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After two years of contentious rhetoric and legal maneuvering, Montclair’s tenants and property owners have settled on wording for a revised rent control ordinance, Mayor Sean Spiller announced Thursday. The agreement came at the eleventh hour, after negotiations broke down last fall and the town council voted last week to put the original ordinance to …

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The Montclair Public Library will receive full funding, according to Township officials. On March 10, the Board of Trustees approved a revised budget request of $3,367,267 from the Township of Montclair, which includes $2,867,267 in mandated funds and $500,000 in discretionary funds. “As we proceed through the budget process, I’m pleased to announce that through …

Montclair Public Library Budget Receives Over $3M in Full Funding Read More »

On Monday, in collaboration with Councilor Bob Russo and Councilor Lori Price Abrams, Councilor Peter Yacobellis announced the introduction of the “Jose German-Gomez Native Species Act. Councilor Robin Schlager also signaled strong support. Jose German-Gomez In addition to requiring that only native plants, defined as a plant occurring the northeast region of the U.S. before …

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Skate Essex will move ahead with plans to expand its skate park at Rand Park in Montclair, with the township’s insurance provider having returned a favorable risk analysis and review of insurance costs, according to Councilman Peter Yacobellis. Additionally, Skate Essex announced on March 3 that The Skatepark Project (formerly The Tony Hawk Foundation) has …

Montclair Skate Park Plan Moving Forward, After Favorable Analysis From Insurance Company Read More »

For the past two years, a Montclair landlord group has been fighting against the rent control ordinance passed by the town council in 2020. Now, they are fighting the rent freeze the council enacted at the beginning of the pandemic, and extended several times. On Monday, the Montclair Property Owners Association (MPOA) filed a supplemental …

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