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Linden continues to revitalize with commercial, residential redevelopment

LINDEN — Like most cities pursuing redevelopment, Linden aims to bring more people, particularly millennials, to its downtown.

But the industrial city, whose Tremley Point is one of the most polluted parts of New Jersey, according to Rutgers University environmentalists, also aims to reduce its carbon footprint with two upcoming redevelopment projects.

Mayor Derek Armstead said the New Hampshire-based RNG Energy Solutions renewable natural gas company recently signed a 30-year lease to redevelop the former Clayton Block building materials site on Tremley Point. In addition, Austin-based, environmentally friendly developer FirstEnergy Power will build a plant for Nashville-based Aries Clean Energy, which turns sludge into charcoal, Armstead said. That plant will be built at the sewerage authority building the city shares with Roselle, the mayor said. Both projects are in the initial planning stages and are about a year from construction start, principals said.

“We have a number of developments going on in Linden right now,” Armstead said. “And we’re reducing the carbon footprint. It’s a good time to be mayor in Linden. We have a lot going on.”

Aries’ charcoal can be used for several different products, Armstead said. And RNG takes food waste and makes into natural gas, he added.

“They bring in food waste from other locations and treat it like a slurry,” he said. “They run it through the process, and it creates a natural gas product. On the back end, it produces a peat moss … and they sell that to Home Depot and people who need it for agricultural uses. It’s a composting mechanism, a high-speed compost.

“We pay to have our sludge removed,” the mayor added, “so we can reduce the cost of that by using Aries.”

RNG has a good track record building plants in Long Island, Colorado and France, said Alex Lospinoso, director of the Linden Economic Development Corp. The company’s food waste will be delivered by barge on the Arthur Kill, rather than via truck, thereby reducing the city’s carbon footprint even more, Lospinoso said.

Interest in Tremley Point has been increasing from the renewable energy and logistics industries, he said. More than 4.2 million-square-foot warehouse soon will be built there by Advance Realty and Greek Development, he said.

To read the full article on MyCentralJersey.com, click here.

Latin Festival Vendor Information – Food

Mayor Derek Armstead, the City of Linden, Uptown Linden Inc. and the Department of Parks & Recreation are pleased to host 2024 Latin Festival. See the food vendor information below. The vendor registration deadline for the 2024 Latin Festival is September 9, 2024.

Vendor Information – Food

  • Complete the form below or click here to view and/or download the Latin Festival Event Food Vendor Application.

Linden Latin Festival Event Vendor Application – Food

Event Date: Sunday, 09/15/24 – RAIN OR SHINE. Registration deadline in full by: 09/09/2024
Checks payable to: Uptown Linden, Inc. Mail or deliver in-person: Uptown Linden, Inc. 403 N. Wood Ave
For more information call: Mikki at (908) 718-5831 or email to: mikki@uptownlinden.com Health Dept: 908-474-8409 Police/Fire Dept: 908-474-8500
Event will be held outdoors on N. Wood Ave, between E. Elm Street and Elizabeth Avenue. Arrival and check-in 9:00am – 11:00am – Line-up on Knopf Street Food, beverages, and restrooms will be available. For more info call Mikki at (908) 718-5831 or email to: mikki@uptownlinden.com PLEASE OBTAIN THE PROPER PERMITS; FIRE DEPT., BOARD OF HEALTH & INSURANCE ON HAND Civic (non-profit) organizations (no charge – limit one space) If food or snacks, a Health Certificate is needed. Storefronts located on Wood Avenue (no charge for sidewalks or street space) – MUST BE REGISTERED Vendors located elsewhere in the CITY OF LINDEN ($75.00 per space) All other vendors and for-profit organizations ($175.00 per space) Spaces are 18 x 10 feet. No tables, electric or water available. Vendors must bring whatever they need: tenting, tables, quiet generators, etc. to fit and be secured within space contracted. Vehicles must be moved to designated area after unloading.
Please enter a number from 1 to 100.
Terms and Conditions(Required)
Contact Name(Required)
Street Address(Required)
Email(Required)
Be Specific.
For more information call: Mikki at (908) 718-5831 or email to: mikki@uptownlinden.com Health Dept: 908-474-8409 Police/Fire Dept: 908-474-8500

Latin Festival Vendor Information – Non Food

Mayor Derek Armstead, the City of Linden, Uptown Linden Inc. and the Department of Parks & Recreation are pleased to host 2024 Latin Festival. See the non-food vendor information below. The vendor registration deadline for the 2024 Latin Festival is September 9, 2024.

Vendor Information – Non Food

  • Complete the form below, or click here to view and/or download the Latin Festival Event Non-Food Vendor Application.

Linden Latin Festival Event Vendor Application – Non Food

Event Date: Sunday, 09/15/24 – RAIN OR SHINE. Registration deadline in full by: 09/09/2024
Checks payable to: Uptown Linden, Inc. Mail or deliver in-person: Uptown Linden, Inc. 403 N. Wood Ave Linden, NJ 07036
For more information call: Mikki at (908) 718-5831 or email to: mikki@uptownlinden.com Health Dept: 908-474-8409 Police/Fire Dept: 908-474-8500
Event will be held outdoors on N. Wood Ave, between E. Elm Street and Elizabeth Avenue. Arrival and check-in 9:00am – 11:00am – Line-up on Knopf Street Food, beverages, and restrooms will be available. For more info call Mikki at (908) 718-5831 or email to: mikki@uptownlinden.com Civic (non-profit) organizations (no charge – limit one space) If food or snacks, a Health Certificate is needed. Storefronts located on Wood Avenue (no charge for sidewalks or street space) – MUST BE REGISTERED Vendors located elsewhere in the CITY OF LINDEN ($75.00 per space) All other vendors and for-profit organizations ($125.00 per space) Spaces are 15 x 10 feet. No tables, electric or water available. Vendors must bring whatever they need: tenting, tables, quiet generators, etc. to fit and be secured within space contracted. Vehicles must be moved to designated area after unloading.
Please enter a number from 1 to 100.
Terms and Conditions(Required)
Contact Name(Required)
Street Address(Required)
Email(Required)
Be Specific.
For more information call: Mikki at (908) 718-5831 or email to: mikki@uptownlinden.com Health Dept: 908-474-8409 Police/Fire Dept: 908-474-8500

Stormwater Management Plan

On January 5, 2004, the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP) adopted new stormwater regulations which require the City of Linden to comply with the requirements of the NJPDES Tier A Municipal Stormwater Permit. In accordance with this permit, the City of Linden has adopted a Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan, Stormwater Management Plan and Stormwater Control Ordinance. In addition, Ordinances were either modified or adopted regarding Pet Waste, Litter, Improper Waste Disposal, Wildlife Feeding, Yard Waste, Containerized Yard Waste and Illicit Connections. A summary of these Ordinances are as follows:

  • All pet owners are required to immediately and properly dispose of their pet’s solid waste deposited on any property, public or private, not owned by that person.
  • It shall be unlawful for any person to throw, drop, discard or otherwise place any litter of any nature upon public or private property other than in a litter receptacle.
  • The spilling, dumping, or disposal of materials other than stormwater to the municipal storm sewer system operated by the City of Linden is prohibited. (Exceptions include potable water, uncontaminated ground water, air conditioning condensate, irrigation water, residential car washing and swimming pool discharges, and flows from firefighting activities.)
  • No person shall feed, in any public park or on any other property owned or operated by the City of Linden, any wildlife, excluding confined wildlife.
  • Sweeping, raking, blowing or otherwise placing yard waste that is no containerized at the curb or along the street is only allowed during the 7 days prior to a scheduled and announced collection, and shall not be placed closer than 10 feet from any storm drain.
  • The owner or occupant of any property, or any employee or contractor of the same engaged to provide lawn care or landscaping services, shall not sweep, rake, blow or otherwise place yard waste, unless the yard waste is containerized, in the street.
  • No person shall discharge or cause to be discharged through an illicit connection to the municipal storm sewer system operated by the City of Linden any domestic sewerage, non-contact cooling water, process wastewater, or other industrial waste.

A more visible requirement has been the labeling of storm drains – “Dump No Waste, Drains to Waterways,” and the retrofitting of storm drains during road reconstruction or repaving with inlets that meet the design standards of the permit in order to reduce the amount of solids and floatables in our waterways. For more information, please visit NJDEP Stormwater and read the Solutions to Stormwater Information Guide.

Linden Wood Avenue Merchant & Business Storefront Halloween Decoration Contest

Mayor Derek Armstead, the City of Linden and the Department of Parks & Recreation invite you to participate in the Wood Avenue Merchant and Business Storefront Halloween Decoration Contest. Storefronts must be decorated and registered prior to judging at 1pm on October 19, 2024.

Click here to view and/or download the informational flyer for the Linden Wood Avenue Merchant and Business Storefront Halloween Decoration Contest.

  • What: Linden Wood Avenue Merchant and Business Storefront Halloween Decoration Contest. The winning store will receive a first place plaque to be hung in the store, and will be invited to ride of a float at the 71st Linden Halloween Parade on October 27, 2024. The winning Business/Merchant will also be acknowledged at the November City Council Meeting.
  • When: Storefronts must be decorated and registered prior to judging at 1pm on October 19, 2024.

Halloween Decoration Contest – Merchant & Business Storefront

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    Accepted file types: jpg, png, heic, Max. file size: 100 MB.
      Please upload photo of your decorated storefront to be considered for the Linden Wood Avenue Merchant & Business Halloween Decorating Contest