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[email protected] SEVENTY FIVE CENTS Westfield Okays Demolitions; Residents Address Crossing Signal By LAUREN S. BARR require that all homes have a garage, lowing the town to enter into an agree- Specially Written for The Westfield Leader wouldn’t the council’s approval of ment with Union County for the pav- WESTFIELD – For its only July the demolitions cause the properties ing of East Broad Street from Central meeting, the Westfield Town Council to be non-compliant. Avenue to Mountain Avenue. The held back-to-back conference and Town Planner Bill Drew said that town will be paving the majority of public sessions on Tuesday night, other residents had needed to tear the downtown area, and Union passing a multitude of resolutions down garages for safety reasons, and County will be paving Central Av- and heard from the public regarding if the homeowners are not replacing enue. Through this agreement, the the Central Avenue pedestrian cross- the garages they would have to apply county will pave the small portion of ing signal. for a variance if they wanted to make East Broad Street when they pave The council passed four resolu- any other home improvements. Town Central Avenue and the town will tions allowing for the demolition of Administrator James Gildea said that reimburse the county. detached garages at 514 Kimball the town will notify homeowners that During the citizen discussion por- Avenue, 536 St.