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Public Notice of Special Meeting of the Union County Board of County Commissioners

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 a Special Meeting on Monday, January, 13, 2025 at 10:00 AM at Galloping Hill Golf Course Ballroom, 3 Golf Drive, Kenilworth, New Jersey 07033.

Official action will be taken relative to the following resolution:

  • Authorizing the County Manager to reject all bids received for the Clark Reservoir Improvement Project.

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

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2025 Union County Reorganization Public Notice

Under the terms of the “Open Public Act” P.L.., 1975, C. 231, the 2025 Installation Ceremony and Reorganization Meeting of the Union County Board of County Commissioners will be held on Monday, January 6, 2025, at 6:00 p.m., in the Courtroom of the Honorable Assignment Judge Lisa Miralles Walsh, at the Union County Courthouse, 2 Broad Street, Elizabeth, New Jersey.

James E. Pellettiere
Clerk of the Board of County Commissioners

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Public Notice of Special Commissioner Meeting

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 a Special Meeting on Friday, November, 1 2024 at 5:00 pm at the Union County Administration Building, 10 Elizabethtown Plaza, Elizabeth, New Jersey. 

Official action will be taken relative to the following resolutions:

  1. Authorizing the County Manager to include a Project Labor Agreement (PLA) in the Bid Specifications for the project entitled: Ice Rink at Warinanco Park project.
  2. Authorizing the County Manager to include a Project Labor Agreement (PLA) in the Bid Specifications for the project entitled: Clark Reservoir Improvements project.

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

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Public Notice – Clark Reservoir

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the COUNTY OF UNION is proposing a change in use for a 1.14-acre portion of its Park commonly known as the Clark Reservoir.   

With the exception of improvements to the dam, the Clark Reservoir has remained unchanged since the Middlesex Water Company transferred the property to the Township of Clark in the 1990s (and who in turn, subsequently transferred it to the County in 2008).

The proposed change will include constructing: (1) A boat ramp with a floating dock; (2) A fishing pier; (3) A fixed timber pier with kayak storage and floating dock with kayak launches; (3) A boat storage building that will include a stamped concrete patio and public restrooms; (4) Developing new hiking trails, or renovating existing ones, that will entail two pedestrian bridges and a retaining wall in the northeast corner of the central lake (i.e. between the Raritan Road and NJ Parkway Bridges); (5) A stormwater detention area solely serving the Park; (6) Parking facilities that will have access through Madison Ave for the central lake; and (7) a boat ramp on the east lake (i.e. east of the Parkway Bridge) with parking area that will have access through Wendell Avenue (collectively “the Project”).  

The Clark Reservoir is a 200-acre park with a large body of water (the “Reservoir”) and surrounding land located in the municipalities of Clark, Scotch Plains and Westfield, New Jersey.   It was formerly known as the Middlesex Water Co. Reservoir.  

The Project will include work at the following Blocks (“B”) and Lots (“L”) in Clark: B-53, L-35; B-52, L-11.02; B-52, L-12; B-52, L-13; B-33, L-35; B-42, L-89.01 and B-198, L-1.0101.  No work will be done in the portions of the Park located in Scotch Plains and Westfield.

Pursuant to N.J.A.C. 7:36-25.6(a)1, a Hearing to obtain public comment on this proposed change of purpose or use will be held at the Clark Council Chambers, 315 Westfield Ave, in Clark, NJ 07066, on Tuesday, November 26, 2024 at 6:00pm.

All information submitted by the County of Union regarding the proposed change in use is available for public inspection with the Union County Department of Parks and Recreation, 10 Elizabethtown Plaza – 2nd Floor, Elizabeth, NJ 07207. This information is also available on the County’s website at https://ucnj.org/public-notices/.

Written comments on the proposed change in purpose or use may be directed to Kevin Campbell, Esq., Assistant County Counsel at kcampbell@ucnj.org or mailed to the Office of the County Counsel, 10 Elizabethtown Plaza, Elizabeth, NJ 07207.  

Please send a copy of any comments submitted on this request to the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Office of Transactions and Public Land Administration, Public Land Compliance Section, 401 East State Street, 7th Floor, Mail Code 401-07, P.O. Box 420, Trenton, New Jersey 08625-0420. Comments by email can go to PublicLandCompliance@dep.nj.gov.

Public comment on this proposed change in purpose or use will be accepted during the public hearing or until December 10, 2024 for written comments. On or after December 11, 2024, the COUNTY OF UNION may take formal action to approve the proposed change in purpose or use.

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Public Hearing – Wheatena Park

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the COUNTY OF UNION is proposing a change in use for a portion of parkland owned by the County of Union within the City of Rahway, New Jersey.

The proposed change is to convert 0.41 acres of open space/parkland to a dog park as requested by the City of Rahway, located at Block 227, Lot 6 and Block 224, Lot 34 of which is known as Wheatena Park, 1850 Elizabeth Ave, Rahway, NJ 07065. The City of Rahway is proposing to install fencing around the perimeter of the dog park along with other dog park amenities.

Pursuant to N.J.A.C. 7:36-25.6(a)1, a hearing to obtain public comment on this proposed change of purpose or use will be held at Rahway City Hall, 1 City Hall Plaza, Rahway, NJ 07065, on November 6, 2024 at 6:00pm.

All information submitted by the County of Union regarding the proposed change in use is available for public inspection with the Union County Department of Parks and Recreation, 10 Elizabethtown Plaza, Elizabeth, NJ 07207. This information is also available on the County’s website at https://ucnj.org/public-notices/.

Written comments on the proposed change in purpose or use may be directed to Emilie T. Ngo, Esq., Second Deputy County Counsel at engo@ucnj.org or mailed to the Office of the County Counsel, 10 Elizabethtown Plaza, Elizabeth, NJ 07207.  

Please send a copy of any comments submitted on this request to the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Office of Transactions and Public Land Administration, Public Land Compliance Section, 401 East State Street, 7th Floor, Mail Code 401-07, P.O. Box 420, Trenton, New Jersey 08625-0420. Comments by email can go to PublicLandCompliance@dep.nj.gov.

Public comment on this proposed change in purpose or use will be accepted during the public hearing or until November 20, 2024. On or after November 21, 2024, the COUNTY OF UNION may take formal action to approve the proposed change in purpose or use.

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Public Notice Regarding the Union County Board of County Commissioner Meetings

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 2024 Meeting Schedule of the Union County Board of County Commissioners.

The Board has a need to cancel the Agenda Setting Session and the Regular Meeting of Wednesday, August 14, 2024.

Additionally, the Board has a need to reschedule the Agenda Setting Session and the Regular Meeting of Wednesday, September 11, 2024 to a rescheduled date of Wednesday, September 4, 2024; one week earlier. As is the case for all Agenda Setting Sessions and Regular Meetings, the Agenda Setting Session will commence at 6:00pm and the Regular Meeting will commence as soon as possible after 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: August 1, 2024

James E. Pellettiere,
Clerk of the Board

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Paratransit Public Hearing Notice

Pursuant to an announcement by Nicole Schichnes, Director of the Union County Paratransit System, notice is hereby given that on September 3rd 2024 at 7:00 p.m. at Union County Administration Building at 10 Elizabethtown Plaza 6th Floor, Elizabeth, NJ  the COUNTY OF UNION, Department of Human Services  Paratransit, will hold a Hearing accepting input concerning the 2025 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 2nd 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 August 30th.  Please send correspondence to Nicole Schichnes, Director, Union County Paratransit System 10 Elizabethtown Plaza 2nd Fl. Elizabeth, NJ 07207

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Union County Hazard Mitigation Plan Hazard Public Meeting

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Fiscal Affairs Committee Meeting

Under the terms of the “Open Public Meetings Act P.L. 1975, C. 231, please be advised that the Fiscal Affairs Committee of the Union County Board of County Commissioners will be hosting a Special Meeting on the 2024 County Budget on Wednesday, March 27, 2024.

Please be advised that the Fiscal Affairs Committee Special Meeting on the 2024 County Budget will be held in the Commissioner Meeting Room within the Administration Building, 6th floor, located at 10 Elizabethtown Plaza, Elizabeth New Jersey, 07207 and will commence at 5:00PM.  Please be further advised, the purpose of said meeting of the Fiscal Affairs Committee is to hear and review the proposed 2024 budgets of various County departments.

Please be advised, this meeting of the Fiscal Affairs Committee is not a Regular Meeting of the Board of County Commissioners, and as such, no action will be taken.  While open to the public, there is no opportunity for public comment at this Special Meeting of the Fiscal Affairs Committee.  The time and place for public comments on the 2024 County Budget will be provided during the official Public Hearing on the 2024 Union County Budget, which will be announced at time of the budget introduction in accordance with the law.

Submission Date: March 19, 2024

James E. Pellettiere, Clerk of the Board