For residents living in the wake of Montclair’s ongoing development boom, their days are filled with incessant noise, blocked access to homes and driveways, and the smell of idling diesel trucks that also take up precious parking spots, and trash-strewn streets.
BY JAIMIE JULIA WINTERS
winters@montclairlocal.news
The signs are up. A move doubling parking violation fines in certain Third Ward areas approved late last year has been implemented.
To mitigate parking shortages in the downtown area — caused by the construction of the Seymour Street redevelopment project, the closure of the South Willow and South Fullerton parking lots and street closures — the
BY JAIMIE JULIA WINTERS
winters@montclairlocal.news
Rev. Scott Sammler-Michael is not necessarily worried so much about the traffic, the parking problems or the density a new 74-housing unit set to break ground soon next to his church will create...