Clifton History: 1917-1969 - Clifton History: 1970-2000
- 1970
- Population levels off at 82,437
- Anna M. Latteri becomes mayor.
1972 - Botany Village restoration completed.
1973 - Israel Friend becomes mayor.
1974 - Frank Sylvester becomes mayor.
1975 - November 1: New Main Post Office opens on Paulison Avenue.
1978 - Five newcomers elected to Municipal Council.
- Gerald Zecker named mayor.
1980 - Population decreases to 74,388.
- May: Animal Quarantine Station closes.
- September 14: New City Hall at former quarantine site dedicated.
- First Safety Towne Program instituted.
1982 - Frank Mileto steps down as acting city manager.
- Joseph Lynn appointed as acting city manager.
- August 1: William Holster retires as city manager.
- Viaduct over Clifton Avenue, near Lakeview Avenue, and train tracks removed.
- Gloria Kolodziej becomes mayor.
1984 - October: Clifton’s “cliffs” at Garret Mountain are blasted away by a local quarry.
1986 - Gloria Kolodziej begins second term as mayor.
1987 - Joseph Lynn steps down as city manager.
- May: Clifton celebrates its 70th anniversary and Passaic County’s 150th.
- May 17: Morris Canal Park dedicated.
- November 9: Roger Kemp becomes city manager.
1988 - Voters change mayor appointed school board to elected board.
1990 - James Anzaldi becomes mayor.
- Census shows Clifton’s population at 71,742.
1991 - November 10: Clifton Memorial Library dedicated.
1992 - City celebrates 75th anniversary with year long events including a parade watched by thousands.
1994 - James Anzaldi is re-elected with the largest percentage of votes in Clifton history.
- 60th anniversary of city manager form of government.
1995 - Robert Hammer is unanimously named Clifton City Manager.
- Clifton Recycling rate exceeds 75%. And is among the nations best through outreach & education.
1996 - Quentin Roosevelt Post#8 American Legion donates a third "Heartstart" defibrillator to the city.
- Republican Presidential Candidate Bob Dole and his wife. Elizabeth marched in Allwood's Memorial Day Parade,drawing a large crowd of Cliftonites.
1997 - In his Eightieth year, the city is in the middle of economic boom with many new buildings being planned.
- Clifton Commons - an Entertainment/Retail Center is approved by the Planning Board and is slated as one of the largest single ratables in City History.
- Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Church celebrates it Centennial. A video of the Church's history is a masterpiece
1998 - Redevelopment of the Main/Clifton Avenue downtown area is under way.
- CHS Girls' Softball team becomes State Champions for the second consecutive year with a second consecutive 31-0 season..
- In April, the City is named Tree City USA and a tree farm is dedicated.
- May 12, 1998 James Anzaldi makes History by becoming the City's first three-term Mayor.
1999 - The Mayor and Council Dedicate the Senior Citizen Center. That is a beautifully refurbished barn, which is located on the former quarantine Site in honor of Lester F. Herrschaft. Long time Board of Education and City Council member The Quarantine was only a stone throw from his childhood home.
- Clifton is named in the top eleven percent of the safest Cities in the Country.
- Styertowne Shopping Center and its Apartment Complexes were sold.The shopping center was built in 1952 and was one of the original strip centers in the whole United states.
2000 - The City Celebrated the New Millennium with a Gala Dinner at the Valley Regency Caterers on January
2001 - City Emergency workers answer the call to help with the 9/11 disaster
2002 - Mayor James Anzaldi re-elected to a fourth term as Clifton Mayor
- Albert Greco appointed as Interim City Manager, December 18, 2002
- Robert P. Hammer, City Manager passes away December 20, 2002
2005 - Albert Greco appointed as City Manager, January 18, 2005