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The City Council is expected to have a special meeting in the coming weeks, maybe even days, to appoint an interim mayor for the remaining 15 months of Rick Proctor’s term. As City Council president, Samson Steinman has assumed duties as acting mayor and is the odds-on favorite to become interim mayor, at least according to folks I’ve talked to.
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BREAKING: Mayor submits his resignation
Mayor Rick Proctor will resign his position, effective at 4:30 p.m. He filed his resignation letter with the City Clerk’s Office today but the single, 23-word sentence gave no explanation for his departure. Proctor did not immediately respond to messages seeking comment.
City Council approves 10% water rate hike
City Council approved new water rates that will bring an increase of 10 percent later this year, in addition to passing a $1.4-million bond ordinance to begin the first phase of upgrades to the water treatment plant.
Hotel Indigo leaving, could convert to apartments
The 102-room hotel within Carriage City Plaza will lose its corporate flag next month and the condominium association will consider whether to convert the hotel space into another 68 residential units.
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10-percent water hike coming for upgrades
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A 10-percent increase in water rates would help the city’s water utility ween itself off tax dollars in the near term and help pay off the debt over the next 20 years to fund upgrades at the nearly century-old water treatment plant on Westfield Avenue. The average Rahway homeowner likely would see their water bill go up by about $40 annually, from about $432 to $472 per year.
Upgrade likely for aging water treatment plant
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Presented with three options to address the city’s aging water treatment plant on Westfield Avenue, the City Council likely will approve a $1.4-million bond ordinance (O-34-13) to cover preliminary costs of upgrading the nearly century-old facility.
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Agency cool to preliminary plan to replace Mangos
A preliminary plan that would replace Mangos Bar & Grill and adjacent properties with a five-story residential development likely will have to go back to the drawing board to find more parking, among other concerns from the Redevelopment Agency.
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Proposal would put 250 units on Center Circle site
Three, five-story buildings containing almost 250 rental apartments would replace The Center Circle and reconfigure parking and access around City Hall Plaza, according to a concept plan presented to the Redevelopment Agency last week.
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