Montclair Township, NJ town meetings, recapped weekly. 16 editions in our archive — covering the council, school board, and any other public body Aware tracks for Montclair Township. Most recent: Montclair Township Council rejects fire station design contract.
A proposed $200,000 contract would have paid for drawings and bid specifications, but councilmembers questioned the building’s future and the work’s scope.
Read full edition →The first-reading vote sets up a new application process for on-street spaces, but leaves existing disability placard rules unchanged.
Read full edition →Health and Public Works staff traced a townshipwide rise in rodent complaints to trash handling, construction activity, and weak container conditions — then laid out new enforcement steps.
Read full edition →The new rule leaves repair deadlines flexible, letting the Water Department set case-by-case timelines instead of locking owners into a fixed replacement window.
Read full edition →After months on the shelf, the Zoning Board of Adjustment annual report is headed into a subcommittee process that could sort technical fixes from bigger policy questions.
Read full edition →After six subcommittee meetings, the commission is preparing a demolition application packet for members to review as it revises one of Montclair key preservation rules.
Read full edition →With no public comment and no recorded debate, the Township Council adopted Ordinance 0-26-36 updating the police department’s composition in Chapter 51.
Read full edition →The council paused an ordinance to acquire 16 Miller Street, leaving the property decision unresolved while other capital and code changes kept moving.
Read full edition →After testimony on engineering and parking, the Board told the applicant to return on September 14, 2026 with revisions on access, sidewalks, queuing, and spillover parking.
Read full edition →After residents pressed the issue, the Council unanimously authorized divestment and said staff are already seeking proposals from other banks.
Read full edition →Two concept plans are finally on the table, but the Complete Street Oversight Board still needs a public airing before Glen Ridge Avenue can move to engineering.
Read full edition →The Township Council cleared the way for an affordable-housing redevelopment process at 14 Miller Street, using a rehabilitation designation to shape who can buy and build there.
Read full edition →A proposed 7,700-square-foot swim school at 580 Valley Road opened to public scrutiny over parking, traffic, design, and how the site would fit its neighborhood.
Read full edition →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.
Read full edition →A council proclamation traced Susan E. Herby’s work from family caregiving to Edgemont Memorial Park, where township leaders are now discussing a permanent memorial.
Read full edition →A proposed new set of valet parking rules failed after council members split over whether Montclair should regulate curbside service or effectively shut it down.
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