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Residents press council on repeatedly‑tabled zoning ordinances and seek police transparency after overseas training trip

City Council of Linden · November 4, 2025
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Public commenters criticized repeated postponement of zoning ordinances (69‑28 and 69‑29), raised election‑related concerns and demanded transparency about a police‑department trip to Israel and training content; callers requested a public apology and details from department leadership.

Several Linden residents used public comment on Oct. 21 to press elected officials for transparency about two recurring topics: the repeated tabling of zoning ordinances and a police‑department training trip abroad.

Multiple speakers criticized what they described as repeated postponement of draft ordinances (referenced in public remarks as ordinances from earlier meetings, commonly identified in public comment as 69‑28 and 69‑29). Commenters said the measures had been postponed several times and asked…

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