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Pompton Lakes council approves parking-fee cut, road and park repairs, community garden and trash-route changes
Summary
At its April 2 meeting the Pompton Lakes mayor and council approved a consent agenda that included reduced parking fees for business owners and employees, street repairs, Lakeside Field improvements, summer-camp upgrades, a community garden for the local food pantry and adjusted garbage routes to ease school-time congestion.
Pompton Lakes Mayor and Council approved a consent agenda April 2 that included seven resolutions to reduce parking fees for business owners and employees; repair potholes and curbs; design expanded bleachers and restrooms at Lakeside Field; improve the borough summer recreation camp; develop a community garden to benefit the local food pantry; and adjust garbage pickup routes to avoid main roads during school drop-off and pickup times.
The council voted to adopt all items listed on the consent agenda after brief discussion. The resolutions were presented as part of the packet of consent resolutions and approved without separate roll-call tallies recorded in the public transcript.
The most discussed items during the consent debate included a proposal from Councilwoman Sofia Tortoiseau to reduce parking fees for business owners and employees, citing the burden on low-wage workers and the potential to attract new…
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