Category Archives: City Council

PILOTs in the 2020 municipal budget

Payments In Lieu Of Taxes (PILOT) are anticipated to account for $1.385 million in the 2020 municipal budget.

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Council awards contract for interim planner

An oft-used vendor was awarded another contract for planning services, this time to bridge a gap between a retiring director and a successor within the city’s Division of Planning.

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City seeks state funds for Irving Street remediation

The city will pursue state funds to offset the cost of remediation of several downtowns lots that it plans to acquire.

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Planners to study industrial area

A planning firm will examine study an industrial area of Rahway near the Woodbridge border to determine whether it’s in need of redevelopment.

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Federal grant could launch mural project

The city is pursuing a $150,000 matching federal grant in hopes of jumpstarting a downtown mural project.

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City examines shifting public housing

The city is looking into the possibility of converting some public housing units overseen by the Housing Authority into Section 8 housing and potentially adding some senior housing.

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3rd Ward Council rep to be appointed

City Council is expected to appoint Vannie Parson to the vacant 3rd Ward seat tonight to serve the less than five months remaining on the unexpired term.

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Council to create Social Justice Commission

City Council is poised to create a nine-member volunteer panel that would focus on equal rights, equity, access, and participation within the city.

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