Category: Public Notices

Under the terms of the “Open Public Act” P.L.., 1975, C. 231, and as per Resolution Number 2025-1001 adopted by the Board of County Commissioners of the County of Union on December 18, 2025, the 2026 Installation Ceremony and Reorganization Meeting of the Union County Board of County Commissioners will be held on Thursday, January 1, 2026, at 11:00 a.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

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 of both the Agenda Setting Session and the Regular Meeting of Thursday, November 13, 2025. The aforementioned meetings will not be rescheduled.

Submission Date: November 7, 2025

James E. Pellettiere,
Clerk of the Board

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:

1. 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

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^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 “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 16, 2025.

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^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 “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 16, 2025.

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

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