Bringing alcohol to a tailgate party or home to watch the ball game on Sunday may become a little easier. The Jersey City Council introduced an ordinance on June 27 that would allow people to purchase alcohol as early as 10 a.m. on Sundays.
In the past, customers had to wait until afternoon to make carry out purchases. This often interfered with plans for sports parties and even picnics. Secaucus and some other Hudson County municipalities have already modified their ordinances.
But don’t expect to carry your bottles or cans home in certain popular single-use plastic bags. The council voted to ban them in Jersey City after more than a score of people testified at the ordinance public hearing on June 27. While the ordinance faced weak opposition from residents who did not want the ban to take place, the council pushed ahead to support an initiative proposed by Mayor Steven Fulop.
While the city will encourage people to seek out other means to cart home groceries and other purchases, the ordinance does not require businesses to provide them. This leaves the burden on consumers. Click here for more.
Mayor Ravi Bhalla responded late last month to a public censure by the New Jersey Supreme Court of actions he took as a private employer at a law firm years ago.
Members of the Hoboken City Council discussed the matter at the June 20 council meeting. Also at the meeting, the council discussed creating a local Ethics Board after tabling an ordinance to require the mayor to make quarterly reports regarding his second job.
The council may take an initial vote on creating the ethics board as soon as the next council meeting on July 11. Click here for more.
Residents fed up with tight parking in North Bergen are in luck. The Board of Commissioners introduced a series of ordinances designed to make street parking easier for residents, at their June 27 meeting.
One ordinance would reconfigure the town’s permit parking program, adjusting when non-residents can park and for how long.
Non-residents without permits would get only three hours of free courtesy parking between 7 a.m. and 10 p.m. each day on township streets, unless stated otherwise. Residents would still be able to obtain overnight parking permits for visitors, as before. Click here for more.
