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 "attribution": "MyTown / The Boring Parts — CC BY 4.0. Summaries AI-generated from official sources.",
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   "source": "https://newark.legistar.com/MeetingDetail.aspx?LEGID=302221&GID=7&G=76B7E664-B393-4911-9914-3B4B31917701"
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   "date": "2026-08-05",
   "body": "Municipal Council",
   "headline": "Council to vote on cannabis rules, property sales, and $64M budget bridge",
   "summary": "The Newark Municipal Council will hold a regular meeting to decide on ordinances, including cannabis regulations and property sales, and to authorize temporary emergency appropriations totaling over $64 million for city operations and grants.",
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   "date": "2026-07-15",
   "body": "Municipal Council",
   "headline": "Newark Council to vote on tax abatements and $67.7M in emergency operating funds",
   "summary": "The Municipal Council will consider several long-term tax abatements for residential and mixed-use developments in the North and West Wards. The body is also reviewing a temporary emergency appropriation to fund city operations until the 2026 budget is adopted.",
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   "minutes_url": "https://legistar1.granicus.com/Newark/meetings/2026/7/302217_M_Municipal_Council_26-07-15_Meeting_Minutes.pdf",
   "source": "https://newark.legistar.com/MeetingDetail.aspx?LEGID=302217&GID=7&G=76B7E664-B393-4911-9914-3B4B31917701"
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  {
   "date": "2026-07-01",
   "body": "Municipal Council",
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   "minutes_url": "https://legistar1.granicus.com/Newark/meetings/2026/7/302216_M_Municipal_Council_26-07-01_Meeting_Minutes.pdf",
   "source": "https://newark.legistar.com/MeetingDetail.aspx?LEGID=302216&GID=7&G=76B7E664-B393-4911-9914-3B4B31917701"
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   "date": "2026-06-17",
   "body": "Municipal Council",
   "headline": "Council to vote on 35-year tax abatement for 196-unit affordable housing project",
   "summary": "The Newark Municipal Council will hold public hearings and vote on several ordinances and resolutions. Key items include a 35-year tax abatement for a 196-unit fully affordable rental project at 10 Park Place, a land sale for $1.00 to Essex Reservoir Urban Renewal LLC, and a tax abatement extension for the FBI building. The council will also consider increasing the administrative fee retained by the city tax collector from 1% to 2%.",
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   "minutes_url": "https://legistar1.granicus.com/Newark/meetings/2026/6/302210_M_Municipal_Council_26-06-17_Meeting_Minutes.pdf",
   "source": "https://newark.legistar.com/MeetingDetail.aspx?LEGID=302210&GID=7&G=76B7E664-B393-4911-9914-3B4B31917701"
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  {
   "date": "2026-06-03",
   "body": "Municipal Council",
   "headline": "Council introduces $900.5 million 2026 municipal budget",
   "summary": "The Municipal Council introduces the 2026 Annual Municipal Budget of $900,500,264.94. A public hearing on the budget is scheduled for July 15, 2026. Additionally, the council authorizes establishing a sister cities relationship with Arcos de Valdevez, Portugal, with a ceremony on June 11.",
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   "minutes_url": "https://legistar1.granicus.com/Newark/meetings/2026/6/302209_M_Municipal_Council_26-06-03_Meeting_Minutes.pdf",
   "source": "https://newark.legistar.com/MeetingDetail.aspx?LEGID=302209&GID=7&G=76B7E664-B393-4911-9914-3B4B31917701"
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   "date": "2026-05-20",
   "body": "Municipal Council",
   "headline": "Council to vote on $66.3M emergency budget, Bergen St tax abatement",
   "summary": "The council will hold public hearings and final votes on ordinances including a 25-year tax abatement for a 66-unit mixed-use building at 1072-1078 Bergen Street, amendments to rent control and eviction legal services, and acquisition of property for a water and sewer complex. Resolutions include a $66.3 million temporary emergency appropriation to fund city operations through June 30, 2026, along with acceptances of grants for highway safety, crisis response, and other programs.",
   "agenda_url": "https://legistar1.granicus.com/Newark/meetings/2026/5/302207_A_Municipal_Council_26-05-20_Meeting_Agenda.pdf",
   "minutes_url": "https://legistar1.granicus.com/Newark/meetings/2026/5/302207_M_Municipal_Council_26-05-20_Meeting_Minutes.pdf",
   "source": "https://newark.legistar.com/MeetingDetail.aspx?LEGID=302207&GID=7&G=76B7E664-B393-4911-9914-3B4B31917701"
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  {
   "date": "2026-05-19",
   "body": "Municipal Council",
   "headline": null,
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   "minutes_url": null,
   "source": "https://newark.legistar.com/MeetingDetail.aspx?LEGID=302208&GID=7&G=76B7E664-B393-4911-9914-3B4B31917701"
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   "date": "2026-05-06",
   "body": "Municipal Council",
   "headline": "Council considers $73M temporary budget to keep city running",
   "summary": "The City Council will vote on a $73.2 million emergency appropriation to fund operations through May 2026 until the annual budget is adopted. They also hold public hearings and final votes on multiple long-term tax abatements for new mixed-use housing developments in the South and West Wards, including 66 units at 1072-1078 Bergen Street and 32 units at 763-767 South Orange Avenue.",
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   "minutes_url": "https://legistar1.granicus.com/Newark/meetings/2026/5/302205_M_Municipal_Council_26-05-06_Meeting_Minutes.pdf",
   "source": "https://newark.legistar.com/MeetingDetail.aspx?LEGID=302205&GID=7&G=76B7E664-B393-4911-9914-3B4B31917701"
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  {
   "date": "2026-05-05",
   "body": "Municipal Council",
   "headline": null,
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   "minutes_url": null,
   "source": "https://newark.legistar.com/MeetingDetail.aspx?LEGID=302206&GID=7&G=76B7E664-B393-4911-9914-3B4B31917701"
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  {
   "date": "2026-04-15",
   "body": "Municipal Council",
   "headline": "Newark Council considers tax abatement for new mixed-use building on South Orange Ave",
   "summary": "The Municipal Council is reviewing several land use and development ordinances, including a new residential project and the sale of city property. The body is also voting on various emergency appropriations and city service contracts.",
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   "minutes_url": "https://legistar1.granicus.com/Newark/meetings/2026/4/302203_M_Municipal_Council_26-04-15_Meeting_Minutes.pdf",
   "source": "https://newark.legistar.com/MeetingDetail.aspx?LEGID=302203&GID=7&G=76B7E664-B393-4911-9914-3B4B31917701"
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  {
   "date": "2026-04-14",
   "body": "Municipal Council",
   "headline": null,
   "summary": null,
   "agenda_url": null,
   "minutes_url": null,
   "source": "https://newark.legistar.com/MeetingDetail.aspx?LEGID=302204&GID=7&G=76B7E664-B393-4911-9914-3B4B31917701"
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  {
   "date": "2026-04-01",
   "body": "Municipal Council",
   "headline": "Council to vote on $67.6M temporary budget, $500K land sale, and violence prevention grants",
   "summary": "The Newark Municipal Council will hold public hearings and vote on four ordinances, including a property sale for $500,000 and amendments to waste and tow regulations. Key resolutions include a $67.6 million temporary emergency appropriation to fund city operations until the 2026 budget is adopted, the approval of three community-based violence intervention contracts totaling $275,000, and a $7.5 million amendment to a communication wiring contract. Several grants for DUI enforcement, pedestrian safety, public health preparedness, and nurse practitioner education are also up for authorization.",
   "agenda_url": "https://legistar1.granicus.com/Newark/meetings/2026/4/302201_A_Municipal_Council_26-04-01_Meeting_Agenda.pdf",
   "minutes_url": "https://legistar1.granicus.com/Newark/meetings/2026/4/302201_M_Municipal_Council_26-04-01_Meeting_Minutes.pdf",
   "source": "https://newark.legistar.com/MeetingDetail.aspx?LEGID=302201&GID=7&G=76B7E664-B393-4911-9914-3B4B31917701"
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  {
   "date": "2026-03-31",
   "body": "Municipal Council",
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   "summary": null,
   "agenda_url": null,
   "minutes_url": null,
   "source": "https://newark.legistar.com/MeetingDetail.aspx?LEGID=302202&GID=7&G=76B7E664-B393-4911-9914-3B4B31917701"
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  {
   "date": "2026-03-24",
   "body": "Municipal Council",
   "headline": "Newark Council to vote on $50K grant for police traffic safety overtime",
   "summary": "This special meeting has one substantive item: a resolution to accept a $50,000 state grant for police overtime aimed at reducing traffic crashes, injuries, and fatalities. The grant from the New Jersey Division of Highway Traffic Safety requires no city contribution. The council will vote on ratifying and authorizing the grant acceptance.",
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   "minutes_url": "https://legistar1.granicus.com/Newark/meetings/2026/3/302200_M_Municipal_Council_26-03-24_Meeting_Minutes.pdf",
   "source": "https://newark.legistar.com/MeetingDetail.aspx?LEGID=302200&GID=7&G=76B7E664-B393-4911-9914-3B4B31917701"
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  {
   "date": "2026-03-18",
   "body": "Municipal Council",
   "headline": "Council to consider $7.2M Motorola radio contract amendment for public safety",
   "summary": "The Newark Municipal Council will hold a public hearing on an ordinance to designate 18th Avenue and South 13th Street as a multi-way stop intersection. The council also will vote on resolutions authorizing over $9 million in spending, including a $7.2 million contract amendment for Motorola radio equipment, $1.4 million for police sirens and accessories, and grants for body armor and tree canopy.",
   "agenda_url": "https://legistar1.granicus.com/Newark/meetings/2026/3/302198_A_Municipal_Council_26-03-18_Meeting_Agenda.pdf",
   "minutes_url": "https://legistar1.granicus.com/Newark/meetings/2026/3/302198_M_Municipal_Council_26-03-18_Meeting_Minutes.pdf",
   "source": "https://newark.legistar.com/MeetingDetail.aspx?LEGID=302198&GID=7&G=76B7E664-B393-4911-9914-3B4B31917701"
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  {
   "date": "2026-03-17",
   "body": "Municipal Council",
   "headline": null,
   "summary": null,
   "agenda_url": null,
   "minutes_url": null,
   "source": "https://newark.legistar.com/MeetingDetail.aspx?LEGID=302199&GID=7&G=76B7E664-B393-4911-9914-3B4B31917701"
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  {
   "date": "2026-03-04",
   "body": "Municipal Council",
   "headline": "Council to authorize $4M park grant and settle $300K lawsuit",
   "summary": "The Newark Municipal Council will authorize a $4 million state grant to redesign Broadway Park and settle a civil litigation claim for $300,000. The body also plans to hold a public hearing on a multi-way stop intersection at 18th Avenue and South 13th Street.",
   "agenda_url": "https://legistar1.granicus.com/Newark/meetings/2026/3/302196_A_Municipal_Council_26-03-04_Meeting_Agenda.pdf",
   "minutes_url": "https://legistar1.granicus.com/Newark/meetings/2026/3/302196_M_Municipal_Council_26-03-04_Meeting_Minutes.pdf",
   "source": "https://newark.legistar.com/MeetingDetail.aspx?LEGID=302196&GID=7&G=76B7E664-B393-4911-9914-3B4B31917701"
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  {
   "date": "2026-03-03",
   "body": "Municipal Council",
   "headline": null,
   "summary": null,
   "agenda_url": null,
   "minutes_url": null,
   "source": "https://newark.legistar.com/MeetingDetail.aspx?LEGID=302197&GID=7&G=76B7E664-B393-4911-9914-3B4B31917701"
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  {
   "date": "2026-02-18",
   "body": "Municipal Council",
   "headline": "Newark Council considers $30.1M refunding bond to repay state loan",
   "summary": "The Newark Municipal Council is scheduled to discuss and vote on several ordinances, grant acceptances, and contracts. These items include a major refunding bond, temporary emergency appropriations for pensions and city services, and agreements for affordable housing, public safety equipment, and infrastructure projects. Residents will see how these funds support local health programs, policing grants, pedestrian safety improvements, and pension obligations until the 2026 operating budget is adopted.",
   "agenda_url": "https://legistar1.granicus.com/Newark/meetings/2026/2/302195_A_Municipal_Council_26-02-18_Meeting_Agenda.pdf",
   "minutes_url": "https://legistar1.granicus.com/Newark/meetings/2026/2/302195_M_Municipal_Council_26-02-18_Meeting_Minutes.pdf",
   "source": "https://newark.legistar.com/MeetingDetail.aspx?LEGID=302195&GID=7&G=76B7E664-B393-4911-9914-3B4B31917701"
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  {
   "date": "2026-02-04",
   "body": "Municipal Council",
   "headline": "$30.1M bond to repay state loan; affordable housing tax break extended",
   "summary": "The council will hold a public hearing and final vote on a $30.1M refunding bond ordinance to repay a state transitional aid loan. A first reading is given to a tax abatement amendment for Cathedral Park Associates, extending the term to 2043 for an affordable housing project at 147-153 Clifton Avenue. Several resolutions authorize contracts including $2.8M for Broad Street Phase II pedestrian safety improvements, $375K for elevator inspections, and $2.6M for rock salt. The council also considers private sales of city-owned lots for new housing construction in the Central and South Wards.",
   "agenda_url": "https://legistar1.granicus.com/Newark/meetings/2026/2/302194_A_Municipal_Council_26-02-04_Meeting_Agenda.pdf",
   "minutes_url": "https://legistar1.granicus.com/Newark/meetings/2026/2/302194_M_Municipal_Council_26-02-04_Meeting_Minutes.pdf",
   "source": "https://newark.legistar.com/MeetingDetail.aspx?LEGID=302194&GID=7&G=76B7E664-B393-4911-9914-3B4B31917701"
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  {
   "date": "2026-01-21",
   "body": "Municipal Council",
   "headline": "Council to authorize $1.6M emergency budget funds and approve housing redevelopment contracts",
   "summary": "The Newark Municipal Council will meet to authorize a $1.6 million emergency appropriation for operating expenses and approve several contracts for housing redevelopment and professional services. The body will also hear public comments and consider ordinances regarding fossil fuel facilities.",
   "agenda_url": "https://legistar1.granicus.com/Newark/meetings/2026/1/302193_A_Municipal_Council_26-01-21_Meeting_Agenda.pdf",
   "minutes_url": "https://legistar1.granicus.com/Newark/meetings/2026/1/302193_M_Municipal_Council_26-01-21_Meeting_Minutes.pdf",
   "source": "https://newark.legistar.com/MeetingDetail.aspx?LEGID=302193&GID=7&G=76B7E664-B393-4911-9914-3B4B31917701"
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   "date": "2026-01-21",
   "body": "Municipal Council",
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   "summary": null,
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   "minutes_url": null,
   "source": "https://newark.legistar.com/MeetingDetail.aspx?LEGID=302192&GID=7&G=76B7E664-B393-4911-9914-3B4B31917701"
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  {
   "date": "2026-01-07",
   "body": "Municipal Council",
   "headline": "Council considers bans on new fossil fuel facilities and city funding for fossil fuels",
   "summary": "The Municipal Council will hold a first reading on ordinances to prohibit new or expanded fossil fuel facilities and the use of city funds for fossil fuels. The body will also conduct public hearings on street paving requirements, parking changes on Treadwell Street, and a property transfer on Ferry Street.",
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   "minutes_url": "https://legistar1.granicus.com/Newark/meetings/2026/1/302190_M_Municipal_Council_26-01-07_Meeting_Minutes.pdf",
   "source": "https://newark.legistar.com/MeetingDetail.aspx?LEGID=302190&GID=7&G=76B7E664-B393-4911-9914-3B4B31917701"
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