David Kiefer for Westfield Council

01/24/2026

Just a reminder to please move your cars off the street before the snow storm hits tomorrow. If you don’t, you risk getting plowed in and ticketed by the police (trust me, I know from experience). Stay safe and warm!

10/25/2025

Early voting starts today at Memorial Pool! Great to see a healthy line there. Take advantage and vote now if you know you’ll be tied up on November 4th.

09/12/2025

Some thoughts on the awful murder of Charlie Kirk

Letter to the editor by Westfield Town Councilman David Kiefer about the assassination of Charlie Kirk and democracy.

07/26/2025

By way of an update on the raccoon situation, animal control has set traps to catch the offending animal(s). Hopefully this gets resolved soon. In the meantime, stay alert when walking, especially around around the area of Holy Trinity and First Street.

07/24/2025

Hi Everyone, just an update on what I know about these racoon incidents so far. First, it could be multiple raccoons involved but it is likely a single animal involved in the three attacks. Second, we don’t know for sure if the animal(s) are rabid, but if you are bit by one you should assume it is and seek immediate medical attention. Finally, police have been searching for the raccoons but have not located any yet. If they do locate a racoon that appears to be acting aggressively or rabid, it will be put down. However, they will not be culling or indiscriminately killing raccoons. Hope this helps and please reach out to me at [email protected] if you have questions or information. Stay safe and alert, Councilman Dave Kiefer

04/01/2025

Please reach out if you are interested in this [email protected]

Letter to the editor about Tamaques Park.

03/19/2025

I'm very excited to share that the Tamaques Park Usage & Visioning Survey is now live. Please let your friends and neighbors know and encourage as many people as possible to complete it. The survey will be live until April 11 at 11:59pm.

The link to access the survey is bit.ly/tamaques

Or you can tap/click the image below.

Landing page for all project information regarding upgrades and redevelopment for Tamaques Park in Westfield, NJ.

03/12/2025

Zoom meeting tomorrow 3/12 at 8:30 pm. Email [email protected] for link
Meeting to focus on upcoming school referendum

01/31/2025

Sharing an update on the Tamaques Park design project: I mentioned in my last update that a survey on the park will be issued for initial town input. The target date of February 7th for the survey turned out to be overly ambitious. It looks like the survey won’t be ready until late February. I’ll keep everyone posted as I find out more.

01/20/2025

Ward 4 update meeting this Wednesday 1/22 @ 8pm, focusing on Tamaques Park and affordable housing. Email me @ [email protected] for Zoom info.

10/25/2024

Ward 4 Zoom Meeting
Mon 10/28 8 pm
Email [email protected] for Zoom info