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Hackensack residents and business owners press council on unlicensed shops, parking and utility restorations
Summary
Multiple residents and a Hackensack business owner raised concerns about unlicensed barbers/salons, permit parking on DeWolf Place, rooming houses, street restoration after utility work and enforcement of local codes. Council members said staff would follow up and referred specific complaints to city offices.
Several residents and a Hackensack business owner told the council on Sept. 9 that enforcement of business licenses, neighborhood parking and street restorations needs more attention.
Why it matters: Unregulated businesses, persistent parking problems and poorly restored streets can affect public health, safety and the economic viability of licensed local merchants.
Erica Solis, who said she owns a salon at 84 Anderson Street and has lived in Hackensack most of her life, told the council she has repeatedly reported nearby businesses operating without licenses. "There are so many people unlicensed," Solis said at the meeting, adding that she had seen procedures such as lip injections and botox done by unlicensed operators. "They put botox in the…
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