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Residents press council on dangerous intersection, property maintenance and street repaving
Summary
During public comment at the Oct. 9 Passaic City Council meeting residents urged action at the Tulip/Oak Street intersection, complained about ongoing property-maintenance violations at 147–149 Broadway, raised concerns about insufficient evening parking enforcement and requested paving for High Street between Van Houten and the railroad.
Several residents used the Oct. 9 public-comment period to press the council for infrastructure and enforcement actions.
Joe Connesente asked whether the Holy Rosary Church or the city paid for the Polish American parade in New York and said the city’s police and fire participated as volunteers; he also urged the council to address a dangerous intersection at Tulip and Oak Streets where children cross and requested consideration of a stop sign, LED stop signs or a traffic signal. Connesente pressed for enforcement at 147–149 Broadway, saying the property is “loaded with garbage” and overgrown, and referenced the city’s Chapter 2-19 property-maintenance ordinance. He also complained that parking enforcement is lacking in the afternoon and evening and that vehicles regularly block corners and narrow streets such as Henry Street.
Mayor Fernandez and administration staff answered that off-duty officers volunteered for the parade and that Holy Rosary would be responsible for certain costs; that inspections and violations have been issued at 147–149 Broadway and the city periodically inspects the site; and that engineering had designed angle parking on Henry Street to code. The administration said there are both daytime and nighttime parking officers and surveillance in enforcement areas.
Resident Henny Marcus requested repaving of High Street (between Van Houten and the railroad), describing broken pavement and health impacts from the rough surface and asking the council to inspect and prioritize repaving. The council acknowledged the requests and tasked administration to look into the intersection safety, property-maintenance enforcement and paving requests.
Council did not adopt a formal enforcement motion at the meeting but asked administration to follow up and report back on options.
