During the public‑comment segment, Linden residents raised several neighborhood concerns tied to city services and proposed development.
Craig Halloran (120 Donaldson Place) urged the council to address trash left at sidewalks and suggested new residents be informed of trash pickup schedules. “I get frustrated because I always hear, we pass the buck. It's a county road. It's a state road,” Halloran said when asking whether Linden police can enforce blocking or illegal parking on roads that are not strictly city‑owned. He also urged council caution about traffic impacts from proposed redevelopment sites, citing a recent 400‑unit apartment project on Stiles Street and asking the council to consider traffic consequences before approving new projects.
Darryl Sadler (104 East Elizabeth Ave.) raised several service issues at his complex: noise and radio traffic from areas outside the chambers, a decayed dead cat that had been removed by city services, and recurring bags of food being left in his building’s lobby by mayoral constituent services. He asked the city to deliver such food directly to an intended recipient or stop deliveries that are not claimed. “If someone could please make sure it stopped coming. But if it's for someone that needs it, let it go to that person individually,” Sadler said.
Council members and staff acknowledged the concerns: the mayor’s office and constituent services said they would update distribution lists and follow up; council members said they would look into sidewalk trash and public‑works pickup schedules. The public‑comment items did not result in immediate council action but were referred for administrative follow‑up.
No member of the public exceeded the three‑minute limit recorded in the agenda and the council closed public comment before adjournment.