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Council approves nearly $972,000 in UEZ funding for two Sixth Ward pocket parks after heated debate
Summary
Council members approved a resolution to submit a request to the New Jersey Urban Enterprise Zone Authority for up to $971,931.84 for two pocket parks in the Sixth Ward. Debate focused on why funds were concentrated in that neighborhood and whether UEZ rules limited alternatives.
The Paterson Municipal Council voted unanimously to adopt a resolution authorizing a request to the New Jersey Urban Enterprise Zone (UEZ) Authority for the Paterson UEZ Urban Parks Improvement project in an amount not to exceed $971,931.84.
Councilwoman Lisonbee Mims, sponsor of the resolution, introduced the item and asked the clerk to read it into the record: "Item number 15 is a resolution of the city of Paterson authorizing the submission of a request to the New Jersey Urban Enterprise Zone Authority for Paterson UAZ Urban Parks Improvement project in the city's urban enterprise zone in an amount not to exceed $971,931.84." The motion to move the item was made by Councilwoman Mims and seconded by…
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