Get Involved, Attend a Meeting

Next week is full of public meetings, for anyone who can spare the time to attend.

Here is some information, not in chronological order:

The first Wednesday of each month is when the Zoning Board of Adjustment meets, so that meeting will be 7 p.m. Dec. 2 in City Hall Library. The board only meets once a month. The agenda is not usually available until a couple of days before the meeting, either in the Planning Division office on the second floor of City Hall or online

The Planning Board usually meets on the first and third Thursday of each month, also in City Hall Library. Check here for more information on the Planning Board

With all the development starting up, these two boards can be very interesting. When possible, Plaintalker publishes previews, such as this one on a proposed new Dunkin Donuts on Terrill Road.

Mayor Adrian O. Mapp is holding two meetings next week, one on Thursday and one on Saturday. Click for more information on Saturday's "Listening Session."

The Thursday meeting notice was in the mayor's weekly online newsletter:

Mayor's Town Hall

Please be advised that the Mayor will be hosting a "Town Hall Meeting" on Thursday, December 3rd, 2015 at 7:00 pm at the Plainfield Senior Citizens' Center.

• Mobile Technology: The Mapp App
• Economic Development: Updates  
• Planning Division: Updates

Plainfield Senior Center Address:  400 E Front Street, Plainfield, New Jersey

Phone: (908) 753-3506

On Dec. 1, there is a school board meeting. See the agenda here

Dec. 1 is also World AIDS Day and the public is invited to an event at the First Unitarian Society of Plainfield. See a flyer here. 

If you want to become more engaged in the city's civic life, next week sounds like a good time to start.

--Bernice