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I want residents to be informed on what matters are before the Town Council. Feedback from residents is essential for strong local government. When I ran for office, I promised residents I would keep them informed on what the Council was voting on and issues facing our community. Since I took office in 2019, I have provided summaries of key decisions and issues discussed at Council Meetings on Facebook. Now, I have expanded those updates to this platform to ensure more residents have access to my summaries.
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February 9th Meeting Summary
The Verona Town Council met on February 9th. The following is a summary of what we discussed. We continue to advance many elements of our Fair Share Housing Plan, which requires zoning changes to be adopted by mid-March. Several actions were taken at our meeting. We introduced changes to our zoning code for the Town Center District. This includes updating acceptable uses in the zone and removing the "equal distribution of uses" clause that currently exists. That will allo
Christine McGrath
15 hours ago3 min read
January 19th Reorganization and Regular Meeting
The following is a summary of the Verona Town Council biennial reorganization meeting on January 19th, 2026. Congratulations to my colleagues - Cynthia Holland, Jack McEvoy, and Christopher Tamburro, who won re-election and were (re) sworn in at our Reorganization Meeting. After they were sworn in, we voted on who will assume the title of Mayor and Deputy Mayor. With a vote of 3-2, (Councilwoman Holland and I were the dissenting votes), Chris Tamburro was re-elected Mayor a
Christine McGrath
Feb 12 min read
December 1st Meeting Summary
On Monday the Verona Town Council met and had a robust agenda. The following are the highlights of what happened. We introduced a suite of ordinances for the 2026 pool season and passed the 2026 pool rules in our resolutions. I know many residents are passionate about the pool and concerned about it's financial future. Over the last few months, the Administration has received lots of feedback on the pool's rate structure and ideas to generate more revenue and reduce costs
Christine McGrath
Dec 5, 20253 min read
November 10th Meeting Summary
The Verona Township Council had a meeting on Monday, November 10th. Here are the highlights. We approved our 2024 Audit report. The public is encouraged to look through all of our financials here: https://www.veronanj.org/media/Finance%20&%20Tax/Budget/2024/2024%20Municipal%20Audit.pdf We also talked extensively about the pool (both 33 mins in and 1 hr 44 min in). We got an updated financial analysis on the pool rate structure which the public can review under the agenda h
Christine McGrath
Nov 17, 20253 min read
September 8th Meeting Summary
The Verona Town Council had it's one and only meeting last week. Here are the highlights of what we discussed. The Verona Baseball and...
Christine McGrath
Sep 16, 20255 min read
July 7th Meeting Summary
Last Monday we had a meeting. Here are the highlights. After months and months of planning and discussion, we finally approved the...
Christine McGrath
Jul 16, 20253 min read
June 23rd Meeting Summary
On Monday night we had a very important and contentious meeting of the Verona Town Council. Here is a summary of what was discussed....
Christine McGrath
Jun 25, 20255 min read
June 9th Meeting Summary
Here is a quick summary of what happened at our meeting on June 9th. We introduced all of our capital ordinances for 2025. This was...
Christine McGrath
Jun 15, 20252 min read
May 19th Meeting Summary
On Monday we had a fairly short public meeting. Here are the highlights. We had a final discussion on Capital planning for 2025. The...
Christine McGrath
May 22, 20252 min read
April 21st Meeting Summary
We had a really important meeting on Monday, April 21st. Here are the highlights. We once again passed our annual budget, which...
Christine McGrath
May 1, 20254 min read
January 6th Meeting Summary
Here is a quick recap of the highlights of our Council meeting on Monday. We introduced an ordinance for $200K to purchase two salt...
Christine McGrath
Jan 12, 20253 min read
September 23rd Meeting Recap
We had a super short meeting on September 23rd! Here are the highlights on what we discussed. By far, the most significant action we...
Christine McGrath
Oct 4, 20241 min read
September 9th Meeting Summary
Last Monday the Verona Town Council had a meeting. Here are the highlights of what we discussed. We had a robust discussion on a new...
Christine McGrath
Sep 15, 20243 min read
August 19th Meeting Summary
The following is a summary of the Council meeting on Monday August 19th, 2024. I was out of town but I watched the meeting to see what...
Christine McGrath
Aug 30, 20243 min read
August 5th Meeting Summary
On Monday, we had a meeting. Here are the highlights. We started with meeting with a very informative presentation from a team of...
Christine McGrath
Aug 9, 20244 min read
May 6th Meeting Summary
Last night we had a really substantial meeting - one of our biggest agendas in a long time. Here is an update. We started off the...
Christine McGrath
May 7, 20245 min read
Meeting Summaries - March 25th and April 8th
The following are meeting summaries for our meetings on both March 25th and April 7th. My computer met an untimely death the day after...
Christine McGrath
Apr 9, 20244 min read
January 22nd Meeting Summary
On Monday we had a pretty significant meeting. Here are the highlights. We are required by the State of NJ to update our stormwater...
Christine McGrath
Jan 24, 20245 min read
December 18th Meeting Summary
On Monday night we had a meeting. Here are the highlights. We spent most of the meeting discussing the plans for a new police, fire, and...
Christine McGrath
Dec 22, 20233 min read
October 16th Meeting Recap
Last night we had a great Council meeting. Here are the highlights of what we discussed. We started the evening with a finance...
Christine McGrath
Oct 17, 20234 min read
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