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Residents press Linden council on redevelopment, property-maintenance, lead service lines and a statewide puppy-sale ban
Summary
During public comment, residents urged caution on redevelopment and school capacity, sought clarity on landlord responsibilities and lead-service-line inspections, and asked the council to pass a resolution supporting state legislation to ban retail puppy sales.
Several Linden residents used the public-comment period on Nov. 19 to press the council on a range of local concerns.
On redevelopment, a resident asked the council to "think about what you're putting in there" and urged officials to consider school capacity and neighborhood scale before approving large new projects. That speaker said Linden "is not New York" and called for careful review of parking and infrastructure impacts.
Diane Wilverding asked the council to clarify a resolution consolidating Linden's welfare caseload into the Union County Department of…
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