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City Council appoints Giacobbe to 6th Ward seat

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The City Council appointed Raymond Giacobbe, Jr. to the 6th Ward City Council seat vacated by Samson Steinman after he was appointed interim mayor.

The governing body unanimously approved the appointment at a special meeting tonight by a vote of 6-0, with Councilman Robert Bresenhan and Nancy Saliga absent. The Democratic Committee met earlier to present three nominees to the City Council. In addition to Giacobbe, the two other nominees were William Rack, chairman of the Redevelopment Agency, and Sally O’Brien.

Giacobbe, 34, is co-owner of Power & Fitness Health Club on St. Georges Avenue. He takes over the 6th Ward seat that originally was won by Steinman in 2012. The remaining two years of the term up for election in November 2014, at the same time that the mayor’s seat and three at-large seats will be up in their regular rotation. He is a third-generation Rahway family in Rahway and his grandfather, Rafael “Ray” Giacobbe served on the City Council in 1960s, according to former Mayor James Kennedy.

The 6th Ward covers the Milton Lake neighborhood as well as the area around the high school on Madison Avenue. For a look at boundaries, check out this wicked awesome map.

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Council chooses Steinman as interim mayor

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The City Council last night unanimously selected Samson Steinman to serve the final 15 months of Rick Proctor’s four-year term. Steinman, the 6th Ward councilman and City Council president, had been acting mayor since Proctor resigned on Sept. 10.

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City Council approves PILOT for Metro Rahway

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Lost amid the news of Mayor Rick Proctor’s resignation last week was the fact that the City Council approved a 15-year Payment In Lieu Of Taxes (PILOT) and financial agreement for the Metro Rahway project.

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Interim mayor appointment expected soon

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The City Council is expected to have a special meeting in the coming weeks, maybe even days, to appoint an interim mayor for the remaining 15 months of Rick Proctor’s term. As City Council president, Samson Steinman has assumed duties as acting mayor and is the odds-on favorite to become interim mayor, at least according to folks I’ve talked to.

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BREAKING: Mayor submits his resignation

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Mayor Rick Proctor will resign his position, effective at 4:30 p.m. He filed his resignation letter with the City Clerk’s Office today but the single, 23-word sentence gave no explanation for his departure. Proctor did not immediately respond to messages seeking comment.

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City Council approves 10% water rate hike

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City Council approved new water rates that will bring an increase of 10 percent later this year, in addition to passing a $1.4-million bond ordinance to begin the first phase of upgrades to the water treatment plant.

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10-percent water hike coming for upgrades

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A 10-percent increase in water rates would help the city’s water utility ween itself off tax dollars in the near term and help pay off the debt over the next 20 years to fund upgrades at the nearly century-old water treatment plant on Westfield Avenue. The average Rahway homeowner likely would see their water bill go up by about $40 annually, from about $432 to $472 per year.

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