certain degree
and the population of two*specific neighborhoods to a much greater degree. The
attached U.S. Census Neighborhood Statistics Program Tables and Narratives (see
attachment) fully describe the population served. The two neighbrorhoods are
the Central (001) and Eastern (002). The South Branch neighborhood, is not
funtionally related to the site due to the barrier created by the river.

To be included under separate cover.

An important factor relating to population served is that the site is less than
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4 mile from Golden Age Tower, a 196 unit NJMFA financed senior citizens housing
complex operated by the Rahway Housing Authority. This.park will be the only
park of any sort that is convenient to residents of Golden Age Tower.

Administration and Operation

Maintenance of the park will be undertaken by the City's Department of Public
Works under supervision of ihe City Engineer. Since the park is passive in
nature, there will be little or no administration of organized programs on the
site. Any such programs would be administered by the City's Department of
Recreation in the same manner as other City recreation programs.

A specific mechanism for controlling boat access on the boat ramp has not been
determined as of yet. Boats that can be hand-carried can be launched at any
Ome. Trailor launched boats will require removal of the chain. Keys for this
purpose will be kept in possession of the Department of Public Works. A final
determination has not been made as to whether the Department of Recreation,
Department of Public Works or Division of Communaity Development will be designated
as the. controlling authority with the.right to permit removal of the chain.

Innovative Features

The-project is innovative in that it will create a naturalistic Riverfront Park
i-n the mi ds t of an urban envi ronrridnt. and open up asegment of the Rahway River,
To*i public recreation purposes, that has not been available for that purpose in
decades.

The idea of creating a waterfront recreation site that is totally accessible to
the disabled is also innovative. Specific facilities such as the cantilevered
decks at the water's: edge., the wooden walk over the marshy area, and the fitness
.trail with stations designed to accommodate the disabled are uniquely combined
with,'more conventional items such as the paths, benches and picnic area to afford
a wide range of activities to the disabled.

The City's attempt to restore portions of the site to a condition where natural
succession will return it to its mature natura I state is innovative in that it
will be morecost effective than attempting to restore those portions of the site
to a mature condition i -nitially, and it will allow interested indtviduals and
groups (such as school children) to observe the, process of natural succession.
These areas will be located primarily in the transition area between the open
field and the marsh and along the river bank.

Estimated Yearly Maintenance Costs

Maintenance costs are shown in 1984 dollars and are based on a wage rate of
$10/hr. which includes a factor for overhead, materials, and equipment. A
man day is cons idered to be one man working an 8 hr. day.

Lawn Cutting

1 man day per week for 26 weeks 8 x 10 x 26 $2,080.

General Clean-up

1 man day per two weeks for 36 weeks 8 x 10 x 18 $1,440.

Empty Trash Cans

2 hrs. per week for 40 weeks 2 x io x 4o 800.

Fertilize and Lime

Materials $400 + Labor $100 $ 500.

Miscellaneous Repairs and Maintenance $ 500.

Total. Annual -Mai ntenance $5,320.

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ToNe P- i General and Family Characteristics: 1980-Con,

The Area 4-odq- of 1
Neighborhoods .181 VC. 1 02 X5 C"

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2. Selected Social Characteristics: 1980-Con.

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AND PLACE OF BIRTH
. .......................... 26 723 54"1 3133 1"1 11`93 41341 325S 1195
1 ,z" *- 8P.C. i 21191 104t
.............................. *. A761 3ist 6'.261 1
....................... .7 3S. 32-:'s '.13 110: 3t 2 70 7701
6tst 11 tz
12-, ! 76.1 25*

V3
.................................... 2j22 2-7
-GE SPOXIN AT HOME AND ABILITY 70
INGLISH
"llptrwi 5 io 17 7"" ......... ...... 4690 "S 723 1334a 4" 554 $15
'3@4 .............. :::: ...... !27 74 :11 !-1f -?! 1.
455
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26 ;o I
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P'- It .... .@d .... ............... 70 447 4232 2736 S172 1 331 3373 2 1103 040
........................ !;7 3611j 233; 1 2Sit 2 '.A3 es-@
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:46 36 ;7
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.................. 2 .55 21; 530 72 AC6 411 fill
................. Z!E tis 217 a3e 22 37) 4!0 1 329
*3- J%%%@ or -rk or ct -- 0.............. 167 AD - 92 79 6 -
!S Of TRANSPORTATION 10 WORK AND
A*T1 miul OCCUPANCY -
W.A@ 16 vom W4 #." ........ ...... 13 112 2617 1825 861 2226 1672 677
........................:------ !1 2171 2Ogg 1490 21" 720 2Ql'j IA39 610
2262 558 1619 123S $05
90!31 1741 1093i
22ca 30 297 637 162 M 204 10$
............................. 70 224 'so 174 81 136 191 @32
i.................................. ?!^. 2162 160 let S3 .12 33 IT
........................... 661 291 13 12 1 22 10
........................... Ito 54 9 6
1 12 1.09 1.:61 1.1142 11-5 1 12 106 1.11
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frorsai.6 606i -611" in ealka. 42" 1211 957 1712 "3 65 134
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............................ 267 111 24 63 28 34 17 9
............................. 119 34 14 34 29 9
.': ................................. IAB 54 10 29 - 4 9
A', -c--- I@V- ". 1wv 11 10 5 vtom . ...........301.7 612 474 904 358 381 m 33
....... ............................. 2477 505 419 732 302 284 213 x
$50 107 $5 172 56 101 76 13
1$47 253 301 "o 156 214 223 u
z................................. Iam 196 794 37S 124 191 182 u
................................ 2"' Ss 7 63 32 25 at 22
233 264 Isil 30S 101 724 132 S4
-------I----------*------------ IDAY in 137 270 101 199 Its 47
191 3 17
76 21 3@ - 5 1

ILILS Of "OOL COMPLETED
F@ 25 I@ W -d @............. 17 135 34" 2306 42" 111013 21113 2111 11419
I' I wton; ......................... 25401 472 364 743 228 344 296 103
so 3 vt-3r% ........................ 27531 512 462 754 22S VV 276 145
79&5 1ti 1090 2179 472 14S4 1Dot 3S5
31 474 .169 33 10 114 121 '1'
3 "w 19 4 3
..................... 1.66 585 201 339 65 34 293 135
72.1
................. 69 1 71.9 64.2 65.2 55.6 7A.9 7A.2
Ct INtOtI.M1141 AND LABOR FORCE STATUS
P.- It 1. Iq 1-$ .14 ............... 173S 218 312 ass 139 249 23S I
......................
................................ 268 31i 4AS is; 24; 23i
!-t: ............................. Iin 161 2C6 3J2 261 1901 157
---------------------------- 556 127 IC4 151 311 59 is
....................... 3tS 76 97 17
173 55 45 1 :9.
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;.O@ 'vc ............... :: '$ 5 13 1$ 5
@-001 g@Q-"te ............... !z% 61 32 56 11, 1! 17
............................... 7 21 7 It
............. .3 12 24
............. 77 28 25 ta
AdILAN'STATUS
C,Z- jm@$-s 16 .a "w ....... 21 342 4 337 1 $95 3 434 '1 411f 3472 2 714 1 047
1 t- $25 551 985 .230 IIA7 508 198
19.41 18.9 19 0 14.1 16.2 24@d 18.7 to 9
................................ 4 073 791 SA7 974 225 $36 502 190
p1 ..4 6.4;" 16 Yeam &W Q-V 40.6 39.4 39.5 34-S -36.5 31.2 37.2 X7
DIWIMY STATUS
perso" 16 1* 64 *a ...... 19 260 3447 2S76 4SV 1 254 30241 2147 9119
-WA 4*500av ............................1252 22AI 1" 1 262 86 215 141 125
Alw in %*Or fw" .. ...................... .... 770 106 137 149 62 1Sit 6?
*Vwftj fmm "ki . ....... . .... . ...... 623 101 96 32 136 n 41
11K TRARSP027ATION DISA1111,111T STATUS 3 4 367 2247
Wwft 16 ft 64 70mrs It 260 "? 3378 1 2m 3 1" 9119
346 361 82 Al 23 94 39 31
IS 7@ WA 3077 494 317 a III I&S 4" 458 126
a PA*c -wapom6om SwtAry ......... . ..... $27 M 731 2211 521 61 4 14 1

2 RAHWAY, N.J. NEIGHBORHOOD STATISTW@

1Jf%kArJA 200.1 W8112183 0:35 M08,113/83 11:24

cb!e P-3. Selected Ancestry, Family, Fertility, and Mobility Characteristics: 1980-Con.
n'.
fit
ie Arec
T%t d?ta %t:;?Cc-,VA 14-vmvpom t '-14 :d %,I-bVWd Of
0:4 *4 Alec
highborhoods
J
"@aSTRY

.......................... 26 713 14" 3733 1"1 "1 4 IU 3 231 1 165
............................ 15 t., 3ov ;7: 3$14 1 6901 2 265 1 752 1 "s
...................................... 22 6
..................................... so 93 32

I"
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't- 3@ . .................................... :62 .4= 27 214
73 31 3
67 1
9 61 3; to
.......... :........ i3sI dC2 -,1 $07 333 247. 3^
*. 7
451
................... 2679 162 690 $63 $26 t 1.
.#-..c . .................................. 39
367 3.
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...................................... 2741 -9 12 07
. .................................... 1 23
12 361
6i . 1 .2

. ...................................... I3-u 1962 sis 1 614 179

711
V0.0 ...... 606 2612 99 44
-c* 1:'-q! ....... C67 737 4q 7-1! 254 933 Icsi
................................. 1:-, -.66 240 :-t to

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6 3-0
...................... 93 J93 , 309
-!1 29i 125 1 -
f-.@ ZAC @@t- V@C:J. .. ..................... 96@ 19 31
-4 C@w V@;:% ....................... 3297 6361 1Q4 13 6.8 -.20 12)
2-4 w@w 3do$ 73i 338 151 5 P6 550 13,
- 0-, - 76 126 490 - 427 157 90
P@@ &W 00w growis . ................. 11 9117 3117 39 J69 2- 196 lot $I

FAMILY YYFE ey PlIsluct or own CHILDRIK
7U3 3741 1rl 1"7 497 1 277 '154 "1
'r
267 393 103
3123 596 A37
I. . ......................... : IIII o" . 1140 111, 34 1 1 112 196 347
OQC,tn w4w 'I vtws ................ 2Ids .4691 AM )to 170 413 I'd 103
P-10" .- ......... 10!7 203 143 315 111 111 60 31
W-@ ................. 4.6 102 701 129 93 13 19 -

IRTILIFY

1309 $75 15" 441 "1 298
Is to Ad. rokn ........................... 6041 754
.w bwe ....... 6556 1293 1Me 1782 "4 31 730 Ids I
;w -v-" 10" 1341 1136 1 lod 44,
300 w
1@k '1973
re'se" 5 70-0 0-4 "w ......... 25 111 5 066 3$43 A432 1 $75 3 111 3 016 1 222
Ia" 2W2 1rn 3938 1 4" 3 749 2 $$A 79,
607 201 W4 2997 377 ?1, Isd 3s6
S., t8w .................... A961 1316 a3d I Is& $37 5" it,
;.Irvw C&AWY .............................. 2$J4 Us 372 717 219 179 264 160
S-41-T ................................ 2109 $41 298 '554 219 136 21A 147
DA41 @ Petc ............................. 737 3" 74 213 A3 so 13
............................... 312 129 - 137 33 13
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............. . ................... 69 As
........................................ 7114 43 9 93 38

NEIGHBORHOOD STATISTICS RAHWAY. N.J. P-3

094076- 1348-NDMG34 NS-3105-9999-10/06/82 11:43:47 300,1 008/12/93 18:3S M08/13/83 11:24

P-4. Labor Force Characteristics: 1980-Con.

C!i tv---fs mec w He Cs S@tz-% 1" 10, 41 lv.t. see Cpwo. 31
krea let A,#0 %tipbwp&w 1 %et." e- If
0,;d
6
borhoods

@FORCESIATVS
"S I 43t
P-s 16 Teen --d 0. .. ............... 21 346 4 341 1 1419 3 412 2114 1 047
.................................... 26% 1;.33 1 i4; i363 v 1-1 7 756
*I :vs:'s @4 -m-1 -,.: -.t ........... $69 66-, 617 tz 21 it 7 61.01 a 1 722
@X@ !V-d -----:...................... u2-1. CIO f1i 3In sz: 2sec IS%
271 17.-b 722
'1 77081 1175 3294 115 2
M *-82 M 32
it 3 . 33
. ........ 55 63: m
1167 "Zi -72 1;:2 t66 rl
.............................. %
F.-N. 16 .......... ....... 11 31;1 2349 1!12 t1a1 803 1932 1365 536
............................:....... 1U, 21-,
vzf- t.t ........... .2 7 eo 52 7 P e 5-,
............................ -so
................................. 976
1-6 -.7 5
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Is 9
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............................... X! !10 5;; 3-71 323 6-._- ta :9@
I-!.. It -1 .-4 0................... 11 311 2349 1SIO 2-110 $0.1 1938 1365 sib
Vs. .@:t- ....................
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'251 2. 1
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[email protected] 16 Too's ..d *vet ........ 13 491 27011 1US 294 9151 22711 1lot 722
11 201 '! *, -
.................... 2:01 1Ie. U 7.15 1::9 t-.2
....................... Z30 It 111 60 30 ?1 S6 ;I
......................... Is ,. 1-,7 .2 61 91 25
.6 6
......................... 108;1 210 173 m to is 1 61
:I*.. -wk"$ ........................... 3041 70 3- $1 9 6C U 6
..................... Is
ATION
2708 11111 3M 11
1-pky.4 P--s It T..'s -4 ..w ........ 13 491 9 2171 11" 122
:,241@1 %-M!@v U:.CV-01" ------- 2$03 613 252 511 131 A-- 7 62
a" 12;81 300 111 279 72 21, 3,8. 76
,-e LDtow@, 06"as 1;1! 312 !35 233 59 1" 197 36
014 46ii 19iI 4U 1073 2,99 933 "1 :SI
......... '29 78 *1 99 1, 561 56 32
2% M 206 71 169 141 SJ
-Z ................................
U000M acw0nans. wKwmF4 Clet-Cof 265 5 165
1 613 4 766 1 663
1193 1 381 -:61 223 1" 621
------------------------------ 224 25
[email protected] empa-ions ................... it 5 -
.. . . . ................... 311 39 log 6 96 6; 26
-t *@c 1094 1741 199 267 162 137 too 56
hs" 0cmdo."I ............. 61 24 S - is - 6
?,ov-nv. vvft. 0-d e*oo om-=-ews ....... lu 3691 248 491 300 395 1 11a
,@P-% Ivarxr-cm. ond lobwws ................. 177; $67 0t 829 267 M 260 03
ISol "A 210 491 172 126 143 61
Ar-q *p"'Ors asse.,bws. &W -sx0c.-in .......
9,4 wencl owq xcwv@ ...... 557 Ila 127 1
26 30 51 30
210 65 $111 12
clewwt. hOws. e-d Imbovt ... 707 1731
'TRY I
P--% 14 ve-s -4 @........ 13 411 2700 1813 3294 11155 2list 9706 M
f-she,.is. 0-0 ............ 64 Is IS I I
.................................... $12 132 $5 19 93 95 70
---------------------------------- 4517 $32 533 1283 350 7" 496 235
@P-@-Ccq TQCCI ............................. 22" AAS 137 663 169 111 253 112
-------------------------------- 2271 387 346 620 182 370 ?A] 123
qd2 211 204 M as 144 113 44
-WbL@ .U,r;e 450 132 41 116 2& 6d 54 .9
141r. -!11 -(rA ................................ 836 174 Is 255 31 125 125 52
.......e.................. 1921 3AS 240 492 113 363 2LA 12.9
125 2z 130 111 24
-7Kf W4 Isla's .................. 675 ISO
--Is 3.d rro@ sticts ----- --- - ... 6A 1 105 62 173 26 ?4 96 63
........ 31Z 67 7C 28 29 As 35 -
&@d "'ved se@ts .................... 1900 423 273 436 195 216 218 Vi
X w 1% ............................... 71 1 1,73 167 75 *. 1 70
v :. 67 11 1 C I ,9 1. 3
............................ 16 95 1
c@d 1,101ed ae@,s ------------- z5t M Sx 120 25 67 65 25
............................. 719 111 133 179 97 z7
It FCKCE STAJUS IN 1979
1 1707 1 2061 477 1341 1170 4"
PA.L.. 16 y- ..j 6, leb@ f- ;. 1979. 4J26i 11 2M! 47z 331 1162 -
IS7; ................................ a2!C 1673 1I'lli I
59-S 1227 756 1d53 293 1w 99 3;
4. 9117 IIIA Its 245 93 105 61
-----------*------------------ 5 2 4 1
111 202 76
3.........7---------- 13$ 67 190 317 96
- -- --------- 1170 ;,7 1990 12,2 1213 1038 412
............................ 505 1125 7C- 138a ;V 9" 22 31D
1979 .................. 1392 3" 177 34t 214 11 67
4 14.0 12.81 13 0 7 1
-!t.s Ci - C-0 . . .. .............. is 1 Mi
116 T-,j -4 ... Wbw ft. k
Iq79 ------------------------------- 4711 1372 9" 1606 $29 1log 753 353
1;79 ................................ 6111 1343 92e 1565 SI't 1092 750. U3
3731 756 S;s 913 237 624 479 Us
196 142 --158 M 117
!9, 046 214a 61
39 @m ----------------------------- 1768 391 261 &38 119 310 205 4A
v -cket 3- or we ho@j Dt, @k ......... 4625 10&0 637 1129 372 717 A74 256
479 329 211
52 -.5 ............................ 3055 "S 424 -756 .-- 191
M9 ----------------------- 1545 376 296 369, IJ3 174 163 34
-f-as 0i ................... 16.6 21.7 1 15.3 10.9 14:4 17.1 13.2
U
POM."
k 1971 ............................. 2937 7" "1 710 Ila 3" 343 101
d 15 or Mwe -teks ..................... 124 3AI t9l 272 n i4l 54
.dPLKERS IN FAXILY IN 1979 -
. .............................. 7393 1376 1001 1"? 4" 12" 407
739 134 93 258 93 35
Is Ill
------------------------ 2164 462 267 S38 1:7 m 227 112
...... 4460 780 641 1071 28 773 645 260

4 RAHWAY, N.J. NEIGHBORHOOD STATISI He S

Tob!e P-5. Income, and Poverty Status in 1979: 1980-Con.
::!:'C We W-C-45 t2ltC V 3 SZM-.;4. W !-W'Xt'2@ OV -t@- I:, lof-'.0's of tt'". Ste ou*"d.@ 3;
w --
The Area '-t tm W-,hro-fte. ;Ghbolw: %W-t-04*1 kt-aAdt- C,
OC2 X3 00; W4 Amo I
Neichborhoods I

INCOME IN 1979
.............. 1$05 1383 1249 2$41 sit 1311 1Ifis 54
29'. &6 .2
;2 31 2!
17 Z;-7" ................ !I- I';
49 170 61 '.9 '2
:i2 303 12 ;9
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7-
............................ 32! 253 ;6a 7t lojI Its 9;.
............................ t I
61" 2^,2 J32 7. 275 -53 sa
.................... :_5 f 631 S39 is! :So )IS 135
1 2
sts 1:1 236 1 192 19-- 69 .6-
X.) ?e ;94 ............................
............................... 4R 5C. .1 217 79
03 at a 19
................ 0............ t;l 717 5:3 916 Sis 33 tit6 S72 0
.......... S'11 356 S1 I X i22 5Z3 2 . .V S2S 633 So
.................................. a:: tiv $20 2% $20 S21 -:52 $27 72; %26 204 SD 75;-
.............................. T323- 1376 1001 1847 497 1277 tsl
407
................................ 2!. 56 62 as 6 6
S, zz . .............................. 251 261 60
36 12 isi
S-- . .............................. 3
;cc ............................ 975 20- 1011 2,961 7.
C
................... !23
:'C 47 271 7! SI
74 ................... ::::::::: ;'!@! !5- ;tlo 3:8 to 221 12
............................
2 2sa -6; 450 296
zt. iJC6 131 178 do 20. 227
. ............................ 212 :9
.9
V-:-i ............................... -*2
........................................ 5:-* C2- $2! 546 $20 2! 32- 3-.!. S7! S% I
. S?2 641: . 2-16
........................................ S15 57' s2z' !Z? a',- k2 $;a iii S2* W. $29 ;77 M n@ S.6 190
U-10.4 15 V.... .. 1 0... ..... 1904 1007 310 874 226 130 221 124i
.qls -Z. S: 14C ............................... 06 30 to' $6 A -i I I
.............................. 97 6 79 23 20 1. 6 -
.............................. S.6 19'. 169 36 25 43 6
S5 X-0 57M .............................. 48 122 3A 126 39 27 39 21
SB :OX S99 . .............................. n7 so 23 76 17 20
Vo Wo I* S 1 !.9 99 ............................ $17 145 S2 204 24 19 45 28
S:. 2 1
S: " n "a 5 - 999 ............................ &S6 307 76, 113 25 22 45
.0- to U1.975 .... *.w ...................... 196 84 1 a 3 Is 13
V :,t ........................... I ... 13 6 - 7 - -
. . ....................................... S1 a3l SIO gal $5 Sw 56 268 Ss 111 $7 8775 $9 689 SIS 716
Ve .. ........................................ 311 114 S12 3321 310 657 $10 256 57 442 S9 693 sit 405 Ilis 733
ps@ Cf@k i . . ............................... S6 "S U445 Sy 461 17 S413 S& 2" 11 346 99 543 SIG 7"
'4` =D.-C ........... U297 BE us S? 461 57 $63 S6 209 S- 346 St 5M $10 M
NOUSIHOLD INCOME TYPE IN 1979
W@ *V-64i .................................... a060 1its 1090 1"1 498 230 963 500
Af ................................ S23 A" S21 795 S22 54! S22 275 S22 211 S27 ILI $27 051 321 996
Vf-* S46,45=4-k . ................. ....... 2695 610 265 721 151 AGA 369 11
4040@ $063i Sot.'"V i'KVI1 ..................... 34 701 SA $01 33 297 S4 414 35 0"1 54 31K) as 104 SS 265
;IKW4 ....w................. 470 lob 49 44; 5 i 71
................... 52
W" I .AJAILY INCOME IN 1.979 IT WORKIRS.IN 819 $2 696 S2 713 $2 59 S? 909 51 966 SA 065
FAWLY IN 1979
he -oriwl ................... 310 419 $8 166 $9 338 SS9 176 S8 2820. $12 $92 S12 Su SM 063
I -oke, .................... S70 092 sit 471 S20 426 323 $12 1A I S22 14 S21 $82 S24 2"
2 or @Wq WV ers .............................. sm V?& W435 96 $29 4001 SJU. 8 12 S35 2&A $24 157
POVIXTY STATUS IN 1979
AX Wome Lovell in 1979
f...T..$ .............................. 7393 1316 1001 1647 497 1277 isil 447
"@.d " tp@40( It 'tws ................. 3Sig 430 $13 Is 7 29)1 J74 418 103
m4ove dQdm 5 .0 17 vews, 3637 492 441 713 2431 369 319 60
Iat? 203 IA3 315 1211 135 60 .33
lvar.c cft;ss " V@t' -1 IT--% ............... 481 117 82 Id6 97
168 64 &6 21 1
2, 2,
W-% @Iod .............. 26
65 Yms wd 9-t ...................... 1157 223 114 312 73 If? 172

2V04 IDOI A 221 134 111 lu
'5 Q'W us 260 17,05 '33'3 AS 6l 1 o' 6
.6- is 6.1 is 62S 3-- 3716 6186 1971 4lu 3249 1Its
w@d,, 18 ym,s .................... 61-0 1252 980 171& 640 761 05 145
ze.c-fd C114,91 5 ft I? vto's ................... a679 893 777 13161 457 $54 sis 87
fz.!.@s @ -f .............................. d171 9951 525 1241 259 $49 " 2 2AO
v@ cma o-er ............................ 3077 694 317 $71 16S A" Ass
lft(o-t in 1979 Below Poverry te"I
-Z . .............................. 315 61 101 41
t
h-Ct" be@- 4.'1 ............ A 3 6 5 6.1 5 5 8.2 0.7 0.6 1.5
V.- ;14-rt@ V'4" Is -'s ................. 222 70 .90 71 31 4 6 -
C%16'" 5 to 1, 't-!s ................ 166 5E 26 65 .22 6
1@ ............... 170 41 6 it 6
............... 47 31
141 421 16 6
............ 61 3 5 It
-5 '.0'3 a,.d C ....................... 40 13 11 to
;"4661-11 f. .@- P...,Ty flofts
-.L . ......................... S34 169 170 16 19.
Dmem bvo@ oo.e@v 1@t4 ............ 1$,,& 16.6 22.6 19.5 33.3 146 13.6
t! t--l -4 @# . .............................. 221 62 35 SA It 14 20
K.. F.." IF is 1607 514 255 $0 223 '1 49 13
pf'"'t bef@- PC . -, *111 ............ 4.0 9.4 6.9 7 3 11.4 1.3 1' 1.0
41-c-,d csldre@ so@dt' Is eon .................... 538 183 65 17! 91 12 i2
to-o"Od VQ&" 5 go 17 Voca ................... 422 130 Q 159 67 12 12
0-@ .00-S *@d is@ .............................. 448 156 57 153 2 26 24
65 mrs Cr4 ftff ............................ 303 94 A] 106 21, 21 20
bKome in 1979 Wow Spedfied Isov" Level
pru-t 0 100,50.1 to, -hom Pa. I %revs is 9410's'i"d;
be-o- 75 Dons-f of poverr, leves ................. 4.9 5.0 6.6 7.2 0. a 7 .0
lkho. 123 portst" ei 00"etv %'VI ................ ;-.,31 13.0 11.3 10.0 16.9 : Is
-.5 2 A .0
lk v. 1 -10 penmv of po,.em irtl ................ 6 A 2 S 13.7 71.7 5.5 3.6 2.7
24.9 9 4 18.9 20.4 1 S.9 12.1
lW&D 2W pme-f of DPW" itll ................ 31 11

NIM-PSORHOCID STATISTICS RAHWAY, N.J. P-5

J 094076-1350-NDMG34 NB-3105-9999-10/06/82 11:43:47 500.1 DOO/12/83 18.35 mos/13/83 11:24

P-6. General, Social, end Economic Characteristics by Race and Spanish Origin: 1980-Con.
1,1:-: -0 fst@3*05 bcw. Z, 3 tc=t Ste Wflvw;Iw^. hf Mwa-sN z( sv-zc;s Ito 1wMd.Cq;C- For of set =:*vi- 31.

Area XTvko- as;0- I Aw
ghborhoods Potfc Els:-M. F.6fic
W.->t Muk *P4 A-rug It-o'ce, soa,@V. ww;"- V*", ftex wa Ait-j IsxActf spo"ish W;S.,

TM Area 34-181 MQ;qhIwh60d 001
AND AGE
P-6-1 .......................... ?1 175 4Big it 221 1 Its 4291 1022 42 44 271
t... .......................... 2Ip In 5 IC 2!C6 464 ;2 26 1516
6 196 wi 2Its 5 30 Is II
- ------------------------------------
.............................. --.3 3-4 12 -8 131 226 10! 7 - 26
.............................. 2 4.,3 323 37 M 5;1 11 .1 3 7 38
!@ 4-t -0 2643 113 32 7
............................. 3Isc Si ISS 7; 3 179
.. . ............................. 95 3e 25i -1
n.t. . .1 - 29 2
.......................... ;99
'44LY TYPE EY PRESENCE of OWN CRItDRIN
001 1211 Is 66 320 1093 745 10 ... 1 55
............. 67, & 2;1 St 6 . ...I ;,I ,
12 2 '9
......................... 60 32
............. Y9
..........
.............
'VS Of SCMOOIL COMPLiT(D
25 7-1 OW 9-d -1-1 ------------------- 14 124 1675 38 1" 613 2113 540 )so
43
I. .....................
............. 20
iqq I so
26 29 23; 16 16
............... S . .
49
.................... 1 !?6 36-, S 20 35; 5 S
v @Me '40's .................. 5?2
4OR FORCE STATUS
16 1-6 -40 ... ...................... 17 423 3$04 54 IS$ M 3457 787 32 30 117
223 597 17 21 107
. ...........!.................... 11 492 2&60 38 its 545
................................ 10 859 23" 32 113 521 2074 57a 17 21 101
tslr@.;0-4 .............................. 679 136 6 S 49 !59 23 - - 6
@w. 16 7- -4 .... ......................I ISO 1135 41 74 405 1$31 454 it Its
Lcz.,- ................................4 479 1192 26 55 223 937 278 5 it 33
'4 4 sle 109! 20 so 196 858 25@ S it 33
;: .............................. 27 79 to - -
. . ....I......................... 301 97 6 5
OMEAND?"OVI.RTY STATUS IN 1979
-,.T. %---------I....... 4 001 1112 is is 320 1" 3 243 10 55
(.us -- ....... Sol 55 46 to 6 6
35.00C M. S".t . ........................... 163 79 1; so 115 7 9
@
7 iSf."q :.......................... 274 17 - 22 54
to,.->j0 Va.! . . ......................... 692 156 4 6 31 160 3;
13@ox 16 519.9 . .......... 731 170 3 27 06
:0 006")i 521 "9 .......... Ito 206 117 60 1.34 49 6 1;
r- *00 la 534."9 .........................1714 272 13 56 27C 54 -
6! -P- To $49.9 . ......................... 969 200 17 49 Ito 32 -
............................ 3AS SIP 1 09 6
.. .............................. .... 525 092 S22 798 320 267 323 st; $21 1119 $23 oil $20 96; 320 1278' $21 146
*v-r ................................. ... 326 079 124 212 $17 9AO $27 113 $22 274 $25 606 $21 425 114 452 S22 1108,
s. -6-- So." %Is" Is dMoll." 31 204 4"6 74 M 1 114 4276 1 032 42 44 sit
19 79 belo. oft" level .. ...... 979 S211 1" 293 17A 79

1(v4qAbw*"d 02 14;qt@ 003
SX. ARD AGE I ISI 1443 11 4S 193 &S" 210 26 37 336
I a 978 ... 32 3M 65 13 1$9
ar -- --------*..................... 913 165 13 &A 3459 -125 ... 24 179
0 Ice 5"a` . .............................. 103 67 ... 7 20 399 20 ... 6 3S
5 ft *- % .............6.........o...... JISA 353 ... 7 35 911 33 ... - 66
15 31? =............................. 1 176 1216 31 126 A093 122 ... 31 237
60U ....... 130 74 ... 361 1
2,
65 1-e 1;: ....... rfi 109 It"
IAMILY TYPE BY
469 487 39 1798 49 ... 3 87
C11111" @Mll is yeas ..... 172 263 1 so 792 42 ... 7 70
@o,, io,x .......................... 310 111 is 16 1113 11 1 "1
vWe". ,,dt, a vtc,s ............. Ids 227 8 36 686 i 11 7 57
M W%bc@ owes"? .......... 6$ 71 IA 279 25 6 13
Is Vt.'s ------------- 27 36 14 09 25 ... - 1.4
EARS OF SCKOOL COMPt [Ito
-s S 7-5 ou " 0... ...................1 113 1056 ... 31 102 a127 1 31
z 11 VK,sl ..................... 2.7 Ito - 110 t;7 1! -
3 75
ILAI,- I a 3. .........*---------- 201 111 - 17 712 2i 5 it
4 yea's ........................ 630 A21 ... - 65 21^6 11 39 13 7,@
C@,* I a ! w's .................... 53 136 ... 312 7 17
4"0,s.................. 132 ...
w, "a' 31 6
got FORCE STATUS
p- 16 V-S -4 O,w ---------------------- I A" 1341 ... 31 121 S201 IS3 ... 311 n I
.-w ;One ................................ 946 952 ... 31 14 33.5 is :76
9w 887 ... 31 101 3177 66 ... Is 165
................................
is 3 23
IPV 42 .
770 5"1
F--.Le. 16 695 A3 16 21 101 2;
Lazo, -%`w ................................ 43 ... 13 52 1450 51 ...
................................ 393 390 ... 13 45 1378 28 ...
%v*-1v&0Ved .............................. 30 54 -
INCOME AND POVERTY STATUS IN 1979 .7--7 -- - 7.2 23 ...
to-illed - 469 4117 Is so 1791 ... 13
Selz ala. 311 17 It 79 - 13
55.000 PC S7.A . ........................... 12 14 66 14 ...
37.500 to S9.9 . .............. 23 31 96
11to 000 so $14.0 . ................ ........ .57 Ad 236 to
S:5.000 SO so 67 4 .285 6 It
S20.000 00 $2A.9 . .......... so 70 to - 303 1; 22
S25.000 to S34.9 . .................. . 1111 126 13 &54 7 to
S35.000 to $49.9 . .......... - ----- - ------ 49 124 1 9 5
M.000 0, .4's It 22 -
L. dM A........................ . .. $21 237 S26 542 '12A 203 $9 7" S21 got S14 $I11I S20 05i $17 29;i
V@ ----------------------------- ..... S22 358 S27 326 S29 213 @317 502 S23 301 S20 W S20 292 Ste 160
peesaft Ive wv@ P"*m Status is 1. ......1 "9 1$43 ... 45 163 6$it 210 ... 37 3u
MI,9 1'*,.. po"MV It-,"-------------- 132 105 ... so 426 57 37

ptf&o.% or Socr@sh Y;9;. @av bt of wt.
P-6 RAHWAY, N.J. NEIGHBORHOOD STATISTIC@,

Tcbie P-6. General, Social, and Economic Characteristics by Race' and @S_@'anish Origin: 1980-Con.
:.-.o ve wtt,rts tc3to t:-C4 I** wvA@r-z. ;cc Ittv@4 01 swe"s ivm%, "t =*41-m

The Arec
41eighborhoods Apmr-c@ A wm 0,4 Ako- As@o, C,4
--A Aim S;&-sh 30VA Itm qpkd A:w W4,40, i Swftsh erl"

X44hu"100.441 004 we;ghbohood 003

SIX AkO AGE
low P@mwz ................................. 173 1137 - 124 4134 64
.1 . .................... 70 IS$ 2.. 1 . : &2
;t-c-;e ................... 972 12 '115,
93 1 2
IS 139 35 207
2 1.4 412
27
............................. 51, 1119! 1.: 2u St,
64 ............................. 33 61 j- 46. 11
.,:Is"........................... icy
'NA-;; it Y TYPE 1'@ PRISINCE OF OWN CHILDRIN
-A; . ....7. ........................... 49 421 31 1277 35
A.% :-n -vv- '. 6 vtvs ............. ;57 2, 427 19
............. 16 1112 35
;5 -fr.% ;0 ;:3 19
VIS-1 .......... 14 131.
'IYIA 13 tvl ............. 76 :3
RS I S`CHOO1 COMPLE71D
F.,,- 25 ..d I--- :11 1193 34
......... :......... 142 972
3 ."q; ........... ......... ;07
to 3 'fe'l .................... 51
.................
103 j5a
3-8
LAZOR FORCE ST ATUS ....... 20
F@f 16 7@ _d . ...................... 134 1111 74 3472. 69
L-W Zte ................... ............ 64 69 2360 Sd
I P.CI ................... ............ 64 Bit 62 2271 34
25 7 $9
16 6; in 43 1113S 3;
"=-w owts ................................ 36 &13 36 1024 24
I. cmo, 978
321 6 24
INCOME AND POVIRTY STATUS IN 1979
49 431 32 1171 35
6 Is 7 14
4! ov, to S7.4 . ........................... - 36
!56 -0 5 .9S9 ........................... - u
wI-A 9. ......................... 12 71
!.000 $19.999 ......................... I$
Om to $2 S. ................ 3 221 6
S:S IVO .0 $341.9 . ................ 33
'1* 5 V-0 * U 9 999 ........................ 460 1103
-we ........ .......... IS a#
...................... S20 Val SID I,- S27 236
S16 617 1,35 902'
..................................... 111 977 $22 On sit 20A 129 222 1419 793
III 131115 124, 4134
1 S2
26 m

&VAM10"d 006 Itemak4eir of *w Art*

S" AND AGE
A
I-w pt-6 ................................. 3 142 100 74 1I&S 42
V4ft ............................ !........ 1 39 AS 573 Is
....................................
I St. 1 26 612 27
5 yvars ............................. * "s $ 9 m - .
........... 3 @23. I
-a I a ws ................... is 17 S9 10
559 Irws ............................. 2 031 59, 40'* 828 1.
'112
a:C64 "t ............................. 204 ... 9
A 28_'@ 9
FA)A,tY TYPE BY
IN a6. fig 30 31 "1 is
361 22 2 ;03 Is
......................... 044& 30 311 367 is
W.m C- ch.;dw wwt, It veon ........e.... 342 ... 22 16 103 15
-oi4 %@Wdv, " ftsw".d ves"t .......... 60 6 33
4d" .d., !5 yoc's ............. 19
RS OF SCHOWCOMPIETID
YtA o' Ck
S T-S w -4 ... 0................... 2 104 61 43
a v,ow . 286 ... - 03
.................... 1 6 11 5
1 1. 3 -% .................... 276 6 L
4 vtws 1 004 355
I to 3 MIS 1.9 151 it
230 ... 53 17 135
LAROat FCRCE TATUS
P_. 16 -,s .4 .... ...................... 2 632 ... 46 1 047 32
761 ... 756 15
I
1 6-S7 ... -.2 2%
.............................. 137 5 i 34 -
F.-W;.. 14 j- -4 . ...................... 1 3" 30 17 36 17
_-zo, h-.0 ................................ 671 20 5 338
;-C@ ................................... 6:1 ... 15 3@j
ur4-4@,&d .............................. to ... 5 5 14
INCOME AND POVERTY STATUS IN 1979
I- I ... via 3! 37 447 5
6 6
...................... 6 .:::
2 ... is
$117 O'Cloo z 31 . ... : 12
5 t 0 OJ3 .0 SIA.999 ......................... 60 ...
31 5*0m toS19.9 . ......................... 113
IN,000 to 5142,1"_- ...*......... ** .... IA2 13 36
S25.000 00 S30 . ......................... m a a 122
S to
S3 .000 tz $49.9 . ......................... 218 ... to 79
3.40.0w or *we ........................ . .. 48
................................... S27 253 ... 06 711 S24 7" 125 924 $32 246
A 1610 ..................................... S" 672 ... sm A01 $27 462 $26 390 S32 Aw
pw%.* sw wito. Pit "I, lftitts k . ...... 3 123 11100 74 11111s 42
Cot .4 ;. 1979 k6o - po"'n *,* ................ Is 12

-Penwi of Sva,"h 0,44, ,t" b* of " MCI.
NEIGHBORHOOD STATISTICS RAHWAY, N.J. P-7

094076-1352-NDMG34 NB-3105-9999-10/06/82 MAIO 600.1 008/12/83 19:35 MOS/13/83 11-24

-Cha rocte ris tics: 1980-Co,.
.Table H-I. General Housing

'he Area a.' i
CC- I- CC21 003 MA :05 C06 Ow A-rea
4eighborhoods

...................... 10 062 M 124 1V13 611 1419 1142 531
.....................
M 2663 C2 1142 S3;
..........................

.'EAR-ROUND HOUSING UNITS
Tonwre by loo and Spanish Origin of Householder

..............
6 352 1 Cal $)*I I dql UA1 1 311 100 351
^,s ......... .44 43 5 674 570 57 9 13 d 91 a &S.5
M
................................... 5gm -01 120i 022
......................................
...................
......................... -0
......................

.................... ........

............... 3 "11 ill 1127 253 93*; 93 It,
is1 179
........................................ 25661 *!1 !9. 1039 391 911

...... .. ........
7;* 33 5 !1 4

ft. i-C kvcv .. ......................... 7 101 2
. ........................................
................................. 21 7C

VZCG@Cy SteJUS
V.-I h .. ion ..irr ..................... 98 9 31
NiX $04 Z,@ .................................... 20 12 2 1 2 1
Vw@r@f kss ""' 6 @,hs ...................... 27 12 3 a - 3 1
Fw Ill 46 34 25 5 - I
44 23 4 Is 2 -
NOW OW 9CCQ$MQAa1 VM ............................ 9 4 2 2
O"W @WQAIJ .................................. 911 a 2! 26 7
.................................... 32 is 7 - 1 2 4 -

LoWin Co,nplatt Plumbing for facivs;vt Us*
T@-d .,hs ................. 145 Is 14 2 3
C-.e-ZKC.0,.: @W". @11% ...................... 31 6 1 9 5
&Qw@Cw-'d ho"004 " ---------------------- 105 73 5 19 7
. ........................................ 5 6 1 1

aseens
................. 30 4591 33411 1 1144 2"1 612 1 419 1142 $31
------------------------------------- 25- 114 49 65 4 1 10
2 tacoft ..................................... 279 is5 - '11 17141 11 1; 10
12" 521, 12 3 39 43 105
-4 427 32 214 536 1& 112 45
5 rvow ...................... 192 320 300 $ tat M 167
6 t, w" 'o"I ----- AIIAA IM 370 ',,a 268 101, 263
S.;
. ............. ...... 4.6
5.3 .9 5.3 S.S+

Persofts in Um

0@ ,.;t, .............. 9M 2300 1"1 2611 1 1"4 1113 SU
I wup.. 2233 $23 m 660 14 ISO 161 173
2 aw. 3W2 641 au 641 Isit 539 360 201
3 aww" ..................................... Ilqb 321 .220 476 123 217 247 104
460-so" ..................................... 1, 406 2 9 194 374 16 226 1" 65
.................. Ise M 129 163 69 126 107 211
4 w -fr. m _P_. -11---------------------------------- $29 131 12 100 65 59 Is
"060. occpted ..................... 2.37 2.01 2.69 2.27 A.93 2. SA 2.114 2.22
A460 0@-occvoitd hovwn @rs ......... . ..... 2.74 2.76 3.03 2.60 3.06 2.,2 2.79 2.57
................ 1.79 I.&S 2.11
1.90 1.47 1.52

p*r"As Pw Room

............. 41 332 100, 11)a 14111 3411 1 311 .1 00 351
Lo"', "'m . ............ 6215 97S 781 1460 330 1292 1029 349
il I so ............ 124 23 26 30 is 17 11 3
.1 .................................. 13 3 1 4 2 - -

.............. 3"1 17" "1 1117 2S3 t2 "s
100 w Iris .................... 3272 1243 356 1080 226 90 93 .94
'o ---------------- Ica 311 20 34 20 2 - I
------------------------------- 61 25 is 13 7 1 -

VALUE

........ 3367 763 6" 1161 2110 1 231 %1 311
5;0.000 .............................. 3 2 - - - - I -
'. 514,999 ............................ 11 1 3 6 1
t:!.000 .1 $199 . ............................ 39 10 7 12 10 -
zx.cm S2A:qqq ............................ 113 29 30 25 17 6
[email protected] S29 "9 ............... 228 37 63 35 is a A
S_4-'.00C le 134 9. ............... 349 61 94 106 25 28 22 13
S35.OC,1O to 539.999 ............................ 420 66 102 109 AQ
W!,COO to S-i9.9 . ............................ 1146 168 169 337 73 190 163
SS-1_ ODD a 579."9 ............................ -2 m 360 173 487 70 $60 611 216
w 000 to 5".9 . ............................ 21, 25 3 12 2 75 13
S166.000 to 5149."g .................... . .... $1 6 2 4 1 10 27 1
fi $1 $0.000 a 5 1".9 . .......................... 2 1
S2w.ck.V or Mwe .............................. 4 7 11
................................... . .. Su 000 SSG aw 541 am U7 700 w Sao S61 600 us 900, S60 300

COMM& lamy
lk-" so*11 ....... 3 412 11" 3119 1 122 141 91 I&S
- - -------------------- - ------------ U" S24A SZS3 S243 SIIS $211 S2I& S272

"Orhat As;on WW -SWW41'" WWVS Wo"rod io M 911 ftbw4Mi0n1. WVWM of SPerish VWm a" In Of W-V IM.

NEIGHBORHOOD STATISTICS RAHWAY, NJ. H-1

093796-0239-NDMG34 Ng-3102.9999-04/29183 10:21:41 700 D08/12183 17.31 M08/13/83 11:19

H-2. Selected Housing Characteristics: 1980-Con.
:-.Cc *-t tzm T% - 1---z:# wt uwm@".A. ;or @tom"I; -if S,rbos aft ;.r 30 Irm.. wt CCC@C;v Z!

W.W. a
7 Area [email protected] !,to i '*@"'Cvhm %0,740rrood %&;qh0M4C4 M"hoWhow %f@r%W'ACNI %t-9@11*0*cod lieft, f
3,
.ii: or.; 0*2 V'.- w. Irl 5i V.6 bv Am
*borhoods

IOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
0---.P;.4 I"I its .............. 631, 1 NO 1" 1 $26 3A9 1 3591
............................ 11, Is1
106 21 6C
1 301 15 6
................................. Is! 36 m
11 '.C w M it1 2001 143 42
.. ................................. I. rA
........... :--------------------- A96 23; 1611 i96 1.19 2 98
------------------------- I'2C 173 r?1 291 1 .9
m :'.9 136 '911 -.8 56 24a
......................
-4s .............. 3434 1 348 V3 1 107 256 7f 104 165
............................ I M 106 29; 92 t do
................................. 1281 26 90 2f,
. ................................. 19, 351 157 32 16
1 11
................................. 5'. vs w 21. 23 26
6 :' E 5
............................. ..6 53 53 5

IMIZOOMS
k..,;.s -it I ................. 10 067 2 4$11 1 2481 2 691 6105i Ili 492
V C ?V.'-@ .................... d 12 .0 -5 -'1
......:..................... t!57 1 76C 91; C96 j*) 7-! 6.9 299
. ............... 70 26 1@4 17
..................... 1C4.s1 247 t3o 1761 36 2.13i 2CS 20
"1 17

349 3@9
.............. 359 1 000 $04 $261 "S it
.................... ?5
4:f w,*.: . ............................ 35-Y 5's a" I Oil X-9 6119 503
337 to& At$ 294
. ............... 1319 312 079
96 1661 1)4 172 36 250 201 17
..................... t 11" 1 :63
"is ......... 3434 1 349 372 1 107 2$6 71
bcftva@ w wy a heif bat ............ 69 a 3A 143 - -
1 149 351 1 027 91 74 102 16i
hc;f.tvh@%'. ... 22 5 - -
ba 0. ............... :::: ..... 3056
0'0@' :::: ......... . 126 51 a 42
.6", baftImms ..................... 96 79 & 4 - A 3

.;ts ................. 10 062 3 011 1 349 2 611 605 1 430 1 .119 M
EN FACILITIES
!L@ ......................... 9795 2 314 1 202 2 65C 579 1 439 1 111 426
k-Ch" fecAlles ....................... 277 144 37 26
fJKCf OF WATER
#J6 mft*M or arware cod 4" 0 ................... to 0&9 2 454 1 243 2 "S 605 1 443 1 Its 492
........................... 6
J.d M@ "I ........................... 7 7
cow @"C . .................. ...........
fWAGE DISPOiAl
N-V . ...... 10 025 S 1 243 2 691 591 1 Ads I Its 492

26 13

comnommi;
14 ----------- -----------------
.V4 ...... ..................... . 277d 942 260 111 JIAS 264 190 39
'Amid snl@ .; ...... ................ 1222 396 163 171 36 260 159 A?
. ............ 6o" 1 130 805 1 8109 221 926 769 _4"
ITING touIpmjNj
5'@. w ho, ..................... 56" 1 396 602 1 734 379 711 693 332
("ftci -a-w hwwt .......................... 3m 6A? ADS 696 161 684 357 127
C."V .......... .................. !39 at 17 11 30 - -
**crm @ .rs --------------------- 201 101 111 22 13 23
_-4 0, oomss #V-0ce .................. 36 25 37 - 11 5
p"Clen -------------- ---- 56 63 3 116 30 9
"V1 , 26 12 13 a 6
.ts. %I"%. w vo,lcbk @ ?*m,em ... :::: --- 34 6 8
........................................

605 9 1 104 4&6
.................... 9793 2 Ull 1 179 2 633 1 43
1PHO: IN MOUSI@NgG UNIT
w_ --------------------------------- a296 2 174 1 117 2 558 $10 1 423 1 100 A26
31; 5 174 62 S 65 Is &
-- - ----------------------------------
'tICIIS A.VAILABLE
19
....... 1236 d3o 133 A47 261 1
- ---------- 3593 0$2 Aso $72 247 so 11
3 5 1"
2........................................... 3553 614 421 949 214 644 452 231
IAll 248 162 346 A& 353 216 A2
--------------------

2 RAHWAY, N.J. NEIGHBORHOOD STATISTV..

D08112183 IS.-35 M08/13/83 11:24

s n
c@--!'e @;-3. Structural Charocieris@fic' of 'Housi"q Units: 1980-ton.
3't :-St! lzr sv@-M% Fv de-*'s -8 set B:
ie Area k" %*%AtWk4:C i xemsheCOWA %*V4W0WA I It
MS 4W.W0441
@4.1 0C.? 00-1 006 *4 A,,c
t-teighborhoods -

ITS IN STRUCTURE

................. IS GA2 2 'Iss 1249 2m 605 1'50 1111 192
. ................................... 106 V9 6;; 12si 279 135% me I Ig

!21; 265. 6C., .43 X
---------------- 176 EL 197- 1, '9
I
13 63 A
............. .37 507
;7

.............. 630 1000 1$341 249 1314 "1 321
31
.................. -'25 !1& 115,e1 25- 1 965 300
............ ...... 162 56 73 2;5 38 ! - -
----------- 6-'@! 173 ICLS 27 -3 is 22 11
..................."------
22 2! 5
..................... 6 10
........................

.............. 3434 1 349 373 1107 251 79 106 165
. ................................... '.3 2!. 23 '.9 !j.;
...................................
---------- 35 3"
39
........... ...............
..................

YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT

Y- N-161 -ks ................. so 067 3458 1248 3Afl 603 '1 450 3 Sit 4t2
1Z kfamr 1990 ............................ 1.1A 1" 6 a .14 -
"1974 ................................. 230 ISJ Is 6 22 to 20
Is" 1974 ................................. 536 305 76 '7 26 4
1911161 461 '1' 252 164 13 120 m
95 $50 170 291t 4!1 40 712 VIA III
I!s to "A9 ................................. IVa Jos 167 492 1$1 299 169 1" 1
Sze 3, ec, .................................. 3$46 .1 IP C21 205 165 2.0 24A 92

6339 1COO 106 $24 341 1339 "1 321
197; !0 --1990 .............. 22 a It -I
197! -C ;9;3 r............................... so 7 3 to 20
191- -C 1974 16A 26 ;5 1; it 47 17
1961 599i A]1 01 139i 60 61 65 97
S 2371
1960 10. 22 73 727 476
511 9 307 71 295 15, 36
19-5 ............................. ---- 7" 3313 801 137 227 2.8 77

............... 3434 13441 .373 1owl 256 79 11"
192 1 6 6 -
;%7Z .................. 11.3 1!7 4 32
.9- .. .................. ............ 35S 269 77 38 is
I;tq ................................. 64 11, 146 337 33 ;o 57s 27
1959 ................................. 533 ISO 40 194 67 33 26 21
:9-C tqg9 ................................. 454 1111 77 163 &B 3 6
19.; . ................................. V? 731 78 363 28 13 17 5

BEDROOMS

T-.,O-d 6-4.1 Vhs ................. 10 "2 2431 1244 2,691 605 1 450 1 1111 492
31' 215 so 57 16 5 - -
1955 7641 1921 124, 78 32
57 91 1
................... 2us S63 37 917 206 313 182 130
3------------------------------------------- 3$05 $11t 4117 us 2CS IS7 SIS 332
4 10601 24 107 17, 76 187 255 IS
5 212 12 &1 34 22 31 12

.............. 6359 1coo. 906 1324 SO 1359 "S 321
........................................ isI ; 1 9
24, 'T i lod to 26 17 Al
1534 1651 23! 1" 16 193 160
5---------- ............ 355A 476 416 726 Ist 822 $54 209
.......... ............ " 8 216 1&07 157 61 187 255 15
..................................... -'12 ?2 1 34 22 31 12 -

1-1., -P41 1-@-l -ks .............. 343A I3A 373 1107 2$1 71P 106 65
........... I.................... 2-'-1
7;9 2: 51 7 5
16@19 1 - I
75 5C2 68 31 74 127
2----------- 03 395 2 70 ?2 26 1
j 33'1
---------- ........................ d-@3 105 142 514 23 .0 3
........................ 47 is - -
.........................

7--d 'il% ................. 10 062 3 4541 248 2 6`11 60S 1 450 1 111 4"

ST04tIES IN STRUCTURE

............................... 9 495 1901 1 248 2 679 605 1 450 1 Ili AV
I @ 3 :::::::: 401 -
. 6 50
J I a 12 ------- Sm 193 17
or mwt .........................

PAS"NG11 MATOR

or WW* 00ids -------------------
$67 $50 12
Wdb 4k.Q 0. ................... $17 $10 7
30 do 5
'A ha 04.C.0 .....................

NEIGHBORHOOD STATISTICS RAHWAY, NJ. H-3

094076 - 1,354 -NDMG34 NS-3105-9999-10/06/82 11:43:47 900.1 1 D08/12/83 18:35 M08/13/83 11:24

t--. - 4. Fuels and Financial Charweristics of Housing Uniis: 1980-Con.
_m elf.-wts tew 0A Ste !v @-fm- I" :i W@.%. w. owds. 9,

%
%,;, -
Ise AM
irhoods 2A.! 11. VII em 003 Zz i X-5 M-6 1 ft juva 1

oc.v;t4 ------------------- 1 793 2349 1179
1433 605 1438 1104 It"
'NTING FUEL
3 3E.- S65. M3 w -.97 6w 3981 21.2
56 251 20 6;
..................................... 772 4.1 I!j 12i 3-2 4121 2i
5 531 iii ass I"c' 3S6 606 93 231
....................
5 6

................... It
...................................

1 MEATING FUEL
..... .............................. "2 7!9 A.2 307 935 664 295
.......................... S3 72 -7 30 6
W .351 26 191 5 71 3 2;
3 97 93' ISO
ii5z 138 06 033 23S 3 3
............ 61

FUEL
I38A 1421 957 1 S35 I
136 3S It 19 91 111
271 531 190 131i $1, Ica 260-, 6A
........ 55 20 10 17 5
--.N .......... ............
@02
STA t' S111C.Elt, m ONTHLY
sis 5347 763 632 182 285 1257 "3
" P.4 h-." Q . ....... "I
. ........ ................ 3226 454 429 661 1:2 659 436 166
S100 A -
:::::: ...... 20 3
............. JA 3 6 - 0 5
............ 19
240 Ill 59 31 32 42 64 12
.......... ::::::::: ........ $36 62 69 133 16 117 97 ]A
2
M ft S399 - ............. w......... 5V 76 43 133 3$ 90 101 S3
........ ;............... d92 6S 6A 132 13 106 76 36
2:1 ....... 314 AS 76 59 - 77 '31 6
'@j ------------------- :.. 36 151 133 29
5 - ------- -------- ..... 4&" 92 78 123
sx-': 259 61 IA 36 12 13 65 to
'N" .--*@,-,::::::::::::::::::::::::::: 79 It 11 23 -
.................................. SAIS S"2 5.1; $407 S3198 U3"6 S421 1,1195
- ------- - ----------------- 2141 309 m A" 103 599 297 107
S
$7.
$. .................................
ft $149 ............................... 58 4 7 26 16 3
so ft S' . ............................... S19 77 72 119 Is 95 61 2;
s2w pa $249 ............................... 767 119 200 33 216 120 33
777 107 83 94 5S 271 113 SA
....... S231 S230 S227 $211 S250@ S24u S235 $250.
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11 46 PAHWAY, N.J. NEIGHBORHOOD STATISTICS

BUREAU OF THE CENSUS
NEIGHBORHOOD STATISTICS PROGRAM
NARRATIVE PROFILES OF NEIGHBORHOODS IN
RAHWAY, N.J.

CENTRAL

INTRODUCTION

Your community has joined the U.S. Commerce Department's Census
Bureau in a special Neighborhood Statistics program. The purpose of
this program is to produce demographic and economic information
based on the results of the 1980 Census of Population and Housing
for officially recognized neighborhoods in participating areas.

Central is one of the neighborhoods in Rahway, N.J. The following
profile is a standardized, computer-produced narrative which
highlights general population and housing trends. Statistics for the
specific neighborhood are "plugged into" the narrative. References
to detailed statistical tables appear in the narrative.+

The term "Neighborhood Publication Area" (NPA) used in the
narrative refers to the total geographic area within which a set of
neighborhoods was defined by program participants for this special
Census Bureau program. Please refer to the Geographic Definition of
Neighborhoods accompanying this NPA's profiles for exact NPA and
individual neighborhood boundaries.

+ Some statements in this profile are flagged with a "*". In these
statements, two or more figures derived from the 1980 census sample
are discussed in a fashion that could imply a comparison between
the figures. Also, in some instances, comparisons are implied
between figures cited in different sentences, for example, when
citing figures for the population as a whole, and for specific race
groups or for different age groups. Since the figures were derived
from the 1980 census sample, they are subject to a certain amount
of sampling variability. Appendix D in this report contains a
discussion of sampling variability and also details methods to
determine if a difference between two sample estimates is beyond
that expected to result from sampling variability. The reader is
urged to apply these methods to the flagged statements in order to
conclude whether the estimated differences cited for this.
neighborhood are real or could merely be the result of sampling
variability.

NPA: 181 Rahway, N.J.
NEIGHBORHOOD: 001 Central

POPULATION CHARACTERISTICS

According to the census, 5,616 persons lived in Central on April 1,
1980. They comprised 21.0 percent of the NPA's total population of
26,723.

Race and Spanish Origin (Tables P-1 and P-6)

The census showed that Central had 4,388 Whites; 1,060 Blacks; 11
American Indians, Eskimos, and Aleuts; and 63 Asians and Pacific
Islanders. Persons of Spanish origin (who may be of any race)
numbered 275.

The above numbers are based on 100-percent tabulations shown in
Table P-1; comparable. sample estimates by race and Spanish
origin are found in Table P-6. However, it is impoxtant to note
that sample totals for race and Spanish origin may differ from
complete-count totals because of sampling variability and other
factors. For a discussion of comparability between complete and
sample counts, see Appendix B, "Definitions and Explanations".
Also, certain paragraphs or sentences will provide specific
information by race or Spanish origin group if that group meets
certain thresholds based on the 100-percent tabulations for that
neighborhood.

Age. Household, and Family Characteristics (Tables P-1,
P-3, and P-6)

Among the 5,616 persons in Central, 18.8 percent, or 1,057, were
under 15 years old and 13.5 percent, or 760, were 65 years and
over. In the NPA, 18.4 percent were under 15 years and 11.6
percent were 65 years and over. The neighboxhood's median age was'
32.5 as compared with the NPA's 33.6 years.

one of the major national trends over the past ten years has been
an increase in the number of households, especially small
households. The 2,300 households in Central represented 23.5
percent of all NPA households. Among the neighborhood households,
35.8 percent consisted of 1 person and 5.7 percent had 6 or more
persons. Nonfamily households composed of householders who lived
alone or only with unrelated persons represented 39.2 percent of
all the households. Theme were 10 persons in group quarters.
Among persons 65 and over 55.3 percent lived in family
households, 44.1 percent in nonfamily households, and 0.7 percent
in group quarters.

Marital status is one indicator used to describe family life and
its changing patterns. Among persons in Central 15 years and
older, 52.2 percent of 2,178 men and 47.3 percent of the 2,381
women were married, (excluding separated) at the time of the

NPA: 181 Rahway, N.J.
NEIGHBORHOOD: 001 Central

census.

Comparable percentages for the NPA were 60.2 percent for men and
53.9 percent for women. Of the 3,2O3 persons in the neighborhood
who had ever been married, 13.8 percent were either separated or
divorced as compared with 9.7 percent separated or divorced in
the NPA.

Fertility, family type and the presence of children are also
important measurements of the trends in family life. Table P-3
contains data on there topics. Central had 1,376 families, of
which 70.0 percent were maintained by a married couple, 14.0
percent by a female householder with no husband present, and 5.4
percent by a male householder with no wife present.* Of the
neighborhood's 598 families with own children under 18 years,
17.1 percent were one-parent families maintained by the mother.*
Of the families with own children under 18 years, the average
number of persons per family was 3.25. (This is a derived measure
based on sample data in STF 3 which cannot be obtained from Table
P-3.)

Table P-6 contains data by major race group and Spanish origin
for family type and the presence of children. Of the
neighborhoods 1,093 White families, 84.2 percent were

married-couple families and 11.6 percent were maintained by a

female householder with no husband present.* One-parent families
maintained by the mother accounted for 11.4 percent of the White
families with own children under 18 years old.* Of the
neighborhood's 245 Black families, 62.9 percent were

married-couple. families and 25.7 percent were maintained by a
female householder with no husband present.* One-parent families
maintained by the mother accounted for 34.7 percent of the Black
families with own children under 18 years old.*

Nativity, Ancestry, and Language (Tables P-2 and P-3)

The percent foreign born in Central was 9.8 percent. The foreign
born category relates to first generation immigrants. On the
other hand, ancestry can reflect several generations of ethnic or
national origin. In the 1980 census the neighborhood reported
451 persons of Italian ancestry, 402 persons of Irish ancestry,
and 268 persons of German ancestry.*
Language spoken at home is another indicator of ethnic diverity.
of the neighborhood's 908 persons aged 5 to 17 years old, 71 or
7.8 percent were reported speaking a language other than English
at home.* Among the persons in this age group who spoke a
language other than English at home, 63.4 percent were reported
speaking Spanish.* Among those 18 and over, 14.7 percent reported
speaking a language other than English at home.* About 166 or
26.7 percent of these adults were reported to be Spanish
speaking.* Of the persons who were reported to speak a language

NPA: 181 Rahway, N.J.
NEIGHBORHOOD: 001 Central

4
other than English, 4.2 percent of the children and 12.6 percent
of the adults in Central reported that they could speak English
not well or not at all.*

School Enrollment (Table P-2)

in Central, 1,217 persons aged 3 and over were enrolled in
school. They included 88 in nursery schools, 612 in kindergarten
through eighth grade, and 253 in high school.* Of the students in
grades K-12, 18.7 percent were enrolled in private schools. The
264 persons enrolled in colleges included only those students
living in the neighborhood while attending school. (These
enrollment figures do not include students who attended schools
in the neighborhood but who lived elsewhere not students whose
parental homes were in the neighborhood but who lived elsewhere
while attending college.) Of persons 16 to 19 years old residing
in the neighborhood 21.2 percent were not enrolled in schools
and were not high school graduates and thus may be considered
dropouts.

Educational Attainment (Tables P-2 and P-6)

of those 25 years old and over in Central, 13.5 percent had a
grade school education or less, and 71.8 percent were high school
graduates, including 30.4 percent who had completed one or more
years of colleges.* About 16.8 percent of the population 25 years.
old and over in Central had completed 4 years or more of college.
70.9 percent of White persons 25 years old and over were high

school graduates, while 17.5 percent had completed 4 years or
more of college.* 74.8 percent of Black persons 25 years old and
over were high school graduates, while 16.2 percent had completed
4 years or more of college.*

Table P-2 contains additional data an educational attainment and
labor force status. Additional data for the NPA and
neighborhoods on educational attainment by race and Spanish
origin are found in Table P-6.

Disability and Veteran Status (Table P-2)

In Central, among noninstitutionalized persons 16 to 64 years of
age, 6.1 percent reported that they had a health condition which
had lasted for 6 or more months and which prevented them from
working or which limited them in the kind or amount of work they
could do.* Those reporting themselves as prevented from working
totaled 2.7 percent.* 0f noninstitutionalized persons 16 years of
age and over, 2.2 percent had a health condition which had lasted
6 or more months and which made it difficult or impossible to use
public transportation.*

NPA: 181 Rahway, N.J.
NEIGHBORHOOD: 001 Central

5
Another social characteristic presented in Table P-2 is veteran
status. In Central, 18.9 percent of civilians 16 years and over
were veterans, including 39.4 percent of the male civilians.*

Means of Transportation to Work (Table P-2)

Data on means of transportation to work show that 66.5 percent of
the workers residing in Central drove alone to work, 11.7 percent
rode to work in carpools, and 8.6 percent used some form of
public transportation.* Table P-2 contains detail on means of
travel in addition to data for the NPA.

Migration (Table P-3)

A total of 5,066 persons 5 years old and over were living in
Central in 1980. Of those, 43.4 percent had been living in a
different house in the United States 5 years earlier. Of those
movers, 59.8 percent lived in the same county; 24.6 percent lived
in the same state, but a different, county; while 15.6 percent
lived in a different state.* Data on region of residence 5 years
ago for movers are found in Table P-3.

Labor Force Status (Tables P-4 and P-6)

Information on the economic situation of persons in Central.
begins in Table P-4. In the neighborhood, 66.4 percent of all
working-age (16 years and over) persons and 52.7 percent of
working-age females were in the labor force.* 69.2 percent of
persons 16 years and over worked in 1979.* The unemployment rate
for Centeral was 6.3 percent.* The unemployment rate was 7.1
percent for White persons.* The unemployment rate was 3.9 percent
for Black persons.*

Table P-4 also contains data for the neighborhood and the NPA on
labor force status by usual hours and weeks worked, weeks of
unemployment in 1979, and number of workers in families.

Occupation, Industry, and Class of Worker (Table P-4)

Central residents were employed in a variety of occupations
1980. They included 613 in administrative support occupations,
including clerical. Another 369 persons said they were in
precision production, craft, and repair occupations, and 313
persons were in professional specialty occupations.*

Occupation describes the kind of work done by a person, whereas
the industry classification of a person's job describes the main

NPA: 181 Rahway, N.J.
NEIGHBORHOOD: 001 Central

6
activity of the employer. Residents of this neighborhood were
employed in the following industries: 832 persons were employed
in manufacturing, 423 persons were employed in professional and
related services, and 345 persons were employed in retail trade.*

Of the 2,708 employed persons in Central, 81.3 percent worked for
wages or salary for a private company, business, or individual.*
Another 15.9 percent held local, state, or Federal Government
jobs.* The self-employed represented 2.6 percent of the
employed.* The major occupation and industry groups are listed in
Table P-4.

Income and Poverty Status (Tables P-5 and P-6)

Perhaps the main indicators of a population's economic well-being
are income measures. The median income in 1979 of households in
Central was $18,100. (This means it is estimated that half had
incomes below and half above this figure). Households with
incomes less than $7,500 were 20.1 percent of all households in
the neighborhood, while households with incomes of $25,000 or
more constituted 32.7 percent of the households; the remaining
47.2 percent of the households had incomes between $7,500 and
$25,000.*

The median income in 1979 for families in the neighborhood was
$23,641.* The median income fox White families in the
neighborhood was $25,011.* The median Income for Black famiies
in the neighborhood was $20,9885.* For unrelated individuals 15
years old and over in the neighborhood, the median income in 1979
was, $10,987.* on a per capita income basis, every man, woman and,
child in Central averaged $8,445 in 1979.

The poverty threshold for a four-person family was $7,412 in
1979. There was a total of 514 persons below the poverty level in
1979 in Central, or 9.4 percent of all persons for whom poverty
status was determined.* Related children under 18 years
represented 35.6 percent of the poverty population in Central.

Among the major concerns in many areas are the economic
situations of the older population and of families maintained by
a woman with no husband present. There were 94 persons 65 years
and over below the poverty level in 1979, or 13.5 percent of all
elderly persons in Central.* Of the 90 families below the poverty
level in Central, 45.6 percent had a female householder with no
husband present.

In Central, the poverty rate for White persons was 6.6 percent.*
In Central, the poverty rate for Black persons was 16.9 percent.*
Comparable figures for the NPA are found in Table P-6.

NPA: 181 Rahway, N.J.
NEIGHBORHOOD: 001 Central,

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HOUSING CHARACTERISTICS

According to the census, there were 2,399 housing units in Central
on April 1, 1980. They comprised 23.8 percent of the 10,062 housing
units in the NPA.

Year-Round Housing Units (Table H-1)

The 1980 census showed that of the 2,300 year-round occupied
housing units in Central, 42.5 percent were occupied by owners
and 56.5 percent by renters. The comparable figures ofr the NPA
were 64.9 percent owner-occupied and 35.1 percent
renter-occupied. There were 98 vacant housing units in this
neighborhood with a rental vacancy rate of 3.4 percent and a
homeowner vacancy rate of 2.0 percent

Of the 1,001 owner-occupied housing units in Central, 89.9
percent were occupied by White householders; 8.4 percent by Black
householders; ... percent by American Indian, Eskimo, and Aleut
householders; 0.5 percent by Asian and Pacific Islander
householders; and 3.2 percent by Spanish origin householders.
(Those of Spanish origin may be of any race.) The comparable
figures for the NPA were 86.2 percent White householders; 12.5
percent Black householders; and 0.7 percnet Asian and Pacific
Islander householders; and 2.6 percent Spanish origin
householders.

There were 1,299 renter-occupied houseing units in the
neighborhood, of which 72.3 percent were occupied by White
householders; 25.7 percent by Black householders; ... percent by
American Indian, Eskimo, and Aleut householders; 0.8 percent by
Asian and Pacific Islander householders; and 3.5 percent by
Spanish origin householders. The comparable figures for the
renter-occupied houseing units in the NPA were 74.6 percent White
householders; 23.1 percent Black householders; 0.8 Asian and
Pacific Isalader householders; and 4.8 percent Spanish origin
householders.

Structural Characteristics (Table H-3)

The census found that about 26.2 percent of the houseing units in
Central were built in 1970 or later, while 48.4 percent of the
housing units were built before 1940.*

The census also showed that 76.4 percent of the owner-occupied
housing units had three bedrooms or more, and that 33.8 percent
of the renter-occupied housing units had two bedrooms or more.*

NPA: 181 Rahway, N.J.
NEIGHBORHOOD:001 Central

Fuels Used (Table H-4)

Census data indicate that fuel oil, kerosene, etc. was used by
54.8 percent of all households in the neighboxhood for house
heating.* Similarly, utility gas was used by 60.5 percent of the
households fox cooking; and utility gas was used. by 42.62 percent
of the households for water heating.*

Heating and Cooling of Housing Units (Table H-2)

Data on type of heating systetrs in the neighborhood indicated that
96.1 percent of the year-round housing units in Central had
central heating systems and 61.7 percent had air-conditioning.*

Kitchen Facilities, Telephones, and Vehicles (Table H-2)

In Central, 94.1 percent of the year-round housing units had
complete kitchen facilities.* Data from the 1980 census show that
92.6 percent of the households in the neighborhood had telephones
available in the housing units.* At least one vehicle was
available for use by household members in 81.7 percent of the
households.

Length of Time in Unit (Table H-2)

The statistics for this neighborhood indicate that in Central
28.7 percent of all householders had lived in their housing units
10 years or more. Census data also show that for the neighborhood
10.6 percent of the owners and 41.2 percent of the renters moved,
into their units in the 15 months preceding the census.

Value, Mortgages, and Monthly Costs (Tables H-1 and H-4)

Financial data for Central show that the median value for
specified owner-occupied homes (i.e., one-family houses on less
than 10 acres without a commercial establishment or medical
office on the property) was $50,800 as compared to $54,000 for
the NPA as a whole. The median contract rent paid for rental.
housing units in the neighborhood was $244 as compared to $246
fox the NPA.

Within this neighborhood, 59.5 percent of the specified
owner-occupied housing units were mortgaged, and 40.5 percent
were not morgaged.* The median selected-monthly-owner housing
costs for neighborhood units with a mortgage was $422 and $230
for units not mortgaged.* Selected monthly owner housing costs
are the sum of mortgage payments, real estate taxes, property
insurance, and utilities.

NPA: 181 Rahway, N.J.
NEIGHBORHOOD: 001 Central

Data for rental units showed that for the specified.
renter-occupied housing units in Central (i.e., renter-occupied
housing units except one-family houses on 10 or more acres), the
median gross rent was $279. Gross rent is the contract rent plus
the estimated average monthly cost of utilities (fuels and
water).

We hope the preceding profile is helpful to you in your analysis of
the neighborhood. Please refer to the data tables for further.
information on these and related projects. The text in the printed
booklet will provide you with explanations and, definitions of the
various terms used in this profile and in the tables.

NPA: 181 Rahway, N.J.
NEIGHBORHOOD: 001 Central

BUREAU OF THE CENSUS
NEIGHBORHOOD STATISTICS PROGRAM
NARRATIVE PROFILES OF NEIGHBORHOODS IN
RAHWAY, N.J.

EASTERN

INTRODUCTION

Your community has joined the U.S. Commerce Department's Census
Bureau In a special Neighborhood Statistics program. The purpose of
this program is to produce demographic and economic information
based on the results of the 1980 Census of Population and Housing,
for officially recognized neighborhoods in participating areas.

Eastern is one of the neighborhoods in Rahway, N.J. The following
profile is a standardized, computer-produced narrative which
highlights general population and housing trends. Statistics for the
specific neighborhood are "plugged into" the narrative. References
to detailed statistical tables appear in the narrative.+

+ Some statements in this profile are flagged with a "*". In these
statements, two or more figures derived from the 1980 census sample
are discussed in a fashion that could imply a comparison between
the figures. Also, in some instances, comparisons axe implied
between figures cited in different sentences, for example, when
citing figures for the population as a whole, and for specific race
groups or for different age groups . Since the figures were derived
from the 1980 census sample, they are subject to a certain amount
of sampling variability. Appendix D in this report contains a
discussion of sampling variability and also details methods to
determine if a difference between two sample estimates is beyond
that expected to result from sampling variability. The reader is
urged to apply these methods to the flagged statements in order to
conclude whether the estimated differences cited for this
neighborhood are real or could merely be the result of sampling
variability.

NPA: 181 Rahway, N. J.
NEIGHBORHOOD: 002 Eastern

POPULATION CHARACTERISTICS

According to the census, 3,614 persons lived in Eastern on April 1,
1980. They comprised 13.5 percent of the NPA's total population of
26,723.

Race and Spanish Origin (Tables P-1 and P-6)

The census showed that Eastern had 1,695 Whites, 1,806 Blacks, 10
American Indians, Eskimos, and Aleuts, and 35 Asians and Pacific
Islanders. Persons of Spanish origin (who may be of any race)
numbered 204.

The above numbers are based on 100-percent tabulations shown in
Table P-1; comparable sample estimates by race and Spanish
origin are found in Table P-6. However, it is important to note
that sample totals for race and Spanish origin may differ from
complete-count totals because of sampling variability and other
factors. For a discussion of comparability between complete and
sample counts, see Appendix B, "Definitions and Explanations".

Also, certain paragraphs or sentences will provide specific
information by race or Spanish origin group if that group meets
certain thresholds based on the 100-percent tabulations for that
neighborhood.

Age, Household, and Family Characteristics (Tables, P-1,
P-3, and P-6)

Among the 3,614 persons in Eastern, 20.8 percent, or 751, were
under 15 years old and 8.8 percent, or 318, were 65 years and
over. In the NPA, 18.4 percent were under 15 years and 11.6
percent were 65 years and over. The neighborhood's median age was
32.6 as compared with the NPA's 33.6 years.

One of the major national trends over the past ten years has been
an increase in the number of households, especially small

households. The 1,2O1 households in Eastern represented 12.3
percent of all NPA households. Among the neighborhood households,
18.5 percent consisted of 1 person and 7.7 percent had 6 or more
persons. Nonfamily households composed of householders who lived
alone or only with unrelated persons represented 21.3 percent of
all the households. There were 0 persons in group quarters. Among
persons 65 and over 75.8 percent lived in family households, 24.2
percent in nonfamily households, and 0.0 percent in group
quarters.

Marital status is one indicator used to describe family life and
its changing patterns. Among persons in Eastern 15 years and'
older, 56. 4 percent of 1 , 356 men and 50.6 percent of the 1,507
women were married (excluding separated) at the time of the

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NEIGHBORHOOD: OO2 Eastern

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census.

Comparable percentages for the NPA were 60.2 percent for men and
53.9 percent for women. Of the 2,014 persons in the neighborhood
who had ever been married, 12.9 percent were either separated or
divorced as compared with 9.7 percent separated or divorced in
the NPA.

Fertility, family type and the presence of children are also
important measurements of the trends in family life. Table P-3
contains data on these topics. Eastern had 1,001 families , of
which 83.9 percent were maintained by a married couple, 14.3
percent by a female householder with no husband present, and 1.8
percent by a male householder with no wife present.* Of the
neighborhood's 470 families with own children under 18 years,
14.9 percent were one-parent families maintained by the mother.*
Of the families with own children under 18 years, the average
number of persons per family was 3.40. *(This is a derived measure
based on sample data, in STF 3 which cannot be obtained from Table
P-3.)

Table P-6 contains data by major race group and Spanish origin
for family type and the presence of children. Of the
neighborhood's 469 White families, 83.2 percent were
married-couple families and 13.9 percent were maintained by a
female householder with no husband present.* One-parent families
maintained by the mother accounted for 15.7 percent of the White
families with own children under 18 years old.* Of the
neighborhood's 187 Black families, 84.6 percent were
married-couple families and 14.6 percent were maintained by a
female householder with no husband present.* One-parent families
maintained by the mother accounted for 13.7 percent of the Black
families with own children under 18 years old.*

Nativity, Ancestry, and Language (Tables P-2 and P-3)

The percent foreign born in Eastern was 6.6 percent. The foreign
born category relates to first generation immigrants. On the
other hand, ancestry can reflect several generations of ethnic or
national origin. In the 1980 census, the neighborhood reported
262 persons of Italian ancestry, 132 persons of Polish ancestry,
and 101 persons of German ancestry.*

Language spoken at home is another indicator of ethnic diversity.
0f the neighborhood's 783 persons aged 5 to 17 years old, 63 or
8.0 percent were reported speaking a language other than English
at home.* Among the persons in this age group who spoke a
language other than English at home, 77.8 percent were reported
speaking Spanish.* Among those 18 and over, 14.5 percent reported
speaking a language other than English at home.* About 180 or
45.3 percent of these adults were reported to be Spanish
speaking.* Of the persons who were reported to speak a language

NPA: 181 Rahway, N.J.
NEIGHBORHOOD: OO2 Eastern

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other than English, 0.0 percent of the children and 0.0 percent
of the adults in Eastern reported that they could speak English
not well or not at all.*

School Enrollment (Table P-2)

In Eastern, 957 persons aged 3 and over were enrolled in school.
They included 24 in nursery schools, 474 in kindegarten through
eighth grade, and 301 in high school.* Of the students in grades
8-12, 8.0 percent were enrolled in private schools. The 158
persons enrolled in colleges included only those students living
in the neighborhood while attending school. (These enrollment
figures do not include students who attended schools in the
neighborhood but who lived elsewhere nor students whose parental
homes were in the neighborhood but who lived elsewhere while
attending college.) 0f persons 16 to 19 years old residing in the
neighborhood, 10.3 percent were not enrolled in schools and were
not high school graduates and thus may be considered dropouts.

Educational Attainment (Tables P-2 and P-6)

0f those 25 years old and over in Eastern, 15.8 percent had a
grade school education or less, and 64.2 percent were high school

graduate's, including 16.9 percent who had completed one or more
years of college.* About 8.7 percent of the population 25 years
old and over in Eastern had completed 4 years or more of college.
61.5 percent of White persons 25 years old and over were high
school graduates, while 3.2 percent had completed 4 years or more
of college.* 65.2 percent of Black persons 25 years old and over
were high school graduates, while 12.5 percent had completed 4
years or more of college.*

Table P-2 contains additional data on educational attainment and
labor force status. Additional data for the NPA and
neighborhoods on educational, attainment by race and Spanish
origin are found in Table P-6.

Disability and Veteran Status (Table P-2)

In Eastern, among noninstitutionalized persons 16 to 64 years of
age, 7.7 percent reported that they had a health condition which
had lasted for 6 or more months and which prevented them from
working or which limited them in the kind or amount of work they
could do.* Those reporting themselves as prevented from working
totaled 3. 9 percent.*. Of noninstitutionalized persons 16 years of
age and over, 5.4 percent had a health condition which had lasted
6 or more months and which made it difficult or impossible to use
public transportation.

NPA: 181 Rahway, N.J.
NEIGHBORHOOD: 002 Eastern

Another social characteristic presented in Table P-2 is veteran
status. In Eastern, 19.0 percent of civilians 16 years and over
were veterans, including 39.5 percent of the male civilians.*

Means 0f Transportation to Work (Table P-2)

Data on means of transportation to work show that 59.9 percent of
the workers residing in Eastern drove alone to work, 21.8 percent
rode to work in carpools, and 8.2 percent used some form of
public transportation.* Table P-2 contains detail on means of
travel in addition to data for the NPA.

Migration (Table P-3)

A total of 3,543 persons 5 years old and over were living in
Eastern in 1980. Of those, 22.7 percent had been living in a
different house in the United States 5 years earlier. Of those
movers, 53.8 percent lived in the same county; 37.0 percent lived
in the same state, but a different county; while 9.2 percent

lived in a different state.* Data on region of residence 5 years
ago for movers are found in Table P-3.

Labor Force Status (Tables P-4 and P-6)

Information on the economic situation of persons in Eastern
begins in Table P-4. In the neighborhood, 68.7 percent of all
working-age (16 years and over) persons and 60.4 percent of
working-age females were in the labor force.* 70.4 percent of
persons 16 years and over worked in 1979.* The unemployment rate
for Eastern was 5.7 percent.* The unemployment rate was 4.4
percent for White persons.* The unemployment rate was 6.8 percent
for Black persons.*

Table P-4 also contains data for the neighborhood and the NPA on
labor force status by usual hours and weeks worked, weeks of
unemployment in 1979, and number of workers in families.

Occupation, Industry, and Class of Worker (Table P-4)

Eastern residents were employed in a variety of occupations in
1980. They included 451 In administrative support occupations,
including clerical. Another 248 persons said they were in
precision production, craft, and repair occupations, and 210
persons were machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors.*

Occupation describes the kind of work done by a person, whereas
the industry classification of a person's job describes the main
activity of the employer. Residents of this neighborhood were

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NEIGHBORHOOD: OO2 Eastern

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employed in the following industries: 533 persons were employed
in manufacturing, 278 persons were employed in professional and
related services, and 240 persons were employed in retail trade.*

Of the 1,875 employed persons in Eastern, 79.1 percent worked for
wages or salary for a private company, business, or individual.*
Another 18.8 percent held local, state, or Federal Government
jobs .* The self-employed represented 1.8 percent of the
employed.* The major occupation and industry groups are listed in
Table P-4.

Income and Poverty Status (Tables, P-5 and P-6)

Perhaps the main indicators of a population's economic well-being
are income measures. The median income in 1979 of households in
Eastern was $21,737. (This means it is estimated that half had
incomes below and half above this figure). Households with
incomes less than $7,500 were 14.0 percent of all households in
the neighborhood, while households with incomes of $25,000 or
more constituted 40.4 percent of the households; the remaining
45.6 percent of the households had incomes between 7,500 and
$25,000.*

The median income in 1979 for families in the neighborhood was

$24,087.* The median income for White families in the
neighborhood was $21,237.* The median income for Black families
in the neighborhood was $26,542.* For unrelated individuals 15
years old and over in the neighborhood, the median income in 1979
was $9,500.* On a per capita income basis, every man, woman, and
child in Eastern averaged $7,461 in 1979.

The poverty threshold for a four-person family was $7,412 in
1979. There was a total of 255 persons below the poverty level in
1979 in Eastern, or 6.9 percent of all persons for whom poverty
status was determined.* Related children under 18 years
represented 25.5 percent of the poverty population in Eastern.

Among the major concerns in many areas are the economic
situations of the older population and of families maintained by
a woman with no husband present. There were 41 persons 65 years
and over below the poverty level in 1979, or 12.9 percent of all
elderly persons in Eastern.* Of the 61 families below the poverty
level in Eastern, 26.2 percent had a female householder with no
husband present.

In Eastern, the poverty rate for White persons was 7.6 percent.*
In Eastern, the poverty rate for Black persons was 5.7 percent.*
Comparable figures for the NPA are found in Table P-6.

NPA: 181 Rahway, N.J.
NEIGHBORHOOD: OO2 Eastern

HOUSING CHARACTERISTICS

According to the census, there were 1,268 housing units in Eastern
on April 1, 1980. They comprised 12.6 percent of the 10,062 housing
units in the NPA.

Year-Round Housing Units (Table H-1)

The 1980 census showed that of the 1,201 year-round occupied
housing units in Eastern, 67.4 percent were occupied by owners
and 32.6 percent by renters. The comparable figures for the NPA
were 64.9 percent owner-occupied and 35.1 percent
renter-occupied. There were 65 vacant housing units in this
neighborhood with a rental vacancy rate of 8.0 percent and a
homeowner vacancy rate of 0.7 percent.

Of the 810 owner-occupied housing units in Eastern, 52.6 percent
were occupied by White householders; 45.8 percent by Black
householders; ... percent by American Indian, Eskimo, and Aleut
householders; 0.5 percent by Asian and Pacific Islander
householders; and 3.2 percent by Spanish origin householders.
(Those of Spanish origin may be of any race.) The comparable
figures for the NPA were 86.2 percent White householders; 12.5
percent Black householders; 0.1 percent American Indian, Eskimo
and Aleut householders; and 0.7 percent Asian and Pacific
Islander householders; and 2.6 percent Spanish origin
householders.

There were 391 renter-occupied housing units in the neighborhood,
of which 49.6 percent were occupied by White householders; 47.3
percent by Black householders; ... percent by American Indian
Eskimo, and Aleut householders; 1.0 percent by Asian and Pacific
Islander householders and 6.4 percent by Spanish origin
householders. The comparable figures for the renter-occupied
housing units in the NPA were 74 .6 percent White householders;
23.1 percent Black householders ; 0.1 percent American Indian,
Eskimo, and Aleut householders; O.8 Asian and Pacific Islander
householders; and 4.8 percent Spanish origin householders.

Structural characteristics (Table H-3)

The census found that about 7.5 percent of the housing units in
Eastern were built in 1970 or later, while 33.7 percent of the
housing units were built before 1940.*

The census also showed that 70.0 percent of the owner-occupied
housing units had three bedrooms or more, and that 47.5 percent
of the renter-occupied housing units had two bedrooms or more.*

NPA: 181 Rahway, N.J.
NEIGHBORHOOD: 002 Eastern

Fuels Used (Table H-4)
Census data indicate that utility gas was used by 47.8 percent of
all households in the neighborhood for house heating.* Similarly,
utility gas was used by 81.2 percent of the households for
cooking ; and utility gas was used by 61.0 percent of the
households for water heating.*

Heating and Cooling of Housing Units (Table H-2)

Data on type of heating systems in the neighborhood indicate that
92.4 percent of the year-round housing units in Eastern had
central heating systems and 77.6 percent had air-conditioning.*

Kitchen Facilities, Telephones, and Vehicles (Table., H-2)

In Eastern, 96.3 percent of the year-round housing units had
complete kitchen facilities.* Data from the 1980 census show that
94.7 percent of the households in the neighborhood had telephones
available in the housing units.* At least one vehicle was
available for use by household members in 88.7 percent of the
households.*

Length Of Time in Unit (Table H-2)

The statistics for this neighborhood incdicate that in Eastern
52.8 percent of all householders had lived in their housing units
10 years or more. Census data also show that for the neighborhood
2.6 percent of the owners and 28.4 percent of the renters moved
into their units in the 15 months preceding the census.*

Value, Mortgages, and Monthly Costs (Tables H-1 and H-4)

Financial data for Eastern show that the median value for
specified owner-occupied homes (i.e. one-family houses on less
than 10 acres without a commercial establishment or medical
office on the property) was $41,400 as compared to $54,000 for
the NPA as a whole. The median contract rent paid for rental
housing units in the neighborhood was $253 as compared to $246
for the NPA.

Within this neighborhood, 65.0 percent of the specified
owner-occupied housing units were mortgaged, and 35.0 percent
were not mortgaged.* The median selected-monthly-owner housing
costs lox neighborhood units with a mortgage was $416 and $227
for units not mortgaged.* Selected monthly owner housing costs
are the sum of mortgage payments, real estate taxes, property
insurance, and utilities.

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NEIGHBORHOOD: 0O2 Eastern

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Data for rental units showed that for the specified
renter-occupied housing units in Eastern (i.e., renter-occupied
housing units except one-family houses on 10 or more acres), the
median gross rent was $302. Gross rent is the contract rent pius
the estimated average monthly cost of utilities (fuels and
water).

We hope the preceding profile is helpful to you in your analysis of
the neighborhood. Please refer to the data tables for further
information on these and related subjects. The text in the printed
booklet will provide you with explanations and definitions of the
various terms used in this profile and in the tables.

NPA: 181 Rahway, N.J.
NEIGHBORHOOD: OO2 Eastern

PUBLIC PARTICIPATION INFORMATION

!'i',Mi,6utes of Public Hearing
on
Essex Street Riverfront Park
Rahway, N.J.

Date: March 19,1984

Ti-me: 7:00 P.M.

Location: Rahway City Hall

Attending: Mr. James Higgins Robert E. Rosa Associates
Mr. Thomas Connell City of Rahway Director of Community Development
Mr. Richard Gritschke City of Rahway Director of Recreation

The meeting was called to order at 7:10 P.M. in order to allow any members of
the public, who might be late, to attend. A discussion was''held by the three
officials present regarding the feasibility of a walkway.along the 25' easement
area. All present expressed concern over the feasibility of such a walk and
the invasion of privacy and security problems that may accompany such a walk.
Based on past experiance, it was decided that the residents and busi'ness owners
would not approve of such a walk for privacy and security reasons. Consequently,
.a decision was made at this time to eliminate-the walkway.

.The meeting was adjourned at 7:30 P.M.

James W@Hioin�'

RESOLUTION OF THE PLANNING BOARD OF THE CITY OF RAHWAY

WHEREAS the City of Rahway intends to develop the lands along the East
bank of the Rahway River between E. Mi I ton Avenue and U.S. Route 1 as a
Riverfront Park; and

WHEREAS the City intends to file an application.to N.J. Green Acres for
acquisition and development of such lands; and

WHEREAS the proposed development is consistant with the intent and purpose
of the City's Master Plan and Zone Plan; and

WHEREAS the proposed development will be a significant improvement of
the subject site and surrounding neighborhoods; and

WHEREAS the proposed development will meet existing recreational needs
within the City and neighborhood by providing improved access to the waterfront
and facilities accessible to the handicapped;. and

WHEREAS the proposed development will preserve and restore environmentally
sensitive lands;

NOW, THEREFORE, be it resolved by the Planning Board of the City of Rahway :as
fo 1.1 ows

The Planning, Board ]ends. its, ful I support. and approval to the acquisition
and development project known as Essex Street Riverfront Park and recommends
.2 that the project be undertaken in the best interests of the City of Rahway.

NOTE: THE ABOVE RESOLUTION WAS ADOPTED BY THE RAHWAY PLANNING BOARD ON MARCH 27,1984.
AN OFFICIAL COPY WILL BE FORWARDED TO GREEN ACRES WHEN IT I'S AVAILABLE.

COUNTY OF UNION new jersey
COURTHOUSE, ELIZABETH, N. J. 07207 (201)527-4233

Department of Engineering and Planning
ARTHUR J.GRISI
COUNTY MANAGER DIVISION OF PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT
ARMAND FIORLETTI ALFRED H. LINDEN
DIRECTOR DIRECTOR

March 27, 1984

Mayor Daniel L. Martin
Rahway City Hall
City Hall Plaza
Rahway, NJ 07065

Dear Mayor Martin:

This letter is to inform you of this office's support for the
Essex Street Riverfront Park project as proposed by the City of
Rahway. The project is in conformance with recent efforts by Union
County to upgrade that area through the use of Community Development
Funds, including improvements to Essex Street, housing rehabilitation,
the closeout of the Urban Renewal projects, and the E. Hazelwood
Project II Park Construction.

Since this area is one of the few remaining substandard areas
of Rahway, and since it has such a significant impact on its surrounding
neighborhood, I feel it is important for the area to be improved.

Very truly yours,

Division of Planning
Alfred H. Linden
Planning Director

AHL/caa
cc: Robert E. Rosa Associates
Thomas Connell, Director of Community Development

IIRD OF COMMISSIONERS
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JAMES J. DALY Housing Authority of the City of Rahway,
Chairmn
498 CAPOBIANCO PLAZA 9 RAHWAY, NEW JERSEY 0706S
MARTIN P. SPANGLE BOX No. 1274-D
Vice aair?nan
JOHN P. McG'RATH
FRANK D. CRUE, Jr, 11 . PHONE: (201) 388-3546
STUART T. KNORR Executive Director
WALTER McLEOD
MRS. RUBY SCOTT
F. ALEX SHIPLEY
March 28, 1984

Honorable Daniel L. Martin
City Hall
,City Hall Plaza
Rahway, New Jersey 07065

Dear,Mayor Martin,
Please be advised that the Rahway Housing Authority 'strongly
supports the City's proposed improvement of the riverbank 'near
Milton Avenue. The east, bank of - the river between Milton and
'Hazelwood is an eyesore and fixing it up would be a definite asset
to our city.

of specific importance to us, 196 units of high-rise senior
citizen hou .sing.sits right adjacent to the river on Milton Avenue
across 'the street from where this project would start. The main
"scenery" fbr..this housing is the exact bank of the river you
would be improving. You can. be sure that the aesthetic upgrading
of this bank would improve the quality of life for many hundreds
of senior citizens for many years to come.

The Rahway Housing Authority applauds the City's efforts in
this regard and would be happy to -do whatever we can to assist
in its success.

ry truly yours

James J. y, Chairma

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James J.@

RAHWAY PU BLIC SCHOOLS

P. 0. BOX 42 -
RAHWAY, NEW JERSEY 07065
FRANK D. BRUNETTE TELEPHONE: AREA 201
a Superintendent of Schools 388-8500

March.28, 1984

The Honorable Daniel L. Martin
City Hall
City Hall Plaza
Rahway, N. J. 07065

Dear Mayor Martin:

We in the Rahway Public Schools are pleased to see the
City of Rahway is planning to improve the easterly river
bank of the Rahway River between Milton and Hazelwood
Avenues. In addition to being an overall enhancement to
the community, such a project would be a positive influ7
ence on the educational environment.

As you know, this area is in the neighborhood of Grover
the land-
Cleveland School and is also a dominant part of
scape along two of the routes most heavily traveled by
our students (i.e., over the Milton and Hazelwood bridges).
This project would be a most welcome improvement.

I believe, without questiont that school officials would
unanimously and strongly support the City's efforts on
this project.

If you require any further expressions of support, please
let us know.

Very truly yours,

rank B unet
Superintendent of Schools

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RECREATION DEPARTMENT
THE CITY OF RAHWAY, NEW JERSEY

log 1670. IRVING STREET, RAHWAY, N.J. 07065
381-8000 Ext. 321 322 - 467

TO: Mayor Daniel L. Martin
FROM;:' Richard Gritschke, Director of Recreation
DATE: March 206, 1984
RE: Essex Street Riverfront Park Project

I wish to be on record as favoring the proposed Essex
Street Riverfront Park Project which I feel will transform a
blighted area into a recreational site fo*r young and old. With
imaginative planning it could:

1. Serve as a place for the senior citizens from the Golden
Towers and the rest of Rahway to use to walk or relax.

2. Accommodate a fitness trail designed for the able as well
as the handicapped of Rahway.

-t 3. Provide a boat ramp and fishing area for those whomight
enjoy water sports.

4. Become a wildlife.river observation station for school.@,
children and adults.

5. Provide a limited play area for children accompanied by
parents or grandparents.

I also think it's design should be such that it can be
easily maintained and is wheelchair accessible.

RG:1w
cc: Jim Higgins
Joseph Hartnett

Rahway
Businessmen s
Association P.O. BOX 177, RAHWAY, N.J. 07065

March,28th, 1984

Honorable Daniel L. Martin
Rahway City Hall
City Hall Plaza
Rahway, New Jersey 07065

Dear Mayor Martin:

Th.6 Rahway. Businessmen's Association views with excitement our City
government's proposal to improve the bank of the river between Milton Avenue
and Hazelwood Avenue. Although the-dike along the river there is well
maintained by the City, the opposite bank is not attractive at all.

This area of the river is adjacent to our business district and to our new
'City Hall.. Milton Avenue itself is essentially the gateway to the central
business district. We could not say enough about how improvements such as this
one are a shot-i-n-the-arm to our downtown economy.

The RahwaIy Businessmen's Association is proud to support community improvements
and, obviously, especially projects like this one which directly impact on the
heart of the community.

The City has our complete support for this most worthwhile project.

Sincerely,

ames Petruzzi, President

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T H E CITY OF RAHWAY, NEW JERSEY.

OFFICE OF THE MAYOR
'!AS E. CONNELL DIVISION OF COMM*UNITY DEVELOPMENT
DIRECTOR

March 29th, 1984

The Honorable Daniel L. Martin
Rahway City Hall
City Hall Plaza
Rahway, New Jersey 07065

Dear Mayor Martin:

As Director of the City's Community Development Program, I consider the
-.proposed improvements to the banks of the Rahway River between Mi-lton
and,.Hazelwood Avenues as being absolutely essential to ensuring the
economic revitalization of the Downtown area.

The G reen Acres improvements will enhance the economic development of
the area in several ways. Funding will:

1. Assist the City in securing an entrepreneur to develop the 14
areas of property located behind the City Hall into a Hotel/
Convention Center and First Class Office Space.

2. Enhance the desirability of the 14 acres, since it directly
faces the river and the area to be improved. The river
improvements will serve as a magnet, drawing clients and
residents to the area.

3. Provide passive recreational facilities now lacking in area.

4. Provide greenery to an area which enjoys few trees, grass, etc.,
resultling in professional businesses being adjacent to b.eau-
tiful scenery whirb is extremely important to a downtown area
composed-mostly of buildings, sidewalks and pavements.

ruly yourw.

Thomas E. Connell, Director

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