Verona/Cedar Grove, NJ, Government Section | TAPinto (2024)

CEDAR GROVE, NJ - The Cedar Grove Town Council Meeting on Monday saw the return of one of its former residents who has made a name for himself in the National Football League.David Njoku grew up in Cedar Grove and was a graduate of Cedar Grove High School in the class of 2014. He was a ...

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VERONA, NJ - Verona High School seniors Luca Tedesco and Christopher Caldera were recognized for achieving the rank of Eagle Scout at the Verona Town Council meeting on May 20.To receive the distinction, Tedesco and Caldera had to complete final projects and undergo a lengthy review ...

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Two Verona High School Students Recognized At May 20 Council Meeting

VERONA, NJ - The Verona Town Council voted through a resolution on May 6th, designating Bloomfield Avenue as an area needing rehabilitation.New Jersey’s Local Redevelopment and Housing Law grants municipalities the authority to designate areas in need of rehabilitation and redevelopment as well ...

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Bloomfield Avenue Rehabilitation Backed By Verona Council In May 6 Meeting

VERONA, NJ - In honor of Earth Week, Gov. Phil Murphy announced Verona as one of the recipients of funding recommendations for the Green Acres Program, which is dedicated to the expansion and conservation of land in New Jersey.“New Jersey is poised to make a historically significant investment ...

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Governor Murphy Recommends $1.45 Million to Verona for Everett Field and Open Space Purchase

VERONA, NJ --Verona Township will conduct a Complete Streets Corridor Assessment along a half-mile stretch of Linden Avenue through the North Jersey Transportation Planning Authority (NJTPA) Complete Streets Technical Assistance Program.The township was one of five municipalities selected ...

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Verona Selected for 'Complete Streets' Technical Assistance

CEDAR GROVE, NJ --The township seeks to cast a $1,827,310 Capital Improvement Bond that will be reduced by a $398,000 New Jersey Department of Transportation (NJDOT) grant, resulting in a total capital cost of $1,429,310.This will likely be cast through bond anticipation notes (BANs), as the ...

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Cedar Grove Capital Improvement Bond for Numerous Upgrades to Cost a Net $1.429M in 2024

VERONA, NJ -- The Verona Township Council on Monday, April 8 passed its 2024 municipal budget, which calls for an increase of less than 2 percent over Fiscal Year 2023.The budget of $28.254 million represents an increase of 3.43 percent over the 2023 budget of $27.317 million, with ...

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Verona Township Council Passes 2024 Municipal Budget; Taxes to Go up 1.6%

CEDAR GROVE, NJ --The Township Council approved aresolution at its April 1 meeting authorizingthe sale of municipal property no longer in use.This resolution authorizes the sale of a 2012 Ford F350 Mason Dump Truck; a 1997 GMC Truck; and a 2001 woodchipper. Thetownship has two woodchippers, ...

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Cedar Grove Township to Sell Two Trucks and Donate Another

CEDAR GROVE, NJ -- The Township Council unanimously passed an ordinance that allocates moneyfrom the Capital Improvement Fund for the purchase and installation of water meters at its Monday, April 1 meeting.That contractwas awarded at the last meeting in March. This ordinance does not create ...

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Cedar Grove Council Passes Ordinance to Fund New Water Meters

CEDAR GROVE, NJ -- The Township Council at its April 1 meetingintroducedan ordinance that would establish a flat rate for sewer services to replace the flat rate that is currently in place.The ordinance is an amendment to Chapter 217 of the Code of the Townshipas it relates to the provision ...

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Cedar Grove Township Council Ordinance Would Set a Flat Rate for Sewer Services

CEDAR GROVE, NJ -- The Township Council introduced an ordinance to amendment to Chapter 259 of the Code of the Township of Cedar Grove, which covers the provision of water and water-related services to residents and businesses.If adopted, the ordinance would raise the rates that Cedar Grove ...

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Cedar Grove Ordinance Would Raise Water Rates for Residents to $5.87 Per 1,000 Gallons

CEDAR GROVE, NJ -- The 2024municipal budget introduced Monday night at the Cedar Grove Township Council meeting would increase taxes by $67.43per average residence in the township.Township manager Joe Zichelli introduced the budget, which he saidequates to an increase of $5.62per month or ...

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Cedar Grove Introduces 2024 Municipal Budget Proposal, an Increase of $67.43 Per Household

VERONA, NJ -- Mayor Chris Tamburro and the Verona Township Council marked the start of construction on Verona's new fully inclusive playground at the Community Center on Monday evening.Township officials each grabbed a ceremonial shovel to assist in breaking ground on the project.Thenew ...

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Verona Marks the Start of Work on the New Community Center Playground

VERONA, NJ -- The proposed 2024 municipal budget for Verona Township was introduced at its Town Council meeting Monday night.Total appropriations are projected to be $28.2 million, with $17.8 of that raised by taxes. This represents a 1.6% increase in taxes, which is the lowest tax increase ...

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Verona Municipal Taxes Would Rise 1.6% in Proposed 2024 Budget

VERONA, NJ -- The Verona Township Council at its Monday, March 11 meeting approveda resolution requesting thatthe Planning Board review its request to deem the entire stretch of Bloomfield Avenue as an Area in Need of Rehabilitation.The council received a report onrequestto determine if the ...

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Verona Township Council Seeks Nod from Planning Board to Declare Bloomfield Ave. an 'Area in Need of Rehabilitation'

VERONA, NJ -- The Verona Township Council introduced three ordinances regarding municipal pool fees at its Feb. 26 meeting.The first ordinance defined membership classes. Children under the age of 18 monthswould be able toattend the pool for free. The council is also defining a "caregiver" so ...

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Verona Council Sets Pool Fees for Summer; Family Rate to Go Up 16% in 2024

VERONA, NJ -- The Verona Township Council introduced an ordinance at its Feb. 26 meeting toraiseparking rates from 25 cents per 40 minutes to 25 cents per 20 minutes.The ordinance would alsoaddparking fees on Saturdays. The money raised from these increased fees would thenbe reinvested by ...

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Verona Municipal Parking Rates to Go Up

CEDAR GROVE, NJ -- The Cedar Grove Township Council introduced an ordinance Monday night to allocate funds within the capital improvement fund for the purchase and installation of water meters.The contract was awarded to MeterTek Utility Services of Kenilworth for the replacement of water ...

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Proposed Ordinance Would Allocate Funds to Purchase New Water Meters for Cedar Grove

CEDAR GROVE, NJ -- The Cedar Grove Township Council on Monday night approved a resolution that amends upward the dollar figure in a prior resolution regarding renovations at Community Park.The township is seeking to obtain a matching grant of 75 percent from the New Jersey Department of ...

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Estimated Grant Request to Renovate Community Park in Cedar Grove Goes Up to $1.44M

VERONA, NJ -- The Verona Township Council introduced anordinance at its Feb. 26 meeting toincreasewater and sewer rates for the next five years.The ordinance, which also adds a PFAS (polyfluoroalkyl substances)surcharge starting in 2025, calls for a rate hike of more than 28 percent on ...

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Verona to Increase Water and Sewer Rates

CEDAR GROVE, NJ -- The Cedar Grove Township Council is taking direct issue with a bill recently passed in Trenton.The Township Council approveda resolutionat its meeting on Monday, March 4 to condemnthebill recently passed by the New Jersey Legislature as it relates to the most recent round ...

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Cedar Grove Town Council Condemns the Latest NJ Affordable Housing Legislation in a New Resolution

CEDAR GROVE, NJ -- Township residents will see the price of an annual pool membership in Cedar Grove rise by 4 percent this summer.According to Township Manager Joe Zichelli, "I recommended increasing in-town rates by 4%,and out-of-town rates by 6%; the Recreation Advisory Board agreed with ...

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Cedar Grove Pool Rates to Go Up by 4% for Township Residents

TRENTON, NJ -- Legislation was introduced this weekto fund projects with the goal of preventing futurefloods along the Peckman River in Essex County.The measure would appropriate$500,000 to fund a Peckman River Dredging and Restoration Project that will support efforts in Cedar Grove, Little ...

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Leglislation Introduced in Trenton to Address Peckman River Flooding Issue

VERONA, NJ -- Theprojected increase in Verona's municipal tax rate for 2024 is under 2%.According to budget discissions that took place at the Feb. 26 Township Council meeting, the municipal tax levy is projected to be $18.8 million, an increase of $3.3 million over the $18.5 million in ...

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Verona Municipal Tax Rate Projected to Go Up Less than 2% in 2024

CEDAR GROVE, NJ -- The Town Council on Monday night approved a resolutionawarding acontract to MeterTek Utility Services of Kenilworth for the replacement of water meters throughout the township.MeterTek was the low bidder that Cedar Grove'stownship attorney and township consulting ...

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Cedar Grove Town Council Awards Contract for Water Meter Replacements

CEDAR GROVE, NJ -- The Cedar Grove Town Council approved a resolution at its Monday, Feb. 5 meeting to award a contract toSpectraserve. Inc. of Irvington to handle sludge hauling services for the township.The two-year contract calls forSpectraserve, the low bidder, to perform its services ...

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Cedar Grove Council Awards Contract for Sludge Removal

CEDAR GROVE, NJ -- The Cedar Grove Town Council at its Monday, Feb. 5 meeting introduced an ordinance to provide stronger protection for trees in the township."Our tree ordinance was quite old and outdated and this update provides both DEP required language and township requirements that aid in ...

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Cedar Grove Considers Ordinance to Amend Tree Removal Codes

CEDAR GROVE, NJ -- The Cedar Grove Town Council approved the awarding of a contract for the reconstruction of Sweetwood Drive and David Road toKM Construction Corp. of Irvington at its Monday, Feb. 5 meeting.The contract is for$278,141.50 and will be paid for out of previously bonded funds ...

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Cedar Grove Awards Contract for Sweetwood Drive and David Road Upgrades

VERONA, NJ -- Membership rates at the Verona Municipal Pool will be rising this summer, but the Township Council has yet to determine what the increase will be.In a discussion on increased costs for operating the pool at the Monday, Feb. 5 Township Council meeting, two options were discussed ...

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Verona Faces Increase in Municipal Pool Rates for 2024

CEDAR GROVE, NJ -- The Cedar Grove Town Council on Monday adopted an ordinance to exceed the municipal budget appropriation limits and establish a CAP Bank.Municipalities and counties are prohibited from increasing their final budget appropriations by more than 2.5% in the subsequent fiscal ...

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Cedar Grove Ordinance Establishes a CAP Bank for the Township