Post Tagged with: "Joe Martin"
Budget Frustration
The crowd was small but the frustration was large Monday night as the Verona Town Council once again took up the 2010 budget. Frustration on the part of town officials that it is mid-year and they still lack clear budget guidance from the state. Frustration on the part of residents that, in the midst of [...]
Solar-Powered Pool? Maybe Soon
The water was reasonably warm the first two weekends that the Verona Pool was open. This weekend, after a spate of cool weather and two days of rain, we probably won’t be as lucky. And when the water gets cold in the pool, many of the grownups who have to go in wonder why it [...]
Census Takers In Town This Week
If you never filled out your 2010 census form that arrived in the mail back in March, like about 20 percent of Verona residents, you should expect to be visited by a census taker this week. According to Township Manager Joe Martin, census workers are required to show I.D. and are not permitted to enter [...]
Centennial Field Fees Doubled
The Verona town council approved a new fee structure for the use Centennial Field that has the potential to sharply increase revenue from the turf field on the west side of town. Effective immediately, rental rates charged to non-Verona-based individuals and groups have been doubled to $300 for a 4-hour period, $500 for an 8-hour [...]
Storm Damage May Cost $100,000
At last night’s town council meeting, town representatives discussed the impact of the weekend’s storm. Mayor Teena Schwartz, Town Manager Joseph Martin, Town Engineer Jim Helb and council members concurred that the past weekend’s heavy rains and high winds constituted “the worst storm since Floyd,’” referring to Hurricane Floyd in 1999, which caused heavy local [...]
New Fields And Upgrades For Hilltop, VCC
Several improvements and additions to sporting facilities in and around the Verona Community Center were announced by Township Manager Joseph Martin at Monday’s Town Council meeting. These include a new snack bar and bleachers for Veteran’s Field; a new road connecting the VCC parking lot to White Rock Road, and two brand-new fields on the [...]
Budget Trouble? Not In Verona
By now, you’ve read about the shortfalls in Bloomfield, West Caldwell, Maplewood and Montclair that are leading to talk of furloughs, layoffs and service cutbacks. And you’re probably wondering: What about Verona? We’re doing just fine, thanks. Really. According to Township Manager Joe Martin, Verona ended last year with a surplus in the $1 million [...]
Hilltop Housing Won’t Be Age-Restricted
Cenrose, the real estate company currently developing a 24-acre Hilltop parcel in Verona, will not build the age-restricted units specified in the Hilltop development plan, according to township manager Joseph Martin. The reason for the change, he says, is that the market for age-restricted housing is “saturated or moribund.” The development company, a joint venture [...]
Verona To Test Deer Safety System
Verona’s deer are going to get a crossing guard. At Monday night’s town council meeting Township Manager Joe Martin announced that Verona will begin testing a new version of Wildlife Crossing Guard, a technology meant to prevent collisions between deer and moving vehicles. The system will be installed sometime this spring at three locations: Fells [...]