The Township Committee is pleased to have recently mailed a printed newsletter for the first time in over 5 years. We feel that it is important to communicate regularly with our residents and keep them informed of the many things going on in our town. If you do not recall receiving the newsletter you can view it here .

In a continuing effort to better inform the residents of Morris Township about your Government, please read the following recap of last month’s Township Committee meeting. If you would like more detail than the recap provides, you can now watch complete video of the Township Committee meetings here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCxS482suIq4FW35sWpcQEiQ

The highlight of our September meeting was the Police Department ceremonies, which consisted of formal promotions of two officers to the rank of Captain, the swearing in of two newly-hired officers, and the probationary appointments of two young men who grew up in our town that we will be sending to the Police Academy for training. I suggest everyone watch the ceremony on the video link shown above. We are proud of our two new Captains Robert Shearer and James Perruso. We welcome aboard new officers Patrolwoman Kathryn Ridley and Patrolman Ryan Macarico. And many of you might know the names Steven Windt and Joseph Pisciotto, who were both raised in Morris Township. We are pleased to have appointed these two young men as probationary Officers and to be sending them to the Police Academy. In my remarks at the ceremony I encouraged all of our new officers to get out and meet our residents; and likewise I encourage our residents to say hello to any officer they might meet.

It is Fall and the leaves are falling fast. Leaf collection will begin Mon, Oct 21 st and our crews from the Department of Public Works will be making several passes through the town over the next 6 weeks to collect them from residences. As a reminder, leaves should not be placed in the roadway because they can wash away during heavy rain and end up clogging our storm drains, which in turn causes flooding. All leaves should be placed behind the curb line.

Lastly, I want to invite our residents to two fun upcoming events on Saturday October 26. First, from 3-5pm we will host our annual “Trunk-or-Treat” event at the Ginty Field parking lot. Bring your kids dressed in costume for some fun treats. And starting at approximately 7:30pm will be our final Big-Screen Movie event of the season -- which will be followed by a bonfire!! Bring your chairs & blankets and enjoy some hot chocolate with us.

Please forward this email to your neighbors and encourage them to sign up for our Municipal Messenger notifications by clicking here : Municipal Messenger . The Municipal Messenger is an invaluable tool to receive updates and information about Morris Township.

As always, if you have a question or comment to share with me please send me an email to jgrayzel@morristwp.com . I would love to hear from you.

Sincerely,
Jeff Grayzel
Mayor, Morris Township
SEPTEMBER 18, 2019 MORRIS TOWNSHIP MEETING RECAP
The Morris Township Committee convened for their ninth business meeting of the year at 5:00 PM for closed session and reconvened for public session at 7:00 PM. 

The full meeting agenda can be found here .

PRESENTATIONS                                                                                                                            
PROMOTIONS                  
·        LIEUTENANT ROBERT SHEARER TO CAPTAIN
·        LIEUTENANT JAMES PERRUSO TO CAPTAIN  
SWEARING IN                  
·        PATROLWOMAN KATHRYN RIDLEY
·        PATROLMAN RYAN MACARICO
 
ORDINANCES –INTRODUCTION
The following Ordinances were introduced and will be heard for final passage on Wed, Oct 23 rd
23-19:  AMENDING CHAPTER 95, ARTICLE II, SECTION 6, “ZONING MAP” TO DESIGNATE BLOCK 10103, LOT 3 FROM THE RH-20 ZONE TO THE OS/GU ZONE OF THE CODE OF THE TOWNSHIP OF MORRIS
  • MORRIS COUNTY JAIL PROPERTY

24-19:  AMENDING CHAPTER 95, ARTICLE IX, SECTION 54, SUBSECTION B AND CHAPTER 95, ARTICLE IX, SECTION 54, SUBSECTION E, PARAGRAPH (2) OF THE CODE OF THE TOWNSHIP OF MORRIS
  • OFF STREET PARKING REQUIREMENTS FOR PARKING SPACES

25-19:  AMENDING CHAPTER 57, PART 10, ARTICLE XXXV, SECTION 163, SUBSECTION D, PARAGRAPH (1) SUBSECTION (b) OF THE CODE OF THE TOWNSHIP OF MORRIS
  • AMENDING THE RIPARIAN BUFFER CONSERVATION ZONE TO BE COMPLIANT WITH NJDEP BUFFER REQUIREMENTS
26-19: AMENDING CHAPTER 95, ARTICLE IV, SECTION 29, LOT REGULATION OF THE CODE OF THE TOWNSHIP OF MORRIS
  • CLARIFIES THE DEFINITION OF NON-CONFORMING SETBACK FOR BULK STANDARDS
 
The full text of each of the ordinances for introduction can be found here .

RESOLUTIONS
The Morris Township Committee took action on thirteen (13) Resolutions, which can be found on the agenda (see link above) . Resolutions are formally approved by the Township Committee on matters usually relating to professional services, the awarding of contracts, and to minor personnel matters.

Resolutions of note from Sept 18 th include:
  • Storm-water access and maintenance agreement between the Township and the Morristown Unitarian Fellowship
  • Resolution authorizing participation with the Morristown and the Morris School District in Teen Pride, Inc. for 2019
  • Authorized award of proprietary services relating to the maintenance of the Township computer infrastructures to Quikteks
  • Name change of Green Field at Harlan Green Park to Captain Brian McNally Field at Harlan Green Park
  • Appointed two(2) new probationary Officers, Joseph Pisciotto and Steven Windt 
  • Amending resolution 104-19 to reflect revised appraisal numbers, acknowledging the submission of a grant application to the Morris County Open Space & Farmland Preservation Trust Fund by the Twp. for the acquisition of a portion of Vallevue Farm Preserve Project
  • Cancellation resolution for the cancellation of unfunded appropriations with respect to various bond ordinances
  • Authorizing 13.1 million dollar bond sale


CONSENT CALENDAR
On the Consent Calendar, the Township committee took several actions which can be found on the agenda (see link above). These include:

Approved neighborhood block parties for:
  • Residents of DeFarge Way and Carton Road that will be held on Sunday, October 6, 2019 from 2:00 P.M.- 6:00 P.M
  • Residents of Florence Avenue that will be held on Sunday, October 6, 2019 with the road closure from 2-10 Florence Avenue (rain date: October 20, 2019) from 2:00 P.M. to 7:00 P.M
  • Washington Avenue Neighborhood Association to hold their annual Halloween block party on Thursday, October 31, 2019, from 3:00 P.M. to 6:00 P.M. The Association has also requested the closing of Plymouth Road and the use of Police barricades for the entrance of Plymouth Road

CLAIMS FOR PAYMENT
The Committee also voted to pay the bills for the month of July totaling $19,786,622.68. As “tax collector” for the Morris School District, County of Morris and Joint Morristown Morris Township Library, this figure includes a $4,497,037 transfer to the Morris School District, $879,211 in municipal salaries/benefits, $2,359,293 in debt service, $9,986,426 Bond Anticipation Note, $2,064,656 in operating expenses, and miscellaneous capital project expenses for the Township.  

NEXT TOWNSHIP COMMITTEE MEETING DATE: Wednesday October 23 rd at 7:00pm. (Revised Date)

Kindly forward this email to your neighbors and encourage them to sign up for our Municipal Messenger notifications by clicking here .

If you would like more detail than this recap provides, you can now watch complete video of the Township Committee meetings here . 


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