Dozens of Montclair residents told the council they oppose locating a new substation on Claremont Avenue, citing neighborhood character, property values, health and transparency concerns and asking the township to separate municipal redevelopment from any utility sale.

Speakers raised alarms about falling Black population, housing affordability and transparency in the master‑plan reexamination; commenters also urged greenway connections, speed bumps near schools and repairs to a flooded ADA sidewalk corner.