CORZINE ADMINISTRATION NEWS
Governor Jon Corzine has announced the following nominees to his Cabinet:

Kris Kolluri as Commissioner of Transportation. He is former Assistant Commissioner and Chief of Staff at the DOT. An attorney, he has been in private practice since January 2005.

Gary D. Rose to head the Governor’s Office of Economic Growth and Chair of the Governor’s Economic Growth Council. Rose is a 25-year veteran and retired partner of Goldman Sachs.

Steven M. Goldman as Commissioner of Banking and Insurance. He is a senior member and 22-year verteran of the law firm of Sills Cummis Epstein & Gross.

New Commissioner of Environmental Protection Lisa Jackson announced the appointments of John Watson and Adam Zellner as DEP Assistant Commissioners. Watson will be Deputy Commissioner for Natural Resources and Zellner Deputy Commissioner for Policy and Legislative Affairs.

ASSEMBLY NAMES COMMITTEE CHAIRS
The speaker of the New Jersey General Assembly has announced the Committee chairs for this session. They are:

AGRICULTURE & NATURAL RESOURCES- Douglas Fisher, 3rd District
APPROPRIATIONS- Nellie Pou, 35th District
BUDGET- Louis Greenwald, 6th District
COMMERCE & ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT- John Burzichelli, 3rd District
CONSUMER AFFAIRS- Nilsa Cruz-Perez, 5th District
EDUCATION- Craig Stanley, 28th District
ENVIRONMENT & SOLID WASTE- John McKeon, 27th District
FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS & INSURANCE- Neil M. Cohen, 20th District
HEALTH & SENIOR SERVICES- Herb Conaway, 7th District
HIGHER EDUCATION- Patrick J. Diegnan, Jr., 18th District
HOMELAND SECURITY- Joan Quigley, 32nd District
HOUSING & LOCAL GOVERNMENT- Gerald Green, 22th District
HUMAN SERVICES- Joseph Cryan, 20th District
JUDICIARY- Linda Greenstein, 14th District
LABOR- Joseph Egan, 17th District
LAW & PUBLIC SAFETY- Peter Barnes, 18th District
MILITARY & VETERANS AFFAIRS- Jack Conners, 7th District
REGULATED PROFESSIONS & INDEPENDENT AUTHORITIES- Wilfred Carabello, 29th District
REGULATORY OVERSIGHT- William Payne, 29th District
STATE GOVERNMENT- Mims Hackett, 27th District
TELECOMMUNICATIONS & UTILITIES- Upendra Chivukula, 17th District
TOURISM & GAMING- Jeff Van Drew, 1st District
TRANSPORTATION & PUBLIC WORKS- John Wisniewski, 19th District

The other members of the Transportation Committee are: Vice Chairwoman Linda Stender, Thomas P. Giblin, Gordon M. Johnson, David R. Mayer, Michael J. Panter, Vincent Prieto, Brian P. Stack, Jennifer Beck, Francis L. Bodine, Sean T. Kean, and Kevin J. O’Toole.

ATLANTIC CITY INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT EXPANSION PROJECTS
Major expansion and improvement plans for Atlantic City International Airport have been initiated under the leadership of Frank Spencer, Chairman of the South Jersey Transportation Authority. Plans include the first step of a $12 million airport apron expansion project, an addition and improvements to the terminal and a new parking facility.

The Alliance for Action strongly supports the Atlantic City International Airport projects. It urges its members, friends and the public to contact members of New Jersey’s Congressional delegation to ensure continuation of federal funding for the project.

MONROE VOTERS APPROVE $26.8 MILLION SCHOOL
Monroe Township voters have approved a $26.8 million bond proposal for construction of a new elementary school. The vote was 3,481 to 1,697, with 20.3 percent of township registered voters going to the polls.

Amenities at the new school will include a central courtyard, media center and music area on the 30-acre plot along Applegarth Road. The school will initially house kindergarten through sixth grade, with each grade having its own wing. It could be built as early as 2008.

PEOPLE ON THE MOVE
Alan J. Steinberg, a former Alliance Board member, has been appointed as the new Region 2 Administrator for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). The region covers New Jersey, New York, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands and seven Tribal Nations. Steinberg is former Executive Director of the New Jersey Meadowlands Commission.

Bill Castner has been named Executive Director of the State Assembly Majority Office. He had served the past four years as Deputy Director and Associate Executive Director of the Majority Office.

Paul T. Fader, former Chief Counsel to the Governor and Director of the Governor’s Authorities Unit, has joined the law firm of Florio Perrucci Steinhardt & Fader of Phillipsburg as a named Partner. He will head the new office in Rochelle Park for the firm, which is headed by former Governor Jim Florio.

ALLIANCE IN ACTION
The Gloucester County Alliance for Action will meet on Friday, February 10, at Riverwinds Community Center in Thorofare. The program will include:

Joseph A. Balzano, Executive Director & CEO of the South Jersey Port Corporation, on a new deepwater port for Paulsboro; George Strachan, Assistant Administrator of the Gloucester County Improvement Authority, on the planned new “dream park” in Logan; and Thomas A. Mueller, Director of External Affairs for BP, on a liquefied natural gas facility at Crown Landing. The program will begin at 9 a.m. following registration at 8:15 a.m. To register, please Go Here.

NJ Pharmaceutical Construction Conference on March 27, 2006- Hear key industry leaders discuss their upcoming capital construction plans. To register, Go Here.

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