Civic Issues
Topics getting the most attention in Bayonne public meetings, ranked by how frequently they are discussed.
4 issues in environment
Pigeon netting under 8th Street Bridge
A resident says pigeons are still getting trapped in the netting installed under the bridge — sometimes suspended 50 feet in the air — and argues the netting is defective, not vandalized, and that the vendor should be held accountable.
Flooding and stormwater management
The city awarded a $1.97 million contract — fully paid by a federal BRIC grant — to upgrade the city's largest pumping station with emergency generators, protecting the Country Village area's sewer and stormwater service during major storms. The grant requires completion by March 2027.
Route 440 brownfield environmental assessment
The city was set to hire Onterris Inc. for up to $107,687 to assess the Route 440 site in the Constable Hook Brownfield Development Area — a first step toward deciding what happens to that land.
Metal scrap yard operations and proposed zoning restrictions
A young resident described noise at 2 a.m. and dust coating his family's pool and vegetables from a nearby scrap yard. The ordinance to restrict scrap yards in heavy industrial zones was pulled but is promised back next month.