SAVE

RIFLE CAMP PARK

From

Over Development!

SAVE

RIFLE CAMP PARK

From

Over Development!

CONTACT INFO FOR THE
PASSAIC COUNTY FREEHOLDERS

Freeholder Director Cassandra Lazara 
clazzara@passaiccountynj.org?? 973-881-4412

 

Freeholder Deputy Director Bruce James
bjames@passaiccountynj.org   973-881-4402

 

Freeholder Pat Lepore
plepore@passaiccountynj.org    973-881-4402

 

Freeholder Terry Duffy
tduffy@passaiccountynj.org   973-881-4402

Freeholder Theodore O. Best Jr.
tjbest@passaiccountynj.org   973-225-5427 

 

Freeholder John Bartlett
jbartlett@passaiccountynj.org   973-225-5415 

 

Freeholder Assad Akhter
AAkhter@passaiccountynj.org   973-881-4412

The SAVE RIFLE CAMP PARK COALITION
was forged from community members and environmentally-minded organizations who gathered together to protect our treasured park.
We are your neighbors, your friends; concerned
citizens brought together by an urgent call.

 

 

Please Support Us.

 

Visit our www.saveRCP.org website

 

RIFLE CAMP PARK SHOULD REMAIN A
NATURAL OASIS, NOT A DISC GOLF COURSE

Our Passaic County Freeholders are planning to install an 18 hole tournament-level Disc Golf course at Rifle Camp Park in the very near future.

DISC GOLF IS AN ACTIVE SPORT, NOT
COMPATIBLE WITH PASSIVE HIKING & BIRDING

Disc Golf is NOT compatible with passive
recreation activities. The discs used for this sport are made of hard, heavy plastic and can travel at high speeds. This will make the park unsafe for
hikers, birders, fitness walkers, and other visitors. Installing a disc golf course in this park is inconsistent with the goals in the County Parks,
Recreation & Open Space Master Plan, and it
directly contradicts the needs of residents reflected in the Master Plan. This project will take the park away from the many people that regularly use the park, and hand it over to a single special interest group.

DISC GOLF IS HARD ON THE ENVIRONMENT

The disc golf course will have a highly
detrimental impact on the environment.? The plan involves cutting down over 100 trees for 18 acres of fairways that would run throughout the entire park. Rifle Camp Park is a part of the Audubon Garret Mountain IBA (Important Bird Area). The disc golf course will destroy important habitat and damage an already fragile eco-system for years to come. This unique habitat is a vital migratory stopover site for a variety of birds, and supports threatened species such as the red-headed woodpecker.? It is not an appropriate location for this particular recreational activity. The public only became aware of this issue recently, even though plans for the course have been underway since 2016. No environmental impact
studies have been done.

No ?Green Acres? public hearing has been
allowed, thus keeping public input to a minimum.

www.saveRCP.org

Do You NEED a Lawn Sign?

We Have Them! Please Inquire.

SIGN THE
PETITION!

PLEASE SIGN the Petition at Change.org

Search For:
?Save Rifle Camp Park?

And you will find this Petition.

For every 200 Signatures a new copy is sent
?to the Passaic County Freeholders!