Residents blast timing of executive sessions, ask for return of call-in comment
Municipal Government
Land-use experts’ pleas for 4-story height limits unheeded
Council keeps six-story height limit along Bloomfield Avenue.
Senior Services leaderless for too long, senior advocates say
Michelle DeWitt, Montclair Institute for Lifelong Learning coordinator, to serve in a temporary interim capacity.
Ascend threatens legal action if Montclair doesn’t approve license quickly
Ascend sets its sights on pot sales to start in August.
Montclair skate park work awaits township permit
Construction delayed at Rand Park
Montclair Council declines on limiting heights on Bloomfield Ave.
After the Planning Board suggested zoning changes decreasing allowable building heights from six stories to four on Bloomfield Avenue to be in line with the township’s master plan, the Township Council and its Economic Development Committee rejected them.
As the Glen Ridge fire contract comes to a close, some in Montclair hoping for a better deal
With the Montclair-Glen Ridge fire services contract set to expire at the end of the year, Glen Ridge officials are seeking bids from Bloomfield as well.
MC Hotel pays delinquent PILOTs; expected to pay affordable housing funds as well
The MC Hotel has paid its delinquent payment in lieu of taxes and will pay its affordable housing obligation, officials said.
Montclair’s first rent control board is formed; landlords have till July 8 to register
The Montclair Township Council has appointed its first members to the rent control board.
Residents launch petition to halt Essex Park renovations in Montclair
Not everyone is happy with plans to upgrade Essex Park and playground in Montclair’s Fourth Ward.
Midtown Deck opening delayed after failed inspection
After breaking ground in January 2021 — and then the promise of an opening in February of this year to provide much-needed parking relief — the now-built Midtown garage on Glenridge Avenue remains closed.
Ascend Montclair closer to recreational pot sales, waiting on township OK
Ascend of Montclair has received Planning Board approval to begin recreational marijuana sales — expanding beyond the dispensary’s current medical only-business — but it still has some hurdles to clear before those sales can begin.
Law’s goal: More diversity among Montclair Township’s vendors
Law encourages contracts with businesses owned by female, minority, veterans, LGBTQ, disabled individuals
Montclair library returning to pre-pandemic hours
The library and Montclair Township Council engaged in tense budget negotiations in 2021 and 2022, but officials say the amount awarded this year is enough to restore services.