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Government · City Council

Council suspends City Manager over vulgar text messages

Clifton suspends City Manager over text message conduct. City Council voted 4-1 to suspend City Manager Gary De Marzo for five days without pay and required workplace-conduct training within 90 days following resident complaints that he exchanged vulgar text messages with constituent Gina Scaduto.

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Government · Planning Board

Planning Board adopts city's first Open Space and Recreation Plan

Clifton Planning Board adopts its first Open Space and Recreation Plan. Unanimously approved as an element of the city's Master Plan, the plan, prepared by Barbara Haskins Davis of the Land Conservancy of New Jersey, positions the city to pursue public funding for parks and recreation facilities

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Government · Planning Board

Planning Board continues hearing on Islamic Center site plan.

The Planning Board held a special meeting to continue a hearing on the Islamic Center of Passaic County, Inc.'s site plan amendment application for 257-259 Pershing Road. Chair Susan Kolodziej, Vice Chair Withers, board members Binaso, Korbanics, Lataro, Welsh, Rodgers, and Fragapane attended,

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Government · Planning Board

Planning Board reorganizes, elects Kolodziej chair for 2026

Clifton Planning Board reorganizes for 2026, electing Susan Kolodziej as chair and John Withers as vice chair. The board retained Bruno & Ferraro, Esqs. as board attorney with a 2.5 percent increase and Neglia Engineering as board engineer, landscape architect, and traffic engineer. Nicholas

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Board approves hookah store expansion and two home additions

Zoning board approves hookah store warehouse conversion with 12 conditions. The Zoning Board of Adjustment unanimously voted to grant Hookah Paradise USA LLC a warehouse use variance at 1219-1231 Main Avenue, permitting a two-story addition to the existing commercial building. Conditions restrict

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