Montclair could soon become the first town in New Jersey to adopt an ordinance designed to help sustain bees, butterflies and other pollinators that live in and pass through the Garden State. According to Montclair Councilman Peter Yacobellis, the measure calls for the municipality to use at least 70% native trees and other vegetation when …
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The Montclair Township Council took one step closer to passing the rent control ordinance at its April 5 meeting, but there was some resistance from callers during public comment regarding owners of two-family and three-family houses. They felt that they had been left out of the compromise ordinance that the Tenants Organization of Montclair and …
Montclair may soon approve a “one-of-a-kind” ordinance mandating that only native species be planted on town property. The Jose German-Gomez Native Species Act, named for a town environmentalist, would “will put Montclair at the forefront of communities working hard to re-populate our local environments with native vegetation so that we can support insects, butterflies, birds and other creatures …
More than 940 people have signed a petition looking for changes to make the intersection that connects Park Street, Watchung Avenue and Watchung Plaza safer — and township and county officials say they’re making progress toward that aim. Local residents and business owners say they’ve seen repeated crashes at the intersection — most recently on …
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After two years of contentious rhetoric and legal maneuvering, Montclair’s tenants and property owners have settled on wording for a revised rent control ordinance, Mayor Sean Spiller announced Thursday. The agreement came at the eleventh hour, after negotiations broke down last fall and the town council voted last week to put the original ordinance to …
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The Montclair Public Library will receive full funding, according to Township officials. On March 10, the Board of Trustees approved a revised budget request of $3,367,267 from the Township of Montclair, which includes $2,867,267 in mandated funds and $500,000 in discretionary funds. “As we proceed through the budget process, I’m pleased to announce that through …
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On Monday, in collaboration with Councilor Bob Russo and Councilor Lori Price Abrams, Councilor Peter Yacobellis announced the introduction of the “Jose German-Gomez Native Species Act. Councilor Robin Schlager also signaled strong support. Jose German-Gomez In addition to requiring that only native plants, defined as a plant occurring the northeast region of the U.S. before …
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Skate Essex will move ahead with plans to expand its skate park at Rand Park in Montclair, with the township’s insurance provider having returned a favorable risk analysis and review of insurance costs, according to Councilman Peter Yacobellis. Additionally, Skate Essex announced on March 3 that The Skatepark Project (formerly The Tony Hawk Foundation) has …
For the past two years, a Montclair landlord group has been fighting against the rent control ordinance passed by the town council in 2020. Now, they are fighting the rent freeze the council enacted at the beginning of the pandemic, and extended several times. On Monday, the Montclair Property Owners Association (MPOA) filed a supplemental …
Over the last several days, Montclair residents, civic and faith leaders, business owners and others have been making their appeals for peace in Ukraine, making known their protest of Russia’s invasion and doing what they can to help those suffering through the attack. As attacks on Ukraine increased and more residents fled the country, Councilman …
