Although reform to OPRA is needed, said Township Committee Member Vic De Luca, government transparency advocates are concerned that the bill goes too far.
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Charter changes — finally approved by the state legislature — are now in effect in South Orange, altering the name of the township, elected officials and some staff, and allowing the town to move municipal elections from May to November, among other updates.
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DevelopmentGovernmentMaplewood
Maplewood Leaders: New Affordable Housing Law Could Mean More Development & Density
Gov. Murphy signed the “most significant housing legislation in four decades” on March 20. Maplewood officials wish there had been more opportunity for municipal feedback.
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GovernmentMaplewoodPoliticsTowns
Maplewood Dems Endorse Adams and Cripe for Re-Election to Township Committee
Petitions to run on the ballot in the June 4 primary as either Republican or Democrat are due to the Maplewood Township Clerk at close of business on March 26. No Republican has successfully run for TC since the 1990s.
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GovernmentMaplewoodSchools / KidsSouth OrangeSports
Vote on $29M Bond—to Include Ritzer Turf—Now Scheduled for March 18
On Feb. 29, District officials said the Ritzer Field project could not be severed from the bond resolution; but now the “ask” is broken out into four project numbers.
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BusinessDevelopmentGovernmentSouth Orange
‘South Orange Is in High Demand’ Reports Commercial District Exec Melissa Hodge
by Lela Mooreby Lela MooreHodge said that the SID is requesting less money from the township for its annual budget and lowering the assessment rate for commercial properties — due to new buildings coming online.
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GovernmentMaplewood
Updated: Weigh in on Future of Maplewood Theater Site at In-Person (and Zoom) Meeting March 14
The TC recently designated six of the eight lots within the area — which face Maplewood Ave. and are between Inwood Pl. and Durand Rd — as an area in need of redevelopment.
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GovernmentMaplewoodTransportation
Maplewood Township Committee Adds Its Voice to Those Protesting NJT Fare Hike
Alternatively, Maplewood officials ask Gov. Murphy and the NJ Legislature “to establish a dedicated tax to fund public transit, such as the restoration of the corporate business surcharge.”
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U.S. Rep. Mikie Sherrill (NJ-11) says Maplewood will see $959,752 to support new stormwater subsystems through bills signed by President Biden on March 9.