Christine McGrath

The Verona Town Council had two important meetings on Monday October 19th. The first was a Board of Health meeting, where we had a very sobering conversation on the likely potential for a measles outbreak in the near future. The Department of Health went through the protocols on what will happen if we have a measles outbreak in one of our schools - which is defined if two or more children contract the disease. If that occurs, children who are not vaccinated will need to be on home...

On Monday October 5th the Verona Town Council had a very robust meeting with a lot on the agenda. Here is a summary of what was discussed. We had a refresh done on a financial analysis of our water and sewer system to see if our current rates that we pay, and rate increases that are planned, were still appropriate. You can review the presentation here. Our finances for the water and sewer utility are now very strong. As residents recall, we had to raise water rates very significantly due...

The Verona Town Council had a meeting on Monday, September 14th. Here is a summary of what was discussed. The big discussion of the night was on a PILOT agreement for a property on 383 Bloomfield Avenue (Hillcrest Farms) and the redeveloper agreement. I voted for the Pilot and agreement, both of which passed 4-1. I felt that the agreement was fair to both the developer of the property and to the Township. Our experts negotiated the financial deal extensively and the rate of return is...