Category Archives: City Council

SID ad hoc committees appointed

Two ad hoc committees of the Special Improvement District (SID) will meet this month.

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Council pursues overlay zone for West Grand

City Council is pursing another recommendation from the 2019 master plan re-examination that would encourage mixed-use development with apartments above ground-floor commercial and office uses along West Grand Avenue.

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Pine Street to be vacated

A proposed 14-unit townhouse complex that gained approval from the Zoning Board of Adjustment earlier this year is one step closer to reality after action by City Council.

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MVC site to be rezoned

City Council will pursue a recommendation in the city’s master plan to rezone the state Motor Vehicle Commission (MVC) property in the southeast corner of Rahway.

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SID transition continues

City Council last week held its first meeting as the Downtown Management Corporation (DMC) overseeing the Special Improvement District (SID), as it transitions from the Rahway Arts & Business Partnership (RABP).

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Taxi rates going up

Taxi cab rates within the city will rise by $1 come October.

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Three properties win tax appeals

Three properties won tax appeals across multiple tax years, one dating as far back as 2014.

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RABP begins dissolution process

The Rahway Arts & Business Partnership (RABP) began the process to dissolve as City Council took the next steps in its new role as downtown management corporation (DMC) overseeing the Special Improvement District (SID).

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