Westfield Town Council To Hold Reorganization Meeting Tuesday

WESTFIELD, NJ — The town of Westfield will swear in three new council members at its reorganization meeting on Tuesday, Jan. 7, at 6:30 p.m. They are Councilman Jim Boyes, Councilman Mark Parmelee, and Councilman Scott Katz. Councilman Mark LoGrippo will start his third term.

The council members will have their work cut out for them. In a message on the township website, Mayor Shelley Brindle wrote about some of the town's goals and challenges for the year, including seeing how the recommendations in the recently adopted master plan reexamination are put into practice. She added, "Now more than ever, continued public support will be critical to moving forward key initiatives that support new fields, parking solutions, bike lanes, historic preservation and sustainability measures, smart development and more."

Throughout the course of 2019, the township held several hearings as they looked to update the town's last master plan, which was completed in 2002 and amended most recently in 2009.

Town Council meetings take place in the Municipal Building at 425 East Broad St. The new council members are listed on a page on the town website here.

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