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Resident says she was not properly notified before neighbor's large addition; council pledges process review

Boonton Town Council · May 20, 2025
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Summary

Mariana Staley told the Boonton Town Council she did not receive the 200-foot return-receipt notice before a neighbor's variances were approved, and she asked the town for remedies; officials acknowledged a staff oversight and said the administration or finance committee will examine process fixes.

Mariana Staley, a Boonton resident, told the Town Council during public comment that she learned April 8 that a neighbor had begun significant construction for an addition and that she had not received the required mailed return-receipt notice within the 200-foot radius before the planning-board variances were approved.

The council's mayor, identified in the transcript as Mayor Lynch, said the town's planning-board attorney had reached out to Staley…

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