October 11, 2026
Jersey City Planning Board approves 115-unit building
The eight-story project includes ground-floor retail and requires a $1,680,000 payment for improvements to the park across from the site.
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Every Sundays edition for Jersey City, NJ in 2026. 16 weekly recaps of council, school board, and planning board decisions. Latest in 2026: Jersey City Planning Board approves 115-unit building.
October 4, 2026
Jersey City Municipal Council reviews police training grant application
The $350,000 application would fund crisis-response training, outside instructors and staffing coverage so officers can attend without reducing service.
Read full edition →September 27, 2026
Jersey City Council approves two Canal Crossing abatements
The council signed off on two Garfield Avenue tax deals for Canal Crossing, reviving a familiar fight over PILOT revenue, affordability promises, and whether the project needed help.
Read full edition →September 20, 2026
Jersey City Council redirects prior bond money
The council moved $2.622 million toward new uses and adopted a separate $3.4 million reappropriation for capital improvements and equipment.
Read full edition →September 13, 2026
Jersey City expands lead abatement grant push
A $1.5 million adjustment would keep a state lead-remediation program moving as Jersey City tries to reach more eligible homes and work through 25 pending applications.
Read full edition →September 6, 2026
Jersey City council adopts 2026 budget amendment
The final vote locked in a 15.15 tax increase, restored some city services, and passed with one abstention after extended statements from nearly every councilmember.
Read full edition →August 30, 2026
Council presses staff on rising drug contract costs
A prescription coverage amendment landed before the Jersey City Municipal Council after Human Resources said earlier estimates were far too low and the plans were badly underfunded.
Read full edition →August 23, 2026
Council approves parking camera pilot in block vote
Jersey City approved resolutions 10.24 through 10.35 unanimously, with the longest debate centered on a camera-assisted parking enforcement pilot near transit hubs.
Read full edition →August 2, 2026
Jersey City council seeks budget detail before hearings
Council members asked for line-item spreadsheets, department presentations, and more time to review the budget while debating how tax guidance and borrowing rules will shape the final plan.
Read full edition →July 26, 2026
Jersey City council rejects estimated tax bill plan
A debate over a proposed 15% property tax increase ended with council rejecting estimated third-quarter bills and leaving the city’s billing timeline unresolved.
Read full edition →July 19, 2026
Jersey City council approves final resolution block
A 9-0 vote cleared resolutions 10.37 through 10.52, minus one withdrawn item, with council members zeroing in on overtime systems and unpaid developer reimbursements.
Read full edition →July 12, 2026
Jersey City council rejects estimated tax bill plan
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.
Read full edition →June 28, 2026
Council adopts $9,598,590 capital spending ordinance
The 7-2 vote sends nearly $9.6 million from Jersey City
Read full edition →June 21, 2026
Jersey City repurposes $9.56 million for capital work
The ordinance would shift existing capital fund balance into street resurfacing, technology, public works equipment, and upgrades at Municipal Court and Bishop Street.
Read full edition →June 14, 2026
Jersey City council adopts Grand Street tax abatement
The council approved Ordinance 25-101 on a 6-2-1 vote for a Grand Street project with 400 units, including 62 affordable homes.
Read full edition →June 7, 2026
Jersey City marks park’s 75th anniversary
A council resolution put Marty Manic Inright Memorial Park’s 75th anniversary on the agenda, though the caucus discussion added little beyond the formal recognition.
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