Sunday, March 3, 2013
The $61,000 improvements would include the display system, additional electrical outlets and upgrades, smart technology and laptop computers.
Chatham Borough is looking to make $61,000 in technological advancements to the council chambers at the Chatham Borough Municipal Building to make it the Office of Emergency Management’s emergency operating center. Steve Williams, deputy coordinator of the Chatham OEM, argued the OEM’s case for including the technology in the 2013 municipal budget during Monday’s council meeting. Williams said the proposed upgrades would allow all departments to gather and manage information “in real time.” It would also allow anybody to monitor the police and fire mobile feeds from the Morris County Communication Center, update and maintain maps of power outages and street closures and look at up to two screens at once. About $45,000 of the projected cost…
Tuesday, February 26, 2013
Budget will pay for DPW generator, road surfacing, Borough Hall roof improvements.
Capital projects for 2013 will cost Chatham Borough about $758,000, Borough Administrator Robert Falzarano said during a presentation of the capital budget during Monday’s council meeting. The largest portions of the capital budget will be devoted to engineering – $245,000 for road surfacing and drainage improvements – and $307,000 for public works, which will include installing a generator at the Department of Public Works building. Falzarano explained the borough’s initiative to install generators in certain buildings throughout Chatham. Borough Hall has one, and one was installed at the fire department last year. “The DPW is the next critical building where we should have a generator,” Falzarano said. “When you have a long-term event […
Monday, March 12, 2012
The proposed budget, as introduced on Feb. 27, has a 7 percent tax levy increase.
The Chatham Borough Council will vote on a resolution to introduce the 2012 municipal budget when they meet Monday night. The proposed budget includes a tax levy increase of seven percent, which is under the allowable increase amount because of exceptions to the state tax levy cap, according to a presentation on the budget held at the Feb. 27 council meeting. According to the presentation, the tax levy increase will raise the amount of funds collected from taxes to $8,078,374, compared to the $7,578,339 collected in 2011. Total appropriations total a little under $13.5 million. The annual increase for the average home in Chatham Borough, assessed at $658,500, will be $172 for the year. Lower home assessments in the borough have had a …
Tuesday, August 9, 2011
Jersey Central recently inspected power lines in Chatham Borough.
Chatham Borough residents should not worry at the sight of low-flying helicopters in the area, according to Borough Administrator Bob Falzarano. "Jersey Central [Power & Light, JCP&L] has been conducting aerial inspection of the power lines," Falzarano said. JCP&L inspects power lines by flying about 300 to 400 feet overhead, searching for tree encroachment into the easement or mechanical issues, according to a fax from JCP&L to the borough, dated Aug. 1. "Usually we don't get notice that far in advance, so I try to get it up as soon as possible," Falzarano said. According to the fax, inspections took place on Aug. 1 and 2. Falzarano also said he met with PSE&G regarding their planned upgrades to their plans for the North Central …
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