51.   Soboroff counters that the citizens group is not seeking to usurp the board, but that taxpayers clearly wanted the group to have input before major decisions are made.

52.   Such hearings are rare, but citizen groups have used the procedure to stop unwanted projects.

53.   Sweeney said at least two citizen groups from his district are planning to sue the EPA to stop the dredging.

54.   The citizens group makes its recommendations in March.

55.   The citizens group here helped keep the notion of environmental justice on the front burner.

56.   The effort will involve federal, state and local authorities, and citizen groups and private companies.

57.   The link from Elizabethport to Plainfield, particularly, is favored by citizen groups on both ends.

58.   The public, citizen groups or other interested parties would have to request the restricted data by filing a Freedom of Information Act request.

59.   The sobering news has city officials and a citizens group planning for the future of Treasure Island rethinking potential development options.

60.   The younger Vance, who keeps a pistol on the coffee table, is co-chairman of the concerned citizens group.