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Please click on the link below to view the schematic design for the Police & Municipal building at 50 Washington Avenue.

Available at the DPW, Monday-Friday, 7am-3pm, while supplies last

Please submit questions for the Administrator prior to the Mayor and Council meeting so the Aministrator has time to research the answer.  This will allow the Administrator to provide you with an answer at the meeting or possibly earlier.  Questions can always be submitted to the Administrator via email to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. 

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Parking Permits for Residents and Non-residents-Borough of Dumont

Applications for 2018 commuter parking permits for municipal parking in the Brook Street Parking Lot, West Shore Avenue section 2-5, and W. Quackenbush Avenue (north side-125 feet west of Park Avenue)  will be available to Dumont residents, non-residents and business owners on a first come, first-served basis December 18, 2017.  Permits may be obtained at the Borough Clerk’s office, 80 W. Madison Avenue, between 9:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m.  Please note that this does not include overnight parking.

The fee is $120 per calendar year for residents and $180 per calendar year for non-residents; there is one hanger permit per household.  Applicants must bring a copy of their driver’s license and registration for the car to be used.  No copies will be made at Borough Hall-no exceptions.  Applications will be on the Borough website: dumontnj.gov   For more information, call 201-387-5023.

The hours to obtain a permit for a garage sale are between 9 am to 3:00 pm, Monday through Friday - no exceptions.

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On July 18, 2017, the Borough of Duumont voted to settle its Declaratory Judgment lawsuit to resolve all affordable housing issues facing Dumont trhough the middle of 2025.

Please click on the below link for answers to some of the questions we are hearing most often about the settlement.

Please click on the below link for the results of a traffic count study done by the County at the Washington, Grant and Gorden Intersection:

Please note the thru movements indicated at both Grant  Ave and Gordon Ave indicate a vehicle making the right turn and then the left turn either from Gordon to Grant or from Grant to Gordon.