MONTCLAIR, NJ – Montclair Fourth Ward Councilor Aminah Toler held what promises to be the first of many community meetings in her ward on July 23 at the Montclair Fire Department headquarters. Also in attendance were Mayor Renée Baskerville and Councilor-at-Large Carmel Loughman, both Fourth Ward residents, along with Deputy Mayor Susan Shin Andersen. The meeting was held in part to give information and updates on Fourth Ward news and activities but also gave residents a chance to air issues and grievances.
Councilor Toler opened the meeting with updates on property development projects in the Fourth Ward, particularly on Orange Road near the South End business district. She noted the progress with the former service station property at 399 Orange Road, informing residents of the resolution passed by the council a week earlier to move the remediation process farther along with the intent to create a corner park for the neighborhood. Councilor Toler also said that the property directly across from the former service station property is being earmarked for a new development project – an apartment house comprised of eight single-family units – that will soon go before the zoning board.