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 "city": "Summit",
 "state": "New Jersey",
 "page": "https://mytown.theboringparts.com/city/cityofsummit.org/",
 "attribution": "MyTown / The Boring Parts — CC BY 4.0. Summaries AI-generated from official sources.",
 "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
 "generated": "2026-07-07",
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   "date": "2026-07-07",
   "body": "Common Council",
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   "summary": null,
   "agenda_url": "https://www.cityofsummit.org/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Agenda/_07072026-1343",
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  {
   "date": "2026-07-06",
   "body": "Zoning Board",
   "headline": "Summit Zoning Board meeting cancelled, moved to September 23",
   "summary": "The July 6, 2026 public hearing was cancelled due to technical issues preventing livestream. The Board will hold a closed session for attorney-client privileged matters but no formal action will be taken. All agenda items have been rescheduled to September 23, 2026.",
   "agenda_url": "https://www.cityofsummit.org/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Agenda/_07062026-1342",
   "minutes_url": null,
   "source": "https://www.cityofsummit.org/AgendaCenter"
  },
  {
   "date": "2026-06-29",
   "body": "Planning Board",
   "headline": "Planning Board to discuss Master Plan re-examination and development regulation revisions",
   "summary": "The Planning Board will hold discussions on the Master Plan Re-Examination and proposed revisions to the Development Regulations Ordinance and guidelines. The meeting also includes a closed session for attorney-client privileged discussion of two pending lawsuits involving the Board and the City of Summit. No resolutions or minutes are scheduled for memorialization.",
   "agenda_url": "https://www.cityofsummit.org/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Agenda/_06292026-1341",
   "minutes_url": null,
   "source": "https://www.cityofsummit.org/AgendaCenter"
  },
  {
   "date": "2026-06-17",
   "body": "Historic Preservation Commission",
   "headline": "Hotel expansion at 570 Springfield Ave. heads to HPC for advisory review",
   "summary": "The Historic Preservation Commission will hold advisory reviews for four properties, including a major hotel expansion at 570 Springfield Avenue (Albion) with rooftop event space and multiple variances. The Commission also discusses demolition applications for three properties, including the site of the former Vanderpoel Castle at 190 River Road, and continues work on a demolition-prevention ordinance.",
   "agenda_url": "https://www.cityofsummit.org/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Agenda/_06172026-1339",
   "minutes_url": "https://www.cityofsummit.org/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Minutes/_06172026-1339",
   "source": "https://www.cityofsummit.org/AgendaCenter"
  },
  {
   "date": "2026-06-16",
   "body": "Common Council",
   "headline": null,
   "summary": null,
   "agenda_url": "https://www.cityofsummit.org/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Agenda/_06162026-1340",
   "minutes_url": null,
   "source": "https://www.cityofsummit.org/AgendaCenter"
  },
  {
   "date": "2026-06-15",
   "body": "Zoning Board",
   "headline": "Zoning Board to consider four variance applications and new attorney appointment",
   "summary": "The Zoning Board will hold public hearings on four variance requests for residential additions, decks, pools, and driveway expansions. The board will also vote on resolutions to cancel current attorney services and appoint a new firm, and to memorialize prior approvals and extensions on several properties.",
   "agenda_url": "https://www.cityofsummit.org/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Agenda/_06152026-1337",
   "minutes_url": null,
   "source": "https://www.cityofsummit.org/AgendaCenter"
  },
  {
   "date": "2026-06-15",
   "body": "Environmental Commission",
   "headline": "Environmental Commission to discuss Tiny Forest project",
   "summary": "The Summit Environmental Commission will hold a regular meeting on June 15, 2026, at 8 PM in the Whitman Room. The agenda includes approval of minutes, a discussion of the Tiny Forest project, updates on grants and Community Night, and committee reports. No binding decisions or public hearings are scheduled.",
   "agenda_url": "https://www.cityofsummit.org/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Agenda/_06152026-1338",
   "minutes_url": null,
   "source": "https://www.cityofsummit.org/AgendaCenter"
  },
  {
   "date": "2026-06-04",
   "body": "Planning Board",
   "headline": "Planning Board to consider banning detention facilities and AI data centers",
   "summary": "The Planning Board will first enter closed session for personnel matters and pending litigation. During the public meeting, the Board will review two proposed ordinances for consistency with the Master Plan: one banning detention and carceral facilities, and another banning AI data centers. The Board also plans to approve a resolution appointing a firm for Master Plan Reexamination services.",
   "agenda_url": "https://www.cityofsummit.org/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Agenda/_06042026-1335",
   "minutes_url": null,
   "source": "https://www.cityofsummit.org/AgendaCenter"
  },
  {
   "date": "2026-06-03",
   "body": "Common Council",
   "headline": null,
   "summary": null,
   "agenda_url": "https://www.cityofsummit.org/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Agenda/_06032026-1334",
   "minutes_url": null,
   "source": "https://www.cityofsummit.org/AgendaCenter"
  },
  {
   "date": "2026-06-03",
   "body": "Common Council",
   "headline": null,
   "summary": null,
   "agenda_url": "https://www.cityofsummit.org/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Agenda/_06032026-1336",
   "minutes_url": null,
   "source": "https://www.cityofsummit.org/AgendaCenter"
  },
  {
   "date": "2026-06-01",
   "body": "Zoning Board",
   "headline": "Board to hear mixed-use building plan with height variances at 11-15 Beechwood Road",
   "summary": "The Zoning Board of Adjustment will hold public hearings on five variance applications, including a preliminary and final site plan for a mixed-use building at 11-15 Beechwood Road that requires height and other variances. The board will also memorialize resolutions for four previously decided cases and approve minutes from the April 6, 2026 meeting.",
   "agenda_url": "https://www.cityofsummit.org/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Agenda/_06012026-1332",
   "minutes_url": null,
   "source": "https://www.cityofsummit.org/AgendaCenter"
  },
  {
   "date": "2026-05-28",
   "body": "Planning Board",
   "headline": "Summit Planning Board meeting cancelled, rescheduled to June 4",
   "summary": "The City of Summit Planning Board meeting scheduled for May 28, 2026, has been cancelled due to board member availability. All items have been rescheduled to June 4, 2026, at 7:30 PM in Council Chambers.",
   "agenda_url": "https://www.cityofsummit.org/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Agenda/_05282026-1333",
   "minutes_url": null,
   "source": "https://www.cityofsummit.org/AgendaCenter"
  },
  {
   "date": "2026-05-20",
   "body": "Historic Preservation Commission",
   "headline": "HPC to discuss demolition ordinance and 11-15 Beechwood Road plans",
   "summary": "The Historic Preservation Commission will review six variance requests for alterations to historic properties, discuss three demolition permit applications, and consider a proposed ordinance to minimize demolition of designated historic buildings. The commission will also examine revised plans for a four-story mixed-use development at 11-15 Beechwood Road, which would require demolition of an existing building in the Downtown Historic District.",
   "agenda_url": "https://www.cityofsummit.org/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Agenda/_05202026-1327",
   "minutes_url": null,
   "source": "https://www.cityofsummit.org/AgendaCenter"
  },
  {
   "date": "2026-05-19",
   "body": "Common Council",
   "headline": null,
   "summary": null,
   "agenda_url": "https://www.cityofsummit.org/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Agenda/_05192026-1330",
   "minutes_url": null,
   "source": "https://www.cityofsummit.org/AgendaCenter"
  },
  {
   "date": "2026-05-18",
   "body": "Zoning Board",
   "headline": "Zoning Board meeting cancelled; agenda items moved to June 1",
   "summary": "The Summit Zoning Board meeting scheduled for May 18, 2026 at 7:30 PM was cancelled due to technical issues. All items on that agenda—including three variance applications for Crest Acre Court, Kent Place Boulevard, and West End Avenue—have been moved to the June 1, 2026 meeting. No decisions were made at the cancelled session.",
   "agenda_url": "https://www.cityofsummit.org/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Agenda/_05182026-1326",
   "minutes_url": null,
   "source": "https://www.cityofsummit.org/AgendaCenter"
  },
  {
   "date": "2026-05-18",
   "body": "Environmental Commission",
   "headline": "Environmental Commission to review minutes, plan clean-ups and Tiny Forest grants",
   "summary": "The Summit Environmental Commission will consider approving April meeting minutes, discuss upcoming clean-up events, and receive updates on the Tiny Forest project and related grants. Committee updates and new business will also be addressed. The meeting is routine with no major decisions or ordinances on the agenda.",
   "agenda_url": "https://www.cityofsummit.org/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Agenda/_05182026-1328",
   "minutes_url": "https://www.cityofsummit.org/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Minutes/_05182026-1328",
   "source": "https://www.cityofsummit.org/AgendaCenter"
  },
  {
   "date": "2026-05-18",
   "body": "Board of Health",
   "headline": "Board to discuss Farmer's Market fees and WIC Clinic",
   "summary": "The Summit Board of Health will hold a regular meeting to approve minutes and bills, receive reports from staff, and discuss old business items including Farmer's Market fees and the WIC Clinic. The meeting includes public comments and is largely procedural.",
   "agenda_url": "https://www.cityofsummit.org/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Agenda/_05182026-1331",
   "minutes_url": null,
   "source": "https://www.cityofsummit.org/AgendaCenter"
  },
  {
   "date": "2026-05-05",
   "body": "Common Council",
   "headline": null,
   "summary": null,
   "agenda_url": "https://www.cityofsummit.org/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Agenda/_05052026-1325",
   "minutes_url": null,
   "source": "https://www.cityofsummit.org/AgendaCenter"
  },
  {
   "date": "2026-05-04",
   "body": "Zoning Board",
   "headline": "Zoning Board hears four variance applications, including 19 Ridge Road",
   "summary": "The Summit Zoning Board of Adjustment will hold public hearings on four applications seeking variances for building coverage, height, lot coverage, steep slope disturbance, and other setbacks. The board will also consider resolutions to memorialize approvals for two prior applications and approve the March 16, 2026, meeting minutes.",
   "agenda_url": "https://www.cityofsummit.org/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Agenda/_05042026-1324",
   "minutes_url": null,
   "source": "https://www.cityofsummit.org/AgendaCenter"
  },
  {
   "date": "2026-04-27",
   "body": "Planning Board",
   "headline": "Planning Board to discuss Master Plan reexamination and vote on litigation settlement",
   "summary": "The Planning Board will discuss the Master Plan Reexamination and consider a settlement agreement in the Broad Street West litigation (Broad Street West Managers I LLC v. City of Summit). They will also consider resolutions for properties at 791-795 Old Springfield Avenue and 34 Dogwood Drive/22 Hobart Road. A closed session is scheduled for attorney-client privileged discussion of active litigation.",
   "agenda_url": "https://www.cityofsummit.org/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Agenda/_04272026-1323",
   "minutes_url": null,
   "source": "https://www.cityofsummit.org/AgendaCenter"
  },
  {
   "date": "2026-04-21",
   "body": "Common Council",
   "headline": null,
   "summary": null,
   "agenda_url": "https://www.cityofsummit.org/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Agenda/_04212026-1322",
   "minutes_url": null,
   "source": "https://www.cityofsummit.org/AgendaCenter"
  },
  {
   "date": "2026-04-21",
   "body": "Common Council",
   "headline": null,
   "summary": null,
   "agenda_url": "https://www.cityofsummit.org/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Agenda/_04212026-1321",
   "minutes_url": "https://www.cityofsummit.org/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Minutes/_04212026-1321",
   "source": "https://www.cityofsummit.org/AgendaCenter"
  },
  {
   "date": "2026-04-20",
   "body": "Zoning Board",
   "headline": "Board to hear mixed-use building plan at 11-15 Beechwood Road",
   "summary": "The Zoning Board will hold a public hearing on an application for preliminary and final site plan with height and other variances to construct a mixed-use building at 11-15 Beechwood Road. The board will also vote on resolutions to memorialize two previously heard applications: a project at 55 Tulip Street and another at 46 Colt Road.",
   "agenda_url": "https://www.cityofsummit.org/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Agenda/_04202026-1319",
   "minutes_url": "https://www.cityofsummit.org/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Minutes/_04202026-1319",
   "source": "https://www.cityofsummit.org/AgendaCenter"
  },
  {
   "date": "2026-04-20",
   "body": "Environmental Commission",
   "headline": "Environmental Commission to discuss Tiny Forest grants and Earth Day recap",
   "summary": "The Summit Environmental Commission will hold a regular meeting to approve minutes from March, recap the Earth Day Clean-Up, and discuss Tiny Forest grants. Committee updates and new business will also be addressed. The meeting is largely a routine check-in on ongoing environmental initiatives.",
   "agenda_url": "https://www.cityofsummit.org/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Agenda/_04202026-1320",
   "minutes_url": "https://www.cityofsummit.org/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Minutes/_04202026-1320",
   "source": "https://www.cityofsummit.org/AgendaCenter"
  },
  {
   "date": "2026-04-15",
   "body": "Historic Preservation Commission",
   "headline": "Commission to review demolition of historic Mt Olive Church, 11-15 Beechwood project",
   "summary": "The Historic Preservation Commission will discuss advisory reviews for 11-15 Beechwood Road (four-story mixed-use building in Downtown Historic District) and 36 Dale Drive (new single-family home). New business includes demolition permit applications for 17 Londonderry Way, 217 Morris Avenue (Mt Olive Church, a contributing structure in the Morris Avenue Area Historic District), and 45 Prospect Hill Avenue. Old business covers an ordinance to minimize demolition of designated historic landmarks, and the commission will also consider minutes from March 18, 2026.",
   "agenda_url": "https://www.cityofsummit.org/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Agenda/_04152026-1318",
   "minutes_url": "https://www.cityofsummit.org/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Minutes/_04152026-1318",
   "source": "https://www.cityofsummit.org/AgendaCenter"
  }
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