Mayor Grayzel's October Message and Recap of our September Meeting

September 13, 2021

Dear Neighbors,

The Township Committee will hold its next Regular Meeting this Wednesday, October 20 at 7:00 pm. The meeting will be held virtually via the Zoom platform, as has been our practice since the start of the pandemic. The Agenda can be found here.

At each of our Township Community we honor a member of the public or a group for their accomplishments, contributions, or volunteer work. This past month we recognized all of our municipal employees who assisted the community during Hurricane Ida – and there were many that deserved recognition! We also honored an Eagle Scout for his service project to benefit our community. Please join us this Wednesday to see who we are honoring this month!

Autumn is coming and the leaves have started falling. Morris Township’s annual leaf collection program will start this week. The Township is broken up into three (3) sectors for this service; this year we will begin with sector 3. Click here to find your sector. We ask residents to place materials out for collection utilizing these guidelines. Please place the leaves at the curb of your property; DO NOT pile your leaves in the street. Leaves left in the street can wash away and clog storm drains, which could then cause flooding.

Morris Township has two special Halloween activates! Family movie night is this Saturday, October 23 at Ginty Field. Join us for our Big Screen Outdoor feature, “The Nightmare Before Christmas”. Bring your chairs & blankets and enjoy this classic movie on a cool October's eve. And Saturday, October 30 we’ll hold our annual “Trunk or Treat” event on Dwyer Lane. Trunk-or-Treating, an event hosted by the Parks & Recreation, Police, and Fire Dept, is an evening full of activities, fun, and most importantly, treats! If you would like to register your car, please sign up thru Community Pass. All candy must be pre-packaged available for contact-free distribution. Contact our Parks & Recreation Department at

973-326-7371 for more info on either event.

Election Day is coming up on November 2. For anybody who has requested a mail-in ballot, please know that there is a secure ballot drop box at our municipal building adjacent to the middle door. Access to the secure ballot drop-box is available 24/7.

This year the “early voting” period runs from Saturday October 23 through Sunday October 31. During this nine-day period registered voters can vote early at any one of eight early-voting locations in addition to voting at the County Clerk’s office on Court Street. More information on Early Voting can be found on the Morris County website.

I urge all residents to sign up for the Municipal Messenger notifications, which are an invaluable tool to receive updates and information about Morris Township. Please forward this email to your Morris Township neighbors and encourage them to sign up for our Municipal Messenger notifications by clicking here.

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

Sincerely,

Jeff Grayzel

Mayor, Morris Township

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021 MORRIS TOWNSHIP MEETING RECAP

The Morris Township Committee convened for their ninth virtual regular meeting of 2021 at 7:00 PM.

The full meeting agenda can be found here.

RECOGNITIONS

* IN MEMORIAM OF MORRIS TOWNSHIP EMPLOYEE DOMENICK DISIMONE: 197-21 RESOLUTION

* RECOGNITION OF MORRIS TOWNSHIP EMPLOYEES WHO ASSISTED WITH HURRICANE IDA

* EAGLE SCOUT RECOGNITION - Eagle Scout Carson Barone, Morris Plains Boy Scout Troop 39. To be presented on September 25, 2021, at the Eagle Scout Court of Honor Ceremony. EAGLE SCOUT RECOGNITION

PROCLAMATIONS

National Suicide Prevention Awareness Month, September 2021

ORDINANCES-PUBLIC HEARING & FINAL CONSIDERATION: Full list of Ordinances that were adopted can be found here.

RESOLUTIONS: The Committee took action on thirteen (13) Resolutions, the full Resolution list can be found here.

WATCH THE MEETING VIDEO

If you missed our 9/14/21 Meeting you can watch the recording on the Township’s YouTube channel. View the entire meeting video or click the individual links below for various sections of the meeting.

00:01:00 PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

00:02:35 APPROVAL OF MINUTES

00:02:50 197-21 RESOLUTION IN MEMORIAM OF MORRIS TOWNSHIP EMPLOYEE DOMENICK DISIMONE

00:05:30 RECOGNITION OF MORRIS TOWNSHIP EMPLOYEES WHO ASSISTED WITH HURRICANE IDA

00:11:10 EAGLE SCOUT RECOGNITION

00:14:15 PROCLAMATIONS

00:20:00 PUBLIC COMMENT

00:20:45 ORDINANCES – PUBLIC HEARING AND FINAL CONSIDERATION 25-21

00:26:55 BID REPORT – ADMINISTRATOR

00:29:05 RESOLUTIONS

STANDING COMMITTEE REPORTS

00:31:29 Mark Gyorfy 00:33:03 Catherine Wilson 00:38:50 Peter Mancuso 00:41:15 William Ravitz 00:43:10 Jeffrey Grayzel

COMMENTARY BY TOWNSHIP COMMITTEE

00:46:00 Mark Gyorfy 00:50:25 Catherine Wilson 00:57:25 William Ravitz 01:03:30 Peter Mancuso 01:05:35 Jeffrey Grayzel

01:09:25 PUBLIC COMMENT/INQUIRY

01:12:01 CONSIDERATION OF MONTHLY REPORTS

01:12:20 CLAIMS FOR PAYMENT – LIST OF BILLS AND VOUCHERS - $9,387,488.81

NEXT TOWNSHIP COMMITTEE MEETING DATE: Wednesday, Oct 20, 2021 at 7:00pm.

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