Meet RAGErs – Residents Against Giant Electric at Monmouth County Fall Events

This Fall Become Aware, Informed, Educated & Take Action to Oppose JCP&L High Voltage Power Project!

If you missed meeting members of RAGE Residents Against Giant Electric– (https://sites.google.com/a/stopjcpl.org/stopjcpl/), @RAGE_2016, at Aberdeen Day or NJ Friends of Clearwater this past weekend, fear not. RAGE members are on hand to inform and educate the public about the negative economic, health and safety impact on residents who work, live and play in the five towns. See us at:

Saturday, Sept. 17, 11 to 5 pm, Hazlet Day, Veterans Park

Sunday, Sept. 18, 9 am to 1 pm Red Oak Diner & Lunch Brunch Buffet Fundraiser (http://rage2016.weebly.com)

Saturday, Sept. 24, 11 to 5 pm, Middletown Day, Croydon Hall

Saturday, Oct. 1, 12 to 9 pm; Sunday, October 2, 11 am to 6 pm: Holmdel Harvest Fest, Bayonet Farm

Ask us to host an event at your clubhouse, organizational meeting, or parents group. Additional locations and events to be posted on the www.stopjcpl.org website and RAGE Facebook page.

“Support continues to grow as more government agencies, legislators and citizens learn about this unnecessary, redundant project. Only a small portion of the $111 million dollar project addresses the primary culprit in our power outages: antiquated lines and substations requiring upgrades. The remaining funds, approximately $107 million is designated for new infrastructure for a third, unnecessary line that may never need to be used if history is any precedent for the future.” notes RAGE President Rachael Kanapka. “Our electric consumption continues to decrease and if reliability is an issue, this project won’t fix local reliability problems.”

Officials opposed to the project and concerned about its merits as presented include: Congressmen Chris Smith and Frank Pallone, NJ State Assemblywoman Amy Handlin, NJ State Senator Joseph Kyrillos, the Monmouth County Board of Chosen Freeholders, 10 Bayshore Mayors and all five affected town committees, Boards of Education representing Hazlet, Holmdel and Middletown, along with numerous state and local non-profit and non-governmental environmental, historic and civic organizations.

What Can You Do?:

Look for RAGE awareness information at local events. Sign up for our newsletter and updates:

· Go to Stopjcpl.org or www.rage2016.com - our website for information, events and to sign the petition.

· Facebook RAGE page: https://www.facebook.com/NJRAGE16/?fref=ts,

· Tweet @RAGE_2016.

· Watch a fly over video showing the lines along the route proposed: http://bit.ly/28QwfjN

· Use a distance estimator tool to see how close homes will be from the tracks: http://bit.ly/28Z1rtK.

· Write to elected officials, NJTransit and BPU to voice your concerns. Contact information is located on our website.

Mail a contribution for legal counsel and experts to: RAGE-Residents Against Giant Electric, 1385 Highway 35, Ste. 128, Middletown, NJ 07748.