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Engineering director outlines ordinance to require bonds for street cuts and resurfacing
Newark Municipal Council (pre-meeting) · November 26, 2025
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Summary
Dolores Martinez, director of engineering, told council the ordinance will require bonds or deposits at permit issuance to guarantee mill-and-pave or trench restoration work is completed and allow the city to step in if contractors fail to finish.
The Newark Department of Engineering presented an ordinance on first reading to increase accountability when private entities or utilities disturb city streets.
Dolores Martinez, the department director, told the council the permit process would include a bond or…
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