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Essex County Town Hall: Week of Oct. 19 — East Orange Takes Up Redevelopment Deals, South Orange Weighs a Leaf Blower Ban and North Caldwell Bonds a $2.3 Million Fire Truck
Nutley holds a stormwater hearing Tuesday. Behind us: redevelopment deals in East Orange and West Orange, a leaf blower ban in South Orange and a new ladder truck for North Caldwell.
Good morning, Essex County. Most towns have not posted agendas for this week yet, so this brief leans on what happened last week, when several councils took up redevelopment deals, bond ordinances and a few rules you will notice at home. Here is what is ahead and what is behind.
Meetings ahead
- Cedar Grove Township Council, Monday, Oct. 19, 7 p.m. A staff meeting in the Council Chambers, as announced at the Oct. 5 meeting. Cedar Grove meetings.
- Nutley Board of Commissioners, Tuesday, Oct. 20. A public hearing is set on Ordinance No. 3626, which amends the township's stormwater control code. Background from the Oct. 6 meeting.
- Millburn Township Committee, Tuesday, Oct. 20. The committee's next regular meeting. Millburn meetings.
Agendas for these meetings had not been posted when this brief was written. We will add them to each town's government page as they appear.
Decisions behind
East Orange
The City Council's Oct. 14 agenda included resolutions authorizing a redevelopment agreement with CFW Holdings, LLC and designating it redeveloper for a property in the Scattered Site Redevelopment Area, plus a separate redevelopment agreement with 38 Amherst, LLC. The council also took up a resolution asking the East Orange Parking Authority to transfer $1.5 million of its annual surplus to the city, local support for Get it All Delivery, LLC to operate as a microbusiness cannabis delivery service, and first readings of ordinances on rental brokerage fees and housing standards. Renovation of Firehouse No. 4 was also on the agenda. Meeting details.
West Orange
The Township Council's Oct. 13 agenda included Resolution 279-26, approving a redevelopment agreement and designating a redeveloper for 80 Main Street, and Resolution 270-26, a license agreement with Bethany Church. Introduced on first reading: Ordinance 2991-26 on restricted parking zones, Ordinance 2994-26, a sanitary sewer replacement bond, a bond ordinance for equipment purchases and amendments to the rent control ordinance. The council also had Resolution 281-26, a settlement agreement with Daughters of Israel. Meeting details.
South Orange
Two ordinances came up for public hearing at the Village Council's Oct. 12 meeting: Ordinance 2026-22, adopting the Valley Street Redevelopment Plan, and an amendment that would prohibit gas-powered leaf blowers in the village starting Jan. 1, 2027. The agenda also included Resolution 2026-235, length-of-service awards for South Orange Rescue Squad members, and Resolution 2026-237, a service contract with Lightpath. Meeting details.
North Caldwell
The Mayor and Council held public hearings Oct. 13 on Bond Ordinance BO-2-2026, which appropriates $2.3 million to buy a ladder fire truck, and Ordinance O-17-2026, which amends the borough code on disabled veterans. The conference agenda also covered an Elm Road traffic study, parking on Gould Avenue, proposed Halloween street closures and a new computer-aided dispatch system for the police department. Meeting details.
Cedar Grove
On Oct. 5 the Township Council held a public hearing on Capital Ordinance No. 26-979, which amends an earlier ordinance to appropriate $520,000 for water utility improvements, and introduced Ordinance No. 26-980, granting the Board of Education an access easement to Leonard R. Parks Public School. New officers Ahmed Omer and Domenick Lettini took the oath of office. Meeting details.
West Caldwell
The Mayor and Council's Oct. 6 agenda included a public hearing on Ordinance No. 1912, which amends the rules for marriage and civil union ceremonies, the 2026-2027 Deer Management Program, and Resolution 26-226, a contract with Blue Line Tech LLC for a Mark43 dispatch and records system for the police department. Meeting details.
Millburn
The Township Committee formally withdrew Ordinance 2770-26 on Oct. 6, so it will not get a public hearing or a final vote. The committee also made appointments to the Flood Mitigation Advisory Committee and the Zoning Board of Adjustment. Meeting details.
Agenda items listed here come from each town's posted packet; check the official minutes for final votes. Browse every town on the Essex County government page.