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Union County Approves 2022 Budget. See Tax Impact in Your Town
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Jack McGreevey, a No-Nonsense Supporter of Veterans, Passes Away at 93
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Summit Awarded $75,000 in Union County Infrastructure and Municipal Aid Grant ...
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Summit Roadworks Project Begins May 9
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JCP&L’s 2022 Tree-Trimming Program Underway; Program Designed to Enhance ...
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Summit Common Council Unanimously Approves Partial Closure of Maple Street
By MARJORIE FOX - SUMMIT COMMON COUNCIL PRESIDENT
May 16, 2022The next Common Council meeting will be held on Tuesday, May 17 at 7:30PM in Council Chamber at City Hall.
Fire Chief Eric Evers will give an update on the Fire Headquarters construction project.
The Finance Committee will introduce two bond ordinances to fund the 2022 Capital Budget and the sewer utility budget. The public hearings on these bond ordinances will be held on June 1. The ...
ELIZABETH, NJ — The County Board of Commissioners following a public hearing Thursday adopted a $513.7 million budget, which does not increase the County-wide tax levy.
While the spending plan comes with an average tax decrease of $28 for County homeowners, the impact varies by municipality with the average homeowner in Union County slated to pay $2,066 in county taxes this year. In ...
CARTERET, NJ – Jack McGreevey, a battled-hardened Marine drill sergeant turned dogged advocate for his fellow veterans -and who passed his passion for service to his son, former Gov. Jim McGreevey, died May 12.
He was 93.
Mr. McGreevey, of Carteret, was a constant presence throughout the 19th legislative district, serving in the legislative office since 1998. He proudly wore ...
ELIZABETH, NJ - The City of Summit has been awarded $75,000 through the 2022 Union County Infrastructure and Municipal Aid Grant Program. The monies will be applied to the Tulip Street Improvement Project and the City Hall Records Storage Improvement Project.
In total, the Union County Board of ...
SUMMIT, NJ - Work to repair and install new curbing, construct ADA compliant ramps, and upgrade stormwater structures.will begin on Crest Acre Court, Carleen Court, Meadowbrook Court, and Woodcroft Road will begin on or about May 9,
The work will be followed by the milling and paving of roadways, with the complete project expected to take approximately eight weeks, weather ...
MORRISTOWN, NJ - Jersey Central Power & Light is trimming trees across its 13-County service territory as part of its ongoing efforts to help enhance electric service reliability. This year’s $40 million program will help keep power flowing to customers by helping to reduce tree-related outages, such as those that can occur during severe weather.
Completed on a ...
SUMMIT, NJ - The City of Summit's new $52 million municipal budget was just about the only thing on the agenda of the Common Council’s May 3 meeting that people didn’t much want to talk about. The gathering drew close to 50 audience members and ran just under three-and-a-half hours. All Council Members were present – Ward One Council Member Susan Hairston and Council ...
The next Common Council meeting will be held on Tuesday, May 3 at 7:30PM in Council Chamber at City Hall.
Council will hold two budget hearings:
The first hearing is on the 2022 municipal, parking utility, and sewer utility budgets. The 2022 municipal budget is a 1.98% increase over last year’s municipal budget. The tax bill including the municipal, library, ...
ELIZABETH, NJ — Union County commissioners defended the qualifications of Vice Commissioner Chair Christopher Hudak in his race for County Surrogate after a resident speaking at Thursday’s Board meeting demanded Hudak withdraw his candidacy.
County Surrogates administer the legal process which happens after people die, individually owning assets in New Jersey. They also ...
SUMMIT, NJ - Days after Union County installed a new traffic signal there -- and just 24 hours before it becomes fully operational -- River Road in Summit will again be the site of an improvement project.
The thoroughfare will be closed from 8 p.m. - 6 a.m. on May 2 and May 3, between Butler Parkway and Chatham Road, for milling and paving operations by the County.
Detours ...