Darcella Sessomes
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Voice
- Meetings spoken in
- 4
- Total speaking time
- 26:23
- Avg per meeting
- 6:36
- Segments
- 322
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Top issues during term (8)(Development)
Dudley House (930-932 Putnam Ave) redevelopment plan
City would sell the property to a developer for revenue.
Netherwood train station redevelopment study
Cost of the planning study; no project cost approved yet.
Downtown Redevelopment Package
Projects bring new ratables and public parking easements; some carry no direct city cost.
Accessory Dwelling Unit Rules Amendment
The project could expand the local tax base and support downtown business activity, though residents may feel pressure from new infrastructure demands and rising housing costs.
Illegal parking charges at 1106 Park Avenue
$75 per month per tenant is at issue for affected households.
New municipal complex at Watchung Avenue
Includes a $1 million community benefit and $3.37 million in land acquisition money going back into theater construction.
Parking shortages and overdevelopment
development approval
The town’s tax base and nearby property values could shift once details are known, but the source includes no project costs or fiscal estimates.
Decisions during term (28)
Recorded while Sessomes was in office — not necessarily decisions they moved, spoke to, or voted on.
R 371-26 — Netherwood train station redevelopment study
R 373-26 — transfer of 1100 South Avenue redevelopment agreement
MC 2026-36 — 930-932 Putnam Avenue (Dudley House) redevelopment plan (first reading)
MC 2026-26 — Todd-West Redevelopment Plan Amendment
MC 2026-28 — Plainfield Rescue Squad Redevelopment Plan
MC 2026-29 — Downtown East Front Street Redevelopment Plan Amendment
R 331-26 — Redevelopment Study, Liberty Village (430-56 W 4th Street)
R 332-26 — Redevelopment Study, Waynewood Park Properties
R 333-26 — Redevelopment Study, NJ Transit North/South Avenue Properties
MC 2026-26 — Todd-West Redevelopment Plan amendment (316 West Front)
MC 2026-28 — Plainfield Rescue Squad Redevelopment Plan
MC 2026-29 — Downtown East Front Street Redevelopment Plan amendment
MCC 2026-16 — Amended Block 146, Lot 7 Redevelopment Plan
MCC 2026-18 — Economic Development Fee Schedule Update
R 274-26 — 930 Putnam Avenue Non-Condemnation Redevelopment Area
MC 2026-14 — Amended Homeownership Small Lots Redevelopment Plan adopted
R 235-26 — Cresthaven Academy redevelopment designation fails for lack of second
R 236-26 — Obama Green Charter redevelopment designation fails 3-3-1
R 237-26 — Queen City Academy redevelopment designation passes 4-3
MC 2026-16 — Amended Block 146, Lot 7 redevelopment plan adopted on first reading
Voting record (29)(Development)
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R 372-26 RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF PLAINFIELD DIRECTING THE PLANNING BOARD TO REVIEW THE HOMEOWNERSHIP SMALL LOTS REDEVELOPMENT PLAN AND 197 SCATTERED SITES REDEVELOPMENT PLAN, AND PROVIDE RECOMMENDAT
R 368-26 RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE REFUND OF CONSTRUCTION PERMIT FEES IN THE AMOUNT OF $400.00 PAID BY YONG HUN HAN FOR WORK SCHEDULED AT 110 WEST FRONT STREET -DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
R 359-26 RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY OF PLAINFIELD TO ACCEPT A GRANT AWARDED FROM THE HAZARDOUS DISCHARGE SITE REMEDIATION FUND PUBLIC ENTITY PROGRAM THROUGH THE NEW JERSEY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AU
R 371-26 — Netherwood train station redevelopment study
R 375-26 RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF PLAINFIELD AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTION OF A REVISED REVOCABLE LICENSE FOR LOADING RELATED TO THE APPROVAL BY THE PLANNING BOARD FOR DEVELOPMENT IN THE SOUTH AVENUE COR
R 371-26 RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE PLANNING BOARD TO CONDUCT AN INVESTIGATION OF BLOCK 401, LOT 2 (1023-39 SOUTH AVE) TO DETERMINE WHETHER THE PROPERTY SATISFIES THE REDEVELOPMENT LAW CRITERIA TO BE DE
MC 2026-36 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF PLAINFIELD, IN THE COUNTY OF UNION, ADOPTING THE 930-932 PUTNAM AVENUE REDEVELOPMENT PLAN, DATED OCTOBER 1, 2026.
R 373-26 RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF PLAINFIELD AUTHORIZING A TRANSFER OF REDEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT AND FINANCIAL AGREEMENT FROM 1100 SA URBAN RENEWAL LLC TO 1100 SOUTH AVENUE URBAN RENEWAL LLC IN CONNECT
R 374-26 RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR OF THE CITY OF PLAINFIELD TO ENTER INTO A MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING WITH BEA HOSPITALITY GROUP, LLC -DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
R 377-26 RESOLUTION DESIGNATING ROCIO GARCIA FOR THE REDEVELOPMENT OF CERTAIN PROPERTY IDENTIFIED ON THE OFFICIAL TAX MAPS OF THE CITY AS BLOCK 316, LOT 20 (114-118 WATCHUNG AVENUE) AND AUTHORIZING TH
R 376-26 RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING A FIRST AMENDMENT TO THE REDEVELOPMENT AND LAND DISPOSITION AGREEMENT WITH EAST 5TH PLAINFIELD LLC, WITH RESPECT TO CERTAIN PROPERTY IDENTIFIED AS BLOCK 835, LOT 4 (512
MC 2026-35 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF PLAINFIELD, COUNTY OF UNION, NEW JERSEY GRANTING A TAX EXEMPTION PURSUANT TO THE LONG TERM TAX EXEMPTION LAW AND THE REDEVELOPMENT AREA BOND FINANCING LAW WITH R
R 373-26 — transfer of 1100 South Avenue redevelopment agreement
MC 2026-36 — 930-932 Putnam Avenue (Dudley House) redevelopment plan (first reading)
R 336-26 RESOLUTION DESIGNATING ROCIO GARCIA FOR THE REDEVELOPMENT OF CERTAIN PROPERTY...
R 335-26 RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF PLAINFIELD AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTION OF AN AMENDMENT TO THE REDEVELOPMENT...
R 333-26 — Redevelopment Study, NJ Transit North/South Avenue Properties
MC 2026-28 — Plainfield Rescue Squad Redevelopment Plan
MC 2026-29 — Downtown East Front Street Redevelopment Plan amendment
MCC 2026-16 — Amended Block 146, Lot 7 Redevelopment Plan
R 274-26 — 930 Putnam Avenue Non-Condemnation Redevelopment Area
MC 2026-14 — Amended Homeownership Small Lots Redevelopment Plan adopted
R 236-26 — Obama Green Charter redevelopment designation fails 3-3-1
R 237-26 — Queen City Academy redevelopment designation passes 4-3
MC 2026-16 — Amended Block 146, Lot 7 redevelopment plan adopted on first reading
MC 2026-05 — 14th Amendment to 197 Scattered Sites Redevelopment Plan
MC 2026-07 — Amended Homeownership Small Lots Redevelopment Plan
MC 2026-08 — East Front & Sanford Avenue Redevelopment Plan
Opposed to adopting the East Front & Sanford Avenue redevelopment plan