Christine McGrath

On January 5th we had our regular meeting at 7 pm, which was preceded by a special meeting at 6 pm where we went into closed session to discuss some legal matters. We started off the meeting with the vote on another legal settlement relating to our affordable housing plans. As was previously stated in September, Verona's affordable housing plan was challenged by an entity that wants to develop 251 1/2 Grove. Currently that site is an industrial storage facility. We agreed to a settlement...

The following is a statement I read during my Councilmember report on January 5, 2026. Tonight is the end of what is normally a two year cycle of five members of the town council serving together. This time, because we moved our elections, we got an extra 6 months together. It's a good time to be reflective on what is going well and where we have opportunities for improvement. I want to thank all of my colleagues for their dedication and the time spent serving our community. In particular, I...

Before the holidays, the Verona Town Council had a meeting, and some important decisions were made. Here is a summary of key actions taken by the Council. We started off with two legal matters that relate to our affordable housing requirements. We had a key update from our Legal team about 40 minutes into our meeting. Our state-required affordable housing plan (which you can read here ) was challenged by multiple entities, including Fair Share Housing. As required by law, Verona needed to...