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Residents urge pause on Weequate Park renovation; county says project is a refurbishment and pledges more outreach
Summary
Residents asked commissioners to pause work on a Weequate Park baseball‑field renovation, saying they were not consulted; county officials said the work is a refurbishment requested by school and municipal leaders and promised better advance notification and community meetings.
Winifred Victor Hines, executive director of the Weequate Park Association, urged the Essex County Board of County Commissioners to pause construction and meet with neighborhood stakeholders before proceeding with renovations at Weequate Park, saying residents were not given adequate notice and that petition signatures oppose the project.
"You guys continue to do whatever it is that you want," Hines told the board, adding that promises to arrange a meeting had gone unanswered and asking for written follow‑up and transparency. She also questioned whether vendors on county contracts include minority‑owned firms and raised…
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