Elaine Makatura Quotations

While lawyers are working on an appeal and figure out a strategy, we will not comment further.

New Jersey is being watchful and we could be gearing up to make the public aware of a potentially serious situation.

We'll continue vacuuming the product and containing the booms throughout the night.

We'll be there as long as we have to be there to clean it up.

We know that we have things to do and we think that we're headed in the right direction and we look for Tim Dillingham and the support of the (environmental activists) to assist us in maintaining our beautiful coastline.

We have no way of knowing if they were a convicted felon, or whether they were telling the truth if they said they weren't one.

We of course recognize the importance of enforcing the 300-foot riparian buffer more than almost anyone else. That authority was recently upheld in a court decision against a lawsuit brought on by the (New Jersey) Builders Association.

We do recognize the need for a stable source of funding.

The bottom line is that we take enforcement of compliance with our regulations seriously, and we are concerned about the quality of life of residents in the area.

Although we have had rain in recent days, it dries up quickly. The underbrush remains dry and is easily sparked.

All or one together, however they decide to do it.

Nothing has changed since the last time we spoke.

It's too soon to put a dollar amount (DEP penalty) on it, if there is one.

The department takes very seriously quality-of-life issues for the residents of New Jersey.