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Next week, after years of controversy and debate, the Montclair Planning Board will be considering adopting the Streets Are For Everybody (SAFE) Plan — guidelines for addressing Montclair’s challenges with traffic, congestion, parking shortages and pedestrian and bicycling safety. The SAFE Plan was commissioned four years ago by the Montclair Town Council and researched by …
Op-Ed: Let’s Make Montclair Streets and Sidewalks Safer For Everyone Read More »
Let’s focus on ‘what went right with vote-by-mail and how we prevent it from being undermined by those who would benefit from its failure’ When I decided to run for local office a few months ago, I could not have anticipated that I’d be campaigning during a government-mandated quarantine, without the opportunity to have in-person …
Op-Ed: How The COVID-19 Crisis ‘Is Forcing Us To Modernize Election Procedures’ Read More »
Recently, I did a Q&A with Bike & Walk Montclair and I’m excited to share my responses to their questions. This issue is personal for me and my fiance, Benjamin. Describe your vision of what a walkable, bikeable and livable Montclair looks like for residents of all ages, from kids to seniors. How much of …
Supporting Mobility In Montclair, A Q&A With Bike & Walk Montclair Read More »
Vote for Peter as one of your two Councilors-At-Large in the upcoming vote-by-mail election https://youtu.be/6Ym28MAEU0w
In this ad for his campaign, Montclair Councilor-At-Large Candidate Peter Yacobellis discusses his experience in crisis leadership and the importance of having competent and strong leaders during and after a crisis. Vote for Peter when your mail-in ballot arrives, for Montclair Councilor-At-Large. Visit www.peterformontclair.com for more information. Vote before May 12th.
State’s Largest LGBTQ+ Group Notes Crisis Management and Advocacy Experience MONTCLAIR, NJ (April 1, 2020)—Garden State Equality, the largest LGBTQ+ advocacy organization in New Jersey, has endorsed Peter Yacobellis for Montclair Township Council. Yacobellis, a former official with New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s administration and long-serving LGBTQ+ rights activist, is seeking an at-large council seat …
Garden State Equality Endorses Peter Yacobellis For Montclair Council Read More »
Montclair has undergone a huge redevelopment boom in the last five years. How do you see this affecting Montclair both good and bad? If development is accompanied by the commensurate investment in infrastructure necessary to support it and appropriate planning for the increased stress and demand for township resources and services, and protections are in …
National LGBTQ Organization Says Yacobellis Offers Vision, Experience, Leadership MONTCLAIR, NJ (March 24, 2020)—The LGBTQ Victory Fund, the only national organization working to elect LGBTQ candidates to public office, has endorsed Peter Yacobellis for Montclair Township Council. The endorsement signals the Victory Fund’s confidence that Yacobellis, a former official with New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s …
The National LGBTQ Victory Fund Endorses My Campaign! Read More »