Bergen County Town Hall: Council Meetings, Week of Oct. 19, 2026

Good morning, Bergen County. Last week's town meetings brought new rules for license-plate readers in Garfield, a dog park and a new affordable-housing ordinance in Ridgefield, affordable-housing zoning in Englewood Cliffs, and borrowing in Garfield, Upper Saddle River and Ramsey. Here is what was on the table, and what is coming up.

Meetings ahead

Bergen County Board of County Commissioners, work session Tuesday, Oct. 20, in the Public Meeting Room in Hackensack. Last week's session was cancelled. Meeting notice
Maywood, Tuesday, Oct. 27: final hearing on Ordinance #15-26, which amends the East Hunter Avenue Redevelopment Plan (see below). Last meeting
Oakland Borough Council meets next on Oct. 27, and Hillsdale on Nov. 10.

Most towns had not posted agendas for this week as of Friday. Check your town on the Government page, where agendas appear as they are posted.

Decisions behind

Garfield: license-plate readers and a water bond

At its Oct. 15 work session, the City Council took up Ordinance #3165, which would regulate where automated license plate recognition cameras can be placed and how they are operated on city property, and Ordinance #3166, a $730,000 bond for water utility improvements and equipment. Both were up for first reading. The council also reviewed the 2025 municipal audit, and the consent agenda included the purchase of an electric bus. Garfield, Oct. 15

Ridgefield: a dog park and housing rules

The Mayor and Council held public hearings Oct. 13 on Ordinance No. 2554, which creates the Ridgefield Community Dog Park, and No. 2555, on tree preservation in the zoning code. It introduced No. 2556, which repeals and replaces the borough's affordable-housing rules to meet state requirements, and formed a 30-day ad hoc committee to work through that ordinance with an affordable-housing planner. Ridgefield, Oct. 13

Englewood Cliffs: Sylvan Avenue zoning

The agenda for Oct. 14 called for adopting Ordinance 2026-16, which replaces the borough's certificate-of-occupancy rule with a new certificate of zoning compliance, and 2026-17, updating stormwater rules. The council also introduced 2026-18 and 2026-19, which create overlay zones C and D on Southern Sylvan Avenue to meet the borough's affordable-housing obligations. Captain Keith Wicker and Lieutenant Steve Kochis were honored on their police retirements. Englewood Cliffs, Oct. 14

Maywood: a redeveloper for East Hunter Avenue

The work-session agenda on Oct. 13 named Mumford Kasparian at Maywood, LLC as redeveloper of the East Hunter Avenue Redevelopment Area and introduced Ordinance #15-26 amending that plan, with a final hearing set for Oct. 27. Residents have asked the council to make the Pleasant Avenue business district smoke-free and to drop fees for metal and white-goods pickup. Maywood, Oct. 13

Upper Saddle River, Ramsey and Haworth: spending

Upper Saddle River introduced Ordinance #14-26, a $1.5 million bond for public improvements, on Oct. 15. It also held the second reading of #13-26 on government administration and authorized Safe Routes to School funding. Upper Saddle River, Oct. 15
Ramsey held the public hearing Oct. 14 on Ordinance 20-2026, appropriating $175,000 for an equipment and apparatus storage building at the DPW. Ramsey, Oct. 14
Haworth introduced three ordinances Oct. 13: 2026-018 on permits and placement for clothing donation bins, 2026-019, a $165,000 special emergency appropriation for a property revaluation, and 2026-020, which enlarges the Shade Tree Commission and adds alternate members. Haworth, Oct. 13

Around the county

Fort Lee held a hearing Oct. 15 on Ordinance 21-2026, which changes the police department's structure and ranks, and presented its Make a Difference Award. Fort Lee, Oct. 15
Lyndhurst introduced amendments to its rent control ordinance and an ordinance creating an Assistant DPW Superintendent position on Oct. 13, and honored Special Olympian Adam Eng. Lyndhurst, Oct. 13
Mahwah took up an ordinance replacing its fire-zone and hydrant-blocking rules with new uniform fire lane regulations, and set its 2027 meeting dates. Mahwah, Oct. 12
Oradell heard an Eagle Scout presentation from Andrew Minnich, discussed Phase 2 of the Neglia watershed project, and took up a special emergency appropriation for storm damage and an ordinance creating a Director of Human Resources. Oradell, Oct. 13
Hillsdale's consent agenda included rejecting all bids for renovations to the DPW administration building and hiring grant help for an application to the NJDOT Safe Routes to School program. A resident has asked for a railroad "quiet zone." Hillsdale, Oct. 13
Allendale's Land Use Board had a resolution on Application 2026-13 from Regenity Biosciences for exterior storage tanks inside a fenced enclosure at 110 Commerce Drive. Allendale, Oct. 14
Oakland's agenda included promoting Matthew Lopez to police sergeant, and Ridgewood took up a gift of 10 trees from the Maroons Soccer Club. Oakland · Ridgewood

These summaries come from posted agendas. Minutes were not yet available, and final votes can differ. Every meeting links to its original document on the Bergen County Government page.