Michael J. Silva
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Voice
- Meetings spoken in
- 8
- Total speaking time
- 16:52
- Avg per meeting
- 2:07
- Segments
- 233
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Top issues during term (8)(Environment)
Bulk waste limits and fines for over-10-item pileouts
Higher fines for solid waste violations; revenue impact not stated.
Data center moratorium
1,000 trees along Route 280 corridor
No city match mentioned — federal grant funds.
Pequannock Aqueduct rehabilitation
$15 million so far, with far larger water-infrastructure costs likely on the horizon.
Newark Fossil Free Future ordinances
The funding ban could affect how the city invests its money; no direct cost to residents is stated.
Ironbound Flood Protection Project
No municipal funds required.
Newark Tree Canopy Initiative grant
No city match mentioned — federal grant funds.
Newark Tree Canopy Initiative
No city match mentioned — federal grant funds.
Decisions during term (1)
Recorded while Silva was in office — not necessarily decisions they moved, spoke to, or voted on.
Voting record (1)(Environment)
Oldest to newest — hover a bar for the item.