Summit Common Council To Discuss Filling Seat Of Departing Member

SUMMIT, NJ — The Summit Common Council will likely choose someone on Wednesday night to temporarily fill one of the 2nd Ward council seats until the next election, as 2nd Ward Councilman Steven Bowman announced Feb. 2 that he would resign.

Bowman and his family are moving out of state, said Council President Marjorie Fox in a rundown of the upcoming Wednesday council meeting.

The meeting will take place virtually at 7:30 p.m.

"The first order of business will be to fill the vacancy to the Ward 2 Council seat created by Councilmember Steve Bowman’s resignation," Fox wrote. "Following the procedure for filling a vacancy, the Republican party has provided a list of three candidates from which the Council must select the new councilmember to serve in this position until the General Election in November. Immediately after Council votes to appoint a replacement to fill the Ward 2 seat, the newly appointed councilmember will be sworn in."

Fox noted several other important items for Wednesday:

• The council will see a presentation by students from Kent Place School in recognition of Black History Month.
• The Capital Projects and Community Services Committee will introduce five resolutions, including a resolution to authorize the execution of a letter of intent between the city and the United States Postal Service governing the process of negotiating the acquisition of the post office property for inclusion in the Broad Street West Redevelopment.
• The council will vote on a resolution to disband the Transfer Station Task Force. The Task Force was charged with responding to the requests of community members concerning the use of the Transfer Station for recreational uses and making comprehensive recommendations for property use. The Task Force submitted a report making recommendations for use of the property and concluding that active recreational uses are not feasible based on investigation and expert reports.

See the agendas, and how to view the meeting remotely, here.

Members of the public will be able to comment by video or audio conference. Comments will also be accepted by email or by mail to cityclerk@cityofsummit.org. Comments must be received by noon on Feb. 17.

Winter weather watch

Meanwhile, the National Weather Service has issued a Winter Storm Watch for Thursday at 6 a.m. through Friday at 6 a.m. in the Summit area. See the snow predictions for Summit here.

Read what's expected statewide here: Winter Storm Watch Issued In 17 Counties.

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