 A councilman in the neighborhood, Bill Hurlock, protested to the paper that the businesses in the area around the station value and advertise about the structure.Locals as well as a group named Friends of Anderson Park, protested the fact the declassification from the New Jersey and National Registers of Historical Places could cause development in the Anderson Park and affect property values through the neighborhood.On March 11, it was reported by the "Montclair Times" that New Jersey Transit once again withdrew its offer to the state of New Jersey to remove the Upper Montclair station from the listings.