Geoffrey Darby

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• Burst Chiller Pipe and Rodent Problem Top Glen Ridge Library Board's March Agenda

  March 11, 2026 · Library Board of Trustees

• Undocumented HVAC Unit Found Leaking During Stair Repairs at Glen Ridge Library

  January 14, 2026 · Library Board of Trustees

• Glen Ridge Library Board Approves 2026 Budget, Recommends New Trustee, Eyes $108,900 Elevator Upgrade

  December 10, 2025 · Library Board of Trustees

• Darby presides over final HPC meeting with mixed votes and a January return

  December 3, 2025 · Historic Preservation Commission

• HPC Approves Garage-to-Suite Conversion at Forest Avenue, Deck and Window Plan at Baldwin Avenue

  November 5, 2025 · Historic Preservation Commission

• Glen Ridge Library Board Addresses Parent Complaint Over Student Removals, Approves New Sensors and Policy Changes

  October 8, 2025 · Library Board of Trustees

• HPC approves five projects, denies oversized Sherman Avenue addition

  August 6, 2025 · Historic Preservation Commission

• Glen Ridge Library Board Weighs Grant Funds for Whiteboard, Acoustic Fixes as Federal Funding Uncertainty Looms

  April 9, 2025 · Library Board of Trustees

• Glen Ridge Library to Close Children's Area in April for Furniture Installation, Weighs Sound-Barrier Fix for Teen Space

  February 12, 2025 · Library Board of Trustees

• HPC reelects Darby as chair, approves reworked rear deck near Appleton Place, and Douglas Road owner drops composite-siding bid

  January 6, 2025 · Historic Preservation Commission

• Glen Ridge Library Facility Report Flags Water Damage as Board Reviews 7.28% Budget Increase

  November 13, 2024 · Library Board of Trustees

• Glen Ridge Library to Retire 3D Printing Service as Board Reviews Budget, Plans for Trustee Departure

  October 9, 2024 · Library Board of Trustees

• Glen Ridge Library Grapples With Water Problems as Board Approves Children's Office Upgrade, New Digital Services

  September 11, 2024 · Library Board of Trustees

• Glen Ridge Library Board Approves First Building Assessment in a Decade, Funds Menstrual Product Dispensers

  June 12, 2024 · Library Board of Trustees

• Formal vote needed to settle disagreement over historic stucco restoration on Washington Street

  May 1, 2024 · Historic Preservation Commission

• 96 Sherman Avenue addition withdrawn after HPC calls its massing and old-new distinction unresolved

  March 6, 2024 · Historic Preservation Commission

• Historic panel splits twice in one night, with Chair Darby dissenting on both a slate roof and a rear porch

  February 7, 2024 · Historic Preservation Commission

• Glen Ridge Library Building Project on Track for April Opening, Board Welcomes New Trustees

  January 10, 2024 · Library Board of Trustees

• HPC approves pool-house windows on a narrow 4-3 vote, with Chair Darby among the dissenters

  January 3, 2024 · Historic Preservation Commission

• Neighbors back proposed 90 Ridgewood Avenue rebuild in public comment as HPC continues style debate

  December 6, 2023 · Historic Preservation Commission

• Glen Ridge library board approves new flooring, duct cleaning as 2024 budget takes shape

  November 8, 2023 · Library Board of Trustees

• HPC denies asphalt shingle roof at 560 Ridgewood Avenue, leaves door open to synthetic slate

  November 1, 2023 · Historic Preservation Commission

• Council Awards Road Paving Contract, Advances Historic District Ordinance Amid Pushback

  October 23, 2023 · Mayor & Council

• Glen Ridge library board approves $105K furniture buy as renovation moves forward

  October 11, 2023 · Library Board of Trustees

• 51 High Street roof-raising withdrawn over height concerns as HPC approves wheelchair-access addition elsewhere

  October 4, 2023 · Historic Preservation Commission

• Library Board Swears In Damein Phoenix, Moves to Cover Overdrawn Trustee Trust Account

  September 13, 2023 · Library Board of Trustees

• HPC approves four porch and addition projects, moves to press mayor on stalled preservation ordinance

  September 6, 2023 · Historic Preservation Commission

• Commissioner recuses himself, then returns, as historic panel approves six projects

  August 2, 2023 · Historic Preservation Commission

• Library Board Approves Switch From Verizon to BCCLS Wi-Fi

  July 5, 2023 · Library Board of Trustees

• Library Renovation Plan Adds Two Private Study and Nursing Rooms Ahead of Bidding

  June 14, 2023 · Library Board of Trustees

• Five renovation permits approved as commission bids farewell to five-year member Ginny Moriarty

  June 7, 2023 · Historic Preservation Commission

• Historic commission demands fewer, better-proportioned dormers on Ridgewood Avenue Tudor; Herman Street owners withdraw over roofline dispute

  May 3, 2023 · Historic Preservation Commission

• Historic commission flags possible unpermitted addition and questionable curb cuts near Ridgewood Avenue; recommends ordinance changes to Council

  April 10, 2023 · Historic Preservation Commission

• State preservation office praises Glen Ridge commission's process, urges more formal votes on subcommittee decisions

  March 1, 2023 · Historic Preservation Commission

• Commissioner abstains on rear-yard pergola and hot tub plan at 170 Ridgewood Avenue

  February 1, 2023 · Historic Preservation Commission

• HPC Reorganizes for 2023, Denies Hawthorne Avenue Window Swap, Approves Oakwood Avenue Dormers With Conditions

  January 4, 2023 · Historic Preservation Commission

• Council Elects Law as President, Reappoints Attorney at Annual Reorganization

  Council Reorganization Meeting January 3, 2023 · Mayor & Council

• Historic commission honors Vice Chair Dan McMahon's 25 years of service at his final meeting

  December 7, 2022 · Historic Preservation Commission

• Historic Panel Sends 22 Burnett Street Addition Back to Subcommittee After Second Rejection

  May 4, 2022 · Historic Preservation Commission

• Historic Commission Presses 22 Burnett Street Owners for 3D View as Massing Concerns Persist

  April 6, 2022 · Historic Preservation Commission

• Historic Commission Approves Contested Gray Street Addition Over a No Vote as Vice Chair Departs

  March 2, 2022 · Historic Preservation Commission

• Historic Panel Requires Brick Fix for Unauthorized Willow Street Renovation, Denies As-Built Approval

  January 5, 2022 · Historic Preservation Commission

• 558 Ridgewood Avenue Demolition Bid Withdrawn After Historic Panel Pushback; Design Guidelines Finalized

  September 1, 2021 · Historic Preservation Commission

• Historic Commission Approves First Tesla Solar Roof Tiles at 7 Ferncliff Terrace

  August 4, 2021 · Historic Preservation Commission

• Historic Commission Splits 4-3 on Appleton Place Window, Weighs Cross-Town Subdivision Fight

  May 5, 2021 · Historic Preservation Commission

• Neighbors Confront Bay Avenue Owner Over Unpermitted Siding and Fence

  November 4, 2020 · Historic Preservation Commission

• Commission Approves Synthetic Slate Roof on Washington Street Home Over Vice Chair's Objection

  July 1, 2020 · Historic Preservation Commission

• Bank of America Roof-Safety Plan Splits Historic Commission; Library Roof, Clark Street Window Move Also Contested

  May 6, 2020 · Historic Preservation Commission

• Historic Commission Postpones Minutes, Chair Casts Lone No Vote on Baldwin Street Overhang

  March 4, 2020 · Historic Preservation Commission

• Planning Board Sends Board of Education's School Chiller and Fence Plans Back to Historic Preservation Commission

  August 19, 2019 · Planning Board