New Jersey town councils — every meeting Sundays covered, summarized in plain English. 9 towns live. Most recent: Council adopts traffic changes, adds Shadelon parking limits (Livingston Township, July 12, 2026).
Livingston adopted one traffic ordinance and introduced another, setting up a new parking restriction on the dead end of Shadelon Drive for a later vote.
A proposal tied to a 15% property tax increase failed after debate over a $255 million deficit, state approval, and how soon residents would feel the hit.
The council marked Susan E. Herby’s death by tracing her disability-rights work in Montclair and pointing to a permanent memorial now being planned at Edgemont Memorial Park.
The Township Committee moved a 2026 borrowing plan for road and traffic-calming work, setting up another year of infrastructure spending backed mostly by debt.
The change clears the way for a six-story project at 123-145 Dean Drive with a hotel and 95 residential units.
Closing public comment ranged from bird-safe glass to bus-lane blocking, affordable housing, Ukraine, and a hemp ordinance that one shop owner said could end a local business.
The city locked in its 2026 parking utility capital plan, pairing a $2.593 million appropriation with $2.469 million in borrowing for facility work.
Township Committee members said annual debt service is tracking around $5.6 million to $5.8 million as they time major public safety purchases.
The town will borrow $880,000 to replace synthetic turf and make related improvements at Hulahan/Sid Fay Fields after a public hearing drew no comments.