Council Meeting: October 5, 2026

The City of Rahway Council meeting was held October 5, 2026. The administration highlighted several procurement and infrastructure items: City Hall roof repairs had been awarded in June through the Bergen County Cooperative Purchasing Program; work on the Cherry Street Pocket Park was being awarded, with a resident citing an agenda contract of nearly $500,000; and resolutions covered the purchase of four police vehicles and their emergency-response outfitting, a service contract to remove and transport 5,000 cubic yards of leaves, and a building-management-system installation contract. The administration also noted a health-services agreement with Rutgers New Jersey Medical School. These items were included in the consent agenda, which the council approved; vendor names and most contract values were not clear in the transcript. The mayor also announced that an agreement had been reached with the DPW employees’ union, but the transcript did not provide contract terms or a related vote.

Residents raised concerns about conditions, elevator service, and electricity billing at Rahway Plaza; city officials said they were inspecting the buildings and planned meetings with residents and management. Other public comments addressed PILOT payments, the Irving Street Bridge project, and the Cherry Street trees. The council introduced an ordinance prohibiting data centers in all zoning districts; it passed the introduction vote, not final adoption. This zoning decision could limit future data-center development opportunities in the city. No other specific procurement votes or contract values were discernible.