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The next Common Council meeting will be held on Tuesday, May 18 at 7:30 PM. Members of Common Council, Mayor Radest, and City staff will be participating electronically in this meeting. For this meeting, members of the public will be able to comment by video or audio conference. Comments will also be accepted by email or by mail to cityclerk@cityofsummit.org. Comments must be received ...

SUMMIT, NJ - The hotly-contested Primrose School childcare center project, proposed for 480-490 Morris Avenue, was defeated at a Summit Planning Board "Special Meeting' on May 12. The Zoom meeting, which started at 7:33 p.m., ran into the first few minutes of the following day.

The Application had already stretched on since last summer. The Planning Board's ...

UNION COUNTY, NJ - A man incarcerated at the Union County Jail is suing the County with claims that the staff there denied him medication for a severely painful condition and then beat him mercilessly.

While in court papers the County denies the allegations, Michael David Ivancich claims in the federal lawsuit he was forced to go without necessary prescription medicine ...

SUMMIT, NJ - The Summit Common Council met virtually on May 4 via Zoom, but technology gremlins prevented those watching on YouTube and cable TV from viewing the meeting until nearly a half-hour into the proceedings. The full recorded meeting was finally posted on the City’s YouTube site on May 6.

Fittingly, Council President Marjorie Fox announced that -- beginning in June ...

SUMMIT, NJ - The City of Summit will host a community meeting and presentation regarding proposed concepts for the Broad Street West redevelopment area on May 20, beginning at 7 p.m. The Summit Planning Board has designed the area between Broad Street and Morris Avenue, and Maple Street as “an area in need of redevelopment."

During the virtual meeting, an update will be ...

SUMMIT, NJ - As a method to communicate with landscapers on business licensing requirements, regulatory updates and amendments to ordinances, the City of Summit has created a new, voluntary registry for licensed landscaping companies operating in Summit. Registration is voluntary and no fee is required.

“It is a goal for Common Council to increase the ability of the ...

The next Common Council meeting will be held on Tuesday, May 4 at 7:30 PM. Members of Common Council, Mayor Radest, and city staff will be participating electronically in this meeting. For this and all future electronic meetings, members of the public will be able to comment by video or audio conference. Comments will also be accepted by email or by mail to cityclerk@cityofsummit.org.

ELIZABETH, NJ - The City of Summit has been awarded $75,000, one of 21 municipalities receiving $1.5 million in matching grant funds, as part of the seventh annual Union County Infrastructure Grant program, The initiative assists municipalities in accomplishing tasks undertaken in calendar year 2021, helping to fund projects aimed at spurring economic development ...

SUMMIT, NJ - The City of Summit Department of Community Services (DCS), which is responsible for public works, planning and zoning, environmental initiatives, and other community affairs, has posted three new, full-time job openings. The positions include:

Engineering Assistant

Civil engineer position available in busy municipality in Union County. Work includes assistance in ...

UNION COUNTY, NJ — The County will be borrowing up to $120 million for the planning, design and building of a new County government complex in Elizabeth.

Officials have said the new complex at 61-99 West Grand St. will save money on rent the County pays for existing office space, but legal representation fees are growing for the County’s defense of a lawsuit that challenges ...