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Recent meetingsSep 9 – Oct 13

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Oct 13Water contract passes 7-0 as council previews tougher illegal dumping fines and grills engineering on code enforcementOct 7Newark Council scheduled to weigh affordable housing deals, tax exemption reform and $65M emergency budget fixOct 6Council defers Central Ward affordable housing deal again, saying developer never reached outSep 23Newark Council bans tenant-paid broker fees, defers two big affordable housing deals, and moves 19 city-owned lots to developersSep 15Newark Council delays 2026 budget amendment vote, but seals sister-city bond with EcuadorSep 9Newark Council OKs 25-year tax abatement for 42-unit MLK Blvd housing project

Issues to watch

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25-year tax abatement for 722-728 Clinton Avenue mixed-use projectSenior services lease at Bethany Baptist ChurchSale of city land for new University High SchoolChronic sanitation failures and illegal housing conversions

Development watch

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Somerset Homes affordable housing assignmentUniversity High School land conveyanceLivingston Urban Renewal affordable housing assignmentSummer Avenue Apartments (828-832 Summer Avenue)

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