Utility Infrastructure Upgrades in McKeon Bill Package
Legislation intended to strengthen safety in future disasters will be unveiled Tuesday in South Orange.
Assemblyman John F. McKeon (D-27th District) will join mayors from towns in the district at a news conference in South Orange Tuesday to announce a package of bills intended to improve infrastructure in the wake of Hurricane Sandy. The conference begins at 11 a.m. at the South Orange Department of Public Works (DPW) facility, 300 Walton Ave., according to a press release. South Orange Village President Alex Torpey, South Orange Department of Public Works Director Tom Michetti, Madison Mayor Robert H. Conley and Millburn Mayor Sandra Haimoff will attend, as will Assemb. Mila M. Jasey (D-Essex/Morris). “While New Jersey was reeling from the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy, the worst storm to batter the mid-Atlantic and ravage the East Coast …
joseph martino,p.
11:41 am on Tuesday, December 11, 2012
"i applaud our elected officials tuesday conference to propose a bill to improve infrastructure in our district. if as a nation we keep neglecting our infrastructure it will collectively cost our economy an even higher eventual price tag. "maintaining a modern infrastructure is the very lifeblood of a nations economy, as crucial as the arterial system is to life." - joseph p.martino more ›