What To Expect At Summit's Next Common Council Meeting

SUMMIT, NJ — The next Summit Common Council meeting is Tuesday and there are several important resolutions on the agenda that the council will vote on.

The Council will meet at 7:30 p.m. in City Hall, and residents can attend in person or over Zoom. Important topics to be discussed include the Broad Street West redevelopment project, installing a generator at the Summit Public Library and cleaning the sewer system to prevent flooding in the city.

After introductions, Mayor Nora Radest will present an award for Volunteer of the Year to Annette Dwyer — the owner of Mondo in Summit.

Then, the city's financial advisor and managing director of Nassau Capital Advisors LLC, Dr. Robert S. Powell Jr., will give a presentation on the financial terms of the Broad Street West Redevelopment Project.

At Summit's previous council meeting, many residents discussed their thoughts and concerns over the new redevelopment that involved building 140 new rental units, along with green spaces, affordable retail, pedestrian amenities and more.

Read more: Summit Debates Broad Street West Redevelopment At Council Meeting

Also at Tuesday's meeting, the Council will hear three resolutions from the Finance Committee — one of those being authorizing $183K to the Summit Free Public Library, via a New Jersey Library Construction Bond Grant agreement, to install a generator for the building.

The Council will also vote on a resolution to award a bid of $62K for the Storm Sewer Clean and Inspection project. This would be funded through the 2020 capital budget. According to Council President Marjorie Fox, "the sewer clean and inspection projects extend the life of Summit's storm sewer system and can prevent localized flooding issues."

Lastly, the Safety and Health Committee will introduce a resolution to declare a vacancy for a firefighter as a result of their retirement.

The full agenda for Tuesday's meeting can be found here.

Members of the public may comment by email to cityclerk@cityofsummit.org. Comments must be
received by noon on Tuesday.

The rules for public comments are posted on the city website.

Emailed comments will be read until the three-minute time limit is reached.

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