Buybacks have been held across the state, but Saudino said Tuesday that Bergen's was spurred by efforts of local community groups like URGENT Garfield, which first approached their city council with the idea of holding one late last year. The group had been pushing the event on their own, distributing fliers in Garfield and surrounding towns in Bergen and Passaic counties.
"We've been pushing this pretty strong," Miguel Reyes, one of URGENT's founding members, told NJ.com over the weekend.
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- Miguel Reyes, Pres. of URGENT
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