Category Archives: City Council

Council approves Parking Authority dissolution

City Council unanimously approved ordinances on second reading last week that will dissolve the Parking Authority and fold parking services into a Parking Utility within City Hall by the end of this year.

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Election results, 2018

Democrats running unopposed for municipal elections easily won election and re-election (obviously), to full four-year terms, along with another unexpired two-year term on Tuesday night.

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Six properties hit with liens for cleanup costs

Six properties were hit with liens by the city to recover the cost of cleaning up a half-dozen properties.

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Council approves new deal for DPW employees

City Council approved a new five-year contract with the local union representing employees in the Department of Public Works (DPW) that covers that runs through 2021.

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A closer look at the Parking Authority

The Rahway Parking Authority expects to generate $1.7 million in revenue this year with expenses of about $1.5 million, for an expected surplus for at least the eighth consecutive year.

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Council supports medical marijuana center

City Council adopted a resolution in support of locating a medical marijuana dispensary within the city’s light industrial or heavy industrial zones.

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Parking Authority to dissolve into Parking Utility

The Parking Authority will be dissolved and parking services in the city would be shifted to a Parking Utility, under legislation introduced earlier this month by City Council.

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Council fills vacancy on Redevelopment Agency

City Council approved the mayor’s appointment to fill a seat on the Redevelopment Agency that had been vacant since April.

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