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Westwood Mayor Ray Arroyo Voices Concerns Over Legislation Threatening Local Zoning Authority

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Westwood NJ, as Westwood Mayor Ray Arroyo expressed, a troubling trend is emerging in Trenton: the potential for state legislation to override local planning and zoning decisions. This issue has raised alarm among municipal leaders, as it threatens to replace community-based decision-making with policies dictated by developers, academics, and state-level officials who may lack local insight.

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Stevens Institute of Technology to Conduct a Flood Study of the Pascack Valley

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photos courtesy of Senator Holly Schepisi, and Mayor Peter Calamari

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Twp. of Washington NJ, for years residents and businesses of the Pascack Valley have been plagued by ever increasing flood events. All of the  surrounding communities have agreed to work together and retain Stevens Institute of Technology to conduct a flood study and provide solutions for our residents. Senator Holly Schepisi, said, “It was my pleasure to work with our mayors and secure $200,000 in this year’s state budget to fund the study. State and local government working together for the benefit of those we represent.”

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