Latest reporting from the Local Government desk.
Latest reporting from the Local Government desk.
Latest reporting from the Local Government desk.
Local Government
Councilmember Chantal Landman says Summit is changing how its outside law firm reports charges after more than half of a $60,644 bill was labeled simply "General," with no attorney hours or work descriptions.
Local Government
The Berkeley Heights Township Council approved six new police positions on Sept. 15 over transparency objections, with Council Member Andrew Moran casting the lone no vote and residents questioning the absence of public data or a fiscal impact statement.
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The Berkeley Heights BOE split 4-4 on creating two STEAM supervisor positions, keeping the current director, while revealing $2.54 million in annual costs to educate 65 students from PILOT housing and moving to abolish a $30 GLHS parking fee in place since 2012.
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The Union County Board of Elections is recruiting paid poll workers at $300 per day for the Nov. 3 general election, with bilingual and Republican residents especially needed.
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Summit's secure ballot drop box has relocated to the Summit Community Center at 100 Morris Avenue for the Nov. 3 general election, with all 24 Union County drop boxes opening Friday, Sept. 18.
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New Providence has launched a second round of borough-wide property revaluation inspections, with Professional Property Appraisers visiting every property before a December 2026 deadline to set new assessments for 2027 tax bills.
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The Berkeley Heights Town Council took up a $2 million NJDOT sidewalk grant application for Mountain Avenue, a countywide flood mitigation plan, two new traffic-safety ordinances and a $35,500 storm-cleanup contract at its Sept. 15 meeting.
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The New Providence Borough Council is set to vote Sept. 15 on two ordinances that would shift fire chief selection from a firefighter election to a mayoral appointment and introduce a system billing residents or insurers for emergency response costs starting at $50 per firefighter per hour.
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Berkeley Heights is proposing its third funding plan in two months for the same $395,900 Littell-Lord Farmhouse restoration contract, shifting $50,722 among grant accounts with no public explanation for the repeated changes.
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Summit-area homeowners and renters must file for ANCHOR, Stay NJ and Senior Freeze property tax relief by Nov. 2, with ANCHOR payments beginning Sept. 15 and more than $4 billion allocated statewide.
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Council President Claire Toth disclosed a potential $13 million liability from a firefighter overtime lawsuit at the Sept. 9 meeting, while the council debated the future of the 180 River Road firehouse property, approved rising legal costs and questioned unspent opioid settlement funds.
Local Government
The Berkeley Heights Town Council is scheduled to take a final vote Tuesday, Sept. 15 on Ordinance 2026-19, which would authorize six new police department positions including a new deputy chief rank. No fiscal impact statement or needs assessment has appeared in the public record.
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Union County Board of Elections Administrator Nicole DiRado will present vote-by-mail procedures at Summit's Sept. 22 Common Council meeting, with the opt-out deadline falling Sept. 15 and federal litigation over mail-in balloting still unresolved.
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The Summit Common Council takes up a four-way stop ordinance at Canoe Brook Parkway and Woodland Avenue, a new Community Services director hire and more than $22.5 million in short-term borrowing for capital projects at its Wednesday, Sept. 9, meeting.
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Union County workers averaged $1,688 per week in the latest county-level BLS data, outpacing the national average but trailing neighboring Somerset and Morris counties by more than $300 a week.
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