Thursday, September 13, 2012
The committee will not be ready in time for the Sept. 24 meeting.
At the end of this week's Township Committee meeting, the committee members decided to push the public hearing and presentation about Livingston taking over the police dispatch to the meeting on Oct. 9. Committee members Ted Bourke and Thomas McDermott of the subcommittee researching the issue, said they are still waiting on information from Livingston before a complete report can be presented. "We can give an update next meeting," Bourke said. The committee said the original proposed move date, Jan. 1, 2013, was "flexible." Bourke explained the subcommittee still needs to address a few issues and the committee wasn't close to voting on any action. Since the proposed shared services was announced at the end of July, dispatchers, police …
Monday, August 20, 2012
Here's a look on what's going on in town this week.
This week in Millburn and Short Hills, the township gets back down to business with busy first few days of the week. To kick things off, the Zoning Board will meet tonight, at 7 p.m., on the second floor of Town Hall. Stop & Shop presentation will not be made again until Oct. 1. Please see the PDF for the agenda. On Tuesday, the Township Committee will meet, for the first time since the announcement of the the proposed shared services of dispatching, at 8 p.m., on the second floor of Town Hall. The agenda has not been posted yet. On Wednesday, the Planning Board has a meeting scheduled, at 7:30 p.m. ,on the second floor of Town Hall. Agenda is attached for review. If you are looking for something to do this week, here are some events to …
Sunday, August 12, 2012
The president of the Millburn PBA wrote a letter to Chief Gregory Weber
After the township announced its proposal for Livingston Police possibly taking over Millburn dispatch, concerns have been raised by residents and officials. The six Millburn dispatchers released a statement following the announcement, they were told at the end of May they were losing their jobs starting Jan. 1, 2013, although township officials said the proposal for shared services has not been voted on yet. On Monday, the president of the local PBA, Michael Fattal wrote a letter to Chief Gregory Weber listing the concerns of the local law enforcement that they ask to be addressed before the shared services take effect. The full letter is attached as a PDF for residents to review. "It is an unfair and unjust service to the public to …
Here's what you may have missed this week...
Millburn Schools Get Summer Time Renovations During the summer months, the Millburn Board of Education has been catching up on work around the district to get ready for the 2012-2013 school… Will New Stop & Shop Add Traffic To Millburn Avenue? Residents and the township engineer raised concerns of traffic safety, after representatives from Springfield presented the proposed building and landscaping… New Convenience Store Opens in Millburn Looking for a cup of coffee on your morning commute from the Millburn train station or just need a snack after a long train ride? With the new owners of… Millburn PBA Raises Concerns of Losing Local Dispatch After the township announced its proposal for Livingston Police possibly taking over Millburn …
Tuesday, August 7, 2012
Vote in the poll and tell the community what you think.
In the past week Millburn officials announced Livingston possibly taking over Millburn Police's dispatch. If approved, the township is estimating it will start in early 2013. Although township officials said they have not yet voted on the matter, six Millburn dispatchers said they were told two months ago they are losing their jobs starting Jan. 1, 2013. The township said the proposal is in a subcommittee with committee members Ted Burke and Tom DcDermott, Mayor Sandra Haimoff said. Also, the subcommittee meets with the police chief and fire representatives who give their reports on the proposal. Haimoff said there will be a public hearing on the issue with a full presentation during the September Township Committee Meeting.
Kim
2:28 pm on Monday, September 24, 2012
I would urge town members to fight against the dispatch transfer. I am a former Millburn resident and family member of law enforcement past and present in your community. I currently live in another state which has within the last year required one central dispatch for county and city 911 as required by recent state law. This has been disastrous for communication between departments and … more ›