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Union County Commissioners to hold Emergency Special Meeting on Friday, October 31, 2025 at 1:00 pm

Under the terms of the “Open Public Meetings Act P.L. 1975, C. 231 and N.J.S.A. 10:4-6 et seq., please be advised that it is necessary for the Union County Board of County Commissioners to hold an Emergency Special Meeting on Friday, October 31, 2025 at 1:00 pm at the Union County Administration Building, 10 Elizabethtown Plaza, Elizabeth, New Jersey.

Official action will be taken relative to the following resolution:

Authorizing emergency funds for distribution in the amount not to exceed $5,000,000 to limit the interruption caused by the federal shutdown which affects issuance of supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits and provide assistance to eligible Union County residents

James E. Pellettiere
Clerk of the Board
Union County Board of County Commissioners

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Notice of Diversion of Union County Parkland on Border of Springfield and Union NJ to Replace the Rt. 82/Morris Ave. Bridge

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the County of Union has filed a request with the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection proposing to divert 0.27 acres of easements and dispose of 0.02 acres of fee simple from land in Rahway River Parkway (Block 406/Lot 20, Block 2508/Lot 4, Block 3617/Lot 1, Block 908/Lot 16) to the NJ Dept. of Transportation, in connection with the Morris Avenue (Route 82) Bridge replacement over Rahway River. As compensation for the proposed diversion/disposal, Union County proposes monetary compensation.

Pursuant to NJAC 7:36-26.6(c), a hearing to obtain public comment on this request will be held on Tuesday, December 2, 2025 at 6:00PM at the Springfield Municipal Building, 100 Mountain Ave., Springfield, NJ.

All information submitted by the County to the Department in support of the proposed diversion is available for public review at the Clerk’s Office of the Township of Springfield, 100 Mountain Ave., Springfield, NJ; and the Springfield Public Library, 66 Mountain Ave., Springfield, NJ; or the Department of Environmental Protection, Office of Transactions and Public Land Administration, Public Land Compliance Section, 401 E. State St., 7^thFloor, Mail code 401-07, P.O. Box 420 Trenton, NJ 08625-0420, (609) 940-4400.

Written comment on the proposed diversion may be directed to the County of Union, County Counsel’s Office, Administration Building, 10 Elizabethtown Plaza, Elizabeth, NJ 07207, Attn: Kevin Campbell, Esq., (908) 527-4250. Please send a copy of any comments submitted on this request to the Department of Environmental Protection at the address above or by email to PublicLandCompliance@dep.nj.gov. Please include “SHC2000026” in the subject line of any comments emailed to the Department.

Public comment on this request will be accepted during the public hearing or until December 14, 2025.

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Notice of Diversion of Union County Parkland to Validate Emergency Repair of Sewer Main in Rahway River Park, Springfield, NJ

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the County of Union has filed a request with the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection proposing to divert 0.016 acres of easement area to substantiate the extension of a sewer main emergency repairs from year 2010, in Rahway River Park, Block 1501 Lot 1, Springfield, NJ. As compensation for the proposed diversion, Springfield Township proposes monetary compensation to Union County.

Pursuant to NJAC 7:36-26.11 (e), a hearing to obtain public comment on this request will be held on Tuesday, December 2, 2025 at 7:00PM at the Springfield Municipal Building, 100 Mountain Ave., Springfield, NJ.

All information submitted by the County to the Department in support of the proposed diversion is available for public review at the Clerk’s Office of the Township of Springfield, 100 Mountain Ave., Springfield, NJ; the Springfield Public Library, 66 Mountain Ave., Springfield, NJ; or the Department of Environmental Protection, Office of Transactions and Public Land Administration, Public Land Compliance Section, 401 E. State St., 7^thFloor, Mail code 401-07, P.O. Box 420 Trenton, NJ 08625-0420, (609) 940-4400.

Written comment on the proposed diversion may be directed to the County of Union, County Counsel’s Office, Administration Building, 10 Elizabethtown Plaza, Elizabeth, NJ 07207, Attn: Kevin Campbell, Esq., (908) 527-4250. Please send a copy of any comments submitted on this request to the Department of Environmental Protection at the address above or by email to PublicLandCompliance@dep.nj.gov. Please include “SHC2000040” in the subject line of any comments emailed to the Department.

Public comment on this request will be accepted during the public hearing or until December 14, 2025.

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Public Notice Regarding the Union County Commissioner Meeting Schedule in October

Under the terms of the Open Public Meetings Act P.L. 1975, C. 231, and pursuant to requirements of N.J.S.A 10: 4-10, please be advised that circumstances necessitate amending the 2025 Meeting Schedule of the Union County Board of County Commissioners.

As such, the Union County Board of County Commissioners is advising the public, in accordance with the law, the cancellation and rescheduling of the Agenda Setting Session and the Regular Meeting of Thursday, October 16, 2025.

The aforementioned meetings will be rescheduled to take place on Thursday, October 23, 2025. As is the case for all Agenda Setting Sessions and Regular Meetings, the Agenda Setting Session will commence at 6:00 PM with the Regular Meeting commencing as soon as possible following the conclusion of the Agenda Setting Session. Both meetings will be held in the Commissioner Meeting Room, Administration Building, 10 Elizabethtown Plaza, 6th Floor, Elizabeth, New Jersey as originally advertised.

Persons requiring a sign language interpreter should contact the Office of the Clerk of the Board at 908-527-4140.

Submission Date: September 23, 2025

James E. Pellettiere
Clerk of the Board

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Year 52 CDBG Program Application

Solicitud del Programa CDBG del Año 52

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FY 2025 – 2026 Community Development Revenue Sharing Committee Meeting Schedule

TAKE NOTICE that, pursuant to the provision of Chapter 213 of the Public Laws of 1975, the following Notice of Meetings of the Union County Community Development Revenue Sharing Committee for the fiscal year 2025-2026 is hereby provided to the Public.

Please be advised that the regular meetings and the administrative meetings of the Union County Community Development Revenue Sharing Committee will be conducted as virtual meetings via a video conferencing platform. If you would like to attend any of the meetings, please call Charlene Bathelus at 908-527-4023 or email cbathelus@ucnj.org for links and/or additional information.

Philip Kandl, Director
Division of Community Services Department of Economic Development County of Union

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State Planning Commission Conducting six public hearings

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE, the State Planning Commission shall conduct six public hearings for the purpose of receiving testimony on the draft Final New Jersey’s State Development and Redevelopment Plan and the draft Infrastructure Needs Assessment pursuant to the State Planning Act at N.J.S.A. 52:18A-202(c) as set forth in the State Planning Rules N.J.A.C. 15:30-5.2.

Additionally, under N.J.A.C. 15:30 -1.7 (c), municipalities and counties are required to post the attached notice on their website by August 29, 2025. The public hearings notice can also be found here. Feel free to share this with other municipal and county officials.

Agendas and status updates will be posted to the NJ Office of Planning Advocacy website at: https://www.nj.gov/state/bac/planning/state-plan/development/

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Amending the 2025 Meeting Schedule of the Union County Board of County Commissioners

Under the terms of the “Open Public Meetings Act P.L. 1975, C. 231, and pursuant to requirements of N.J.S.A 10: 4-10 of the Open Public Meetings Act, please be advised that circumstances necessitate amending the 2025 Meeting Schedule of the Union County Board of County Commissioners.

The Board has a need to cancel both the Agenda Setting Session and the Regular Meeting held on Thursday, August 21, 2025. Both the Agenda Setting Session and the Regular Meeting will be rescheduled for Wednesday, August 20, 2025. The Agenda Setting Session will commence at 6:00 P.M. The Regular Meeting will commence as soon as possible following the Agenda Setting Session.

As a result of these changes, please note the Public Hearing and Final Adoption of Ordinance Number 858-2025 and Ordinance Number 859-2025, originally scheduled to be held on Thursday, August 21, 2025 will now be heard on this new meeting date of Wednesday, August 20, 2025. A separate legal notice of said Public Hearing will be published in accordance to the law and shall reflect this new date and time.

For reference, Ordinance Number 858-2025 is entitled:

BOND ORDINANCE TO AUTHORIZE THE MAKING OF VARIOUS PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS AND THE ACQUISITION OF NEW ADDITIONAL OR REPLACEMENT EQUIPMENT AND MACHINERY, NEW ADDITIONAL FURNISHINGS, NEW COMMUNICATION AND SIGNAL SYSTEMS EQUIPMENT, NEW INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT AND NEW AUTOMOTIVE VEHICLES, INCLUDING ORIGINAL APPARATUS AND EQUIPMENT, IN, BY AND FOR THE COUNTY OF UNION, STATE OF NEW JERSEY, TO APPROPRIATE THE SUM OF $58,443,808 TO PAY THE COST THEREOF, TO APPROPRIATE STATE GRANTS, TO MAKE A DOWN PAYMENT, TO AUTHORIZE THE ISSUANCE OF $43,186,098 OF BONDS TO FINANCE SUCH APPROPRIATION AND TO PROVIDE FOR THE ISSUANCE OF $43,186,098 OF BOND ANTICIPATION NOTES IN ANTICIPATION OF THE ISSUANCE OF SUCH BONDS.

For further reference, Ordinance Number 859-2025 is entitled:

CAPITAL ORDINANCE OF THE COUNTY OF UNION, NEW JERSEY AUTHORIZING THE MAKING OF VARIOUS PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS IN, BY AND FOR THE COUNTY, APPROPRIATING THEREFOR THE SUM OF $10,000,000 AND PROVIDING THAT SUCH SUM SO APPROPRIATED SHALL BE RAISED FROM CAPITAL SURPLUS OF THE COUNTY.

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Public Hearing Notice for Union County Paratransit

Pursuant to an announcement by Nicole Schichnes, Director of the Union County Paratransit System, notice is hereby given that on September 10^th 2025 at 6:00 p.m. at Union County Administration Building at 10 Elizabethtown Plaza 6^th Floor, Elizabeth, NJ the COUNTY OF UNION, Department of Human Services Paratransit, will hold a Hearing accepting input concerning the 2026 Application to New Jersey Transit for funding under the Senior Citizen and Disabled Resident Transportation Assistance Program, at which time and place all interested parties will be given an opportunity to be heard. To assure that all members of the public are given an opportunity to be heard, initial presentations will be limited to five (5) minutes.

In order to encourage full participation in this Hearing, please submit any requests for accommodation of people with disabilities to the Union County Paratransit 10 Elizabethtown Plaza 2^nd Fl., Elizabeth, NJ 07207 no later than five (5) business days prior to the public hearing. People who are deaf, hard of hearing and/or speech impaired should access this service by contacting New Jersey Relay Service TTY/TDD 1-800-852-7899.

For those residents unable to attend the Hearing, please know that written comments and/or testimony will be accepted through September 5th.Please send correspondence to Nicole Schichnes, Director, Union County Paratransit System 10 Elizabethtown Plaza 2nd Fl. Elizabeth, NJ 07207 or call 908-659-5001 with comments.

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Notice of Diversion of Outdoor Parkland at Warinanco Park in Order to Construct Indoor Ice-Skating Rink

Environmental Protection proposing to divert 1.14 acres of land in Warinanco Park, in Roselle New Jersey, in connection with the construction of an indoor ice-skating rink. As compensation for the proposed diversion the County proposes to offer wooded replacement land and, possibly, additional monetary compensation.

Pursuant to NJAC 7:36-26.6(c), a hearing to obtain public comment on this request will be held on

July 28, 2025 at 6:00 PM at the existing outdoor Ice Rink facility, located at 1 Park Dr., Roselle, N.J, 07203.

All information submitted by the County to the Department in support of the proposed diversion is available for public review at the Clerk’s Office of the Borough of Roselle, 210 Chestnut St., Roselle, NJ; the Roselle Public Library 104 W. Fourth St., Roselle, NJ; or the Department of Environmental Protection, Office of Transactions and Public Land Administration, Public Land Compliance Section, 401 E. State St., 7^th Floor, Mail Code 401-07, P.O. Box 420 Trenton, NJ 08625-0420, (609) 940-4400.

Written comment on the proposed diversion may be directed to the County of Union, County Counsel–’s Office, Administration Building, 10 Elizabethtown Plaza, Elizabeth, NJ 07207, Attn: Kevin Campbell, Esq., (908) 527-4250. Please send a copy of any comments submitted on this request to the Department of Environmental Protection at the address above or by email to PublicLandCompliance@dep.nj.gov. Please include “SHC2000046” in the subject line of any comments emailed to the Department.

Public comment on this request will be accepted during the public hearing or until August 11, 2025.