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Public Hearing Announcement

City of Linden – Stewardship Application

• Click here to view and/or download the Public Hearing Announcement Notice for the Linden Stewardship Program (Wilson Park Pond Project).
• Click here to view and/or download the Environmental Impact Assessment Outline for the Linden Stewardship Program.

Purpose: The City of Linden is seeking funding through the State of NJ Green Acres Program for improvements at Wilson Park Pond at Wilson Park, located at 1100-1198 Summit Terrace near the Summit Terrace and Morningside Ave Intersection in Linden, New Jersey.

Project Scope: The City of Linden proposes improvements at Wilson Park Pond at Wilson Park: Wilson Park Pond Dredging and Aeration. A concept plan showing the proposed changes, a preliminary cost estimate, and an environmental impact assessment for the project can be found by clicking here.

Information: The public is encouraged to attend a public hearing to learn more about the proposal and to ask questions or provide comments on the proposed plan on August 20, 2024 during the regularly scheduled 7:00 p.m. council meeting. The meeting will be held in person as part of the regularly scheduled Council meeting. Written comments on the proposed application may be directed to Keith Pressey, Management Specialist, at (908)-474-8600 or by email.

Public Hearing Announcement

• Click here to view and/or download the Public Hearing Announcement Notice for Jake’s Law Program (George L. Milkosky Park Project).
• Click here to view and/or download the Environmental Impact Assessment Outline for the Jake’s Law Program.

Purpose: The City of Linden is seeking funding through the State of NJ Green Acres Program for improvements at George L. Milkosky Park located at 2100 Bedle Pl. near the Bedle Place and McCandless Pl. Intersection in Linden, New Jersey.

Project Scope: The City of Linden proposes to create the following new facilities at George L. Milkosky Park: a State-of-the-art, all-access, and all-inclusive playground. A concept plan showing the proposed changes, a preliminary cost estimate, and an environmental impact assessment for the project can be found by clicking here.

Information: The public is encouraged to attend a public hearing to learn more about the proposal and to ask questions or provide comments on the proposed plan on August 20, 2024 during the regularly scheduled 7:00 p.m. council meeting. The meeting will be held in person as part of the regularly scheduled Council meeting. Written comments on the proposed application may be directed to Keith Pressey, Management Specialist, at 908-474-8600 or by email.

Notice is hereby given that the listed City owned property, described below, will be taken up for final consideration by open public sale at auction to the highest bidder. The sale shall take place in the Planning Board Room 3rd floor at the City Hall, 301 North Wood Avenue, Linden NJ on Wednesday, May 1, 2024 at 10:00 a.m., or as soon thereafter as the matter can be reached. Click here to view and/or download a hardcopy of this notice.

Such sale is subject to term and conditions established by resolution, by the City of Linden and printed below.

The property is subject to all the applicable zoning and land use regulations and requirements of the City of Linden. The successful bidder is responsible for compliance with same, to obtain any and all necessary permits or approval and shall comply with all other requirements of the City of Linden relating to the property.

The City makes no representation as to any property being buildable. If variances are required by a bidder to develop any propert, bidder must apply for same and comply with all requirements of the City Zoning Ordinacnes and the Municipal Land Use Law N.J.S.A. 40A:55D-1 ET SEQ.

Notice is hereby given that the listed City owned property, described below, will be taken up for final consideration by open public sale at auction to the highest bidder. The sale shall take place in the Planning Board Room 3rd floor at the City Hall, 301 North Wood Avenue, Linden NJ 07036 on Wednesday, October 25, 2023 at 10am, or as soon thereafter as the matter can be reached. Click here to view and/or download a hardcopy of this notice.

Such sale is subject to term and conditions established by resolution, by the City of Linden and printed below.

THE LAND IS BEING SOLD “AS IS”.

THE PROPERTY IS SUBJECT TO ALL THE APPLICABLE ZONING AND LAND USE REGULATIONS AND REQUIREMENTS OF THE CITY OF LINDEN. THE SUCCESSFUL BIDDER IS RESPONSIBLE FOR COMPLIANCE WITH SAME, TO OBTAIN ANY AND ALL NECESSARY PERMITS OR APPROVAL AND SHALL COMPLY WITH ALL OTHER REQUIREMENTS OF THE CITY OF LINDEN RELATING TO THE PROPERTY.

THE CITY MAKES NO REPRESENTATION AS TO ANY PROPERTY BEING BUILDABLE. IF VARIANCES ARE REQUIRED BY A BIDDER TO DEVELOP ANY PROPERTY, BIDDER MUST APPLY FOR SAME AND COMPLY WITH ALL REQUIREMENTS OF THE CITY ZONING ORDINANCES AND THE MUNICIPAL LAND USE LAW N.J.S.A. 40A:55D-1 ET SEQ.

In accordance with New Jersey Attorney General’s Directive 2021-5, the Linden Police Department is hereby providing public notice that the Linden Police Department deploys Body Worn Camera technology for use by both uniformed and plainclothes officers. Generally, a Body Worn Camera (BWC) will be mounted in the chest area to the front of the officer’s outermost garment. Pictures of the device currently in use, as well as a picture depicting how it is worn by both uniformed and plainclothes officers, is included below.

Body worn cameras are used to capture valuable evidence for investigations and trials. It also documents scenes, interviews, and encounters between the police and citizens, promoting accountability and transparency. The Linden Police Department was among the first Police Departments in Union County to deploy Body Worn Camera technology when it began the program in February 2016.

To view and/or download a PDF of this public notice, please click here.

The City of Linden intends to apply to the Green Acres grant program in order to pursue a multi-parks rehabilitation project. A public hearing is to be held at City Hall, located at 301 N. Wood Avenue, Linden, NJ 07036, on July 14, 2021 at 6:00 PM. Click here to download a PDF of this notice.

TAKE NOTICE, that on Thursday, December 10, 2020, at 4pm at the 2nd Floor Parking Garage Entrance of the Linden City Hall, 301 North Wood Avenue, Linden, New Jersey, a PUBLIC HEARING will be held to discuss programs and grant applications that the City of Linden will submit to the Union County Community Development Revenue Sharing Committee for fiscal year 2021-2022 (CD Year 47) and to review past funding. In addition, the public may present projects for funding consideration by the City or the County. Submit written comments electronically only here.

Joseph Bodek, City Clerk

To view and/or download a PDF of this notice, click here.

In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is providing financial assistance, in the form of Public Assistance (PA) Grants, to the State of New Jersey for DR-4488-NJ. To satisfy its compliance responsibilities, FEMA’s Region II Environmental & Historic Preservation Branch (EHP) has created the attached public notice for Executive Order (EO) 11988 (Floodplains), EO 11990 (Wetlands) and Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act (Section 106). The public notice is for FEMA funded actions that are located in a floodplain or wetland or may affect listed or eligible historic properties related to the COVID-19 Response (DR-4488-NJ). Funded actions include but are not limited to: temporary testing sites, temporary Alternate Care Facilities (ACF), temporary storage sites and temporary mortuary sites.

Please see the attachment for the full notice.