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Mayor Fagan outlines public-safety, housing and downtown goals in Summit’s 2025 State of the City
Summary
At the city’s organization meeting in January, Mayor Fagan summarized 2024 accomplishments — including a reduction in property crime, two new police hires, and completion of a new firehouse — and set priorities for 2025 such as homelessness response, parking and pedestrian safety, accessible playgrounds, and Park Line and Bryant Pond projects.
Mayor Fagan delivered the City of Summit’s State of the City address at the organization meeting on a January evening, reviewing last year’s work and laying out policy priorities for 2025.
The mayor said public safety remained the administration’s top priority and pointed to a resident protection ordinance, two new police hires and a year-end report from Police Chief Zagorski showing an overall reduction in crime, with a particular decline in property crime. "Ensuring the safety and well-being of Summit's residents is my highest priority," the mayor said. She also told the council the police issued double the number of parking summonses in 2024 compared with 2023 as part of efforts to improve downtown parking.
Fagan emphasized continued work on pedestrian…
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