March 25, 2008

Township Manager Joseph M. Hartnett issued a statement today to clarify the costs of installing curbing in the Township. “Unfortunately, a lot of misinformation is being spread on this issue,” the Manager explained. “I believe this stems from the fact that a hypothetical discussion occurred at a Township Council meeting where people were discussing hypothetical numbers,” Hartnett said. “In any case,” he pointed out, “the fact is that there is little or no price difference between installing Belgian block curbing and installing concrete curbing, and sometimes, depending on the market, concrete is even more expensive than block.” He noted that the most recent Township bids received from contractors indicated prices per foot for installing curbing as follows:

Township Manager Joseph M. Hartnett announced today that he has appointed Stephen M. Schuckman of Caldwell, New Jersey, as arborist for the Township of Montclair. Mr. Schuckman will serve in the position as a consultant.

“After carefully evaluating our Shade Tree operations since the departure of former Township Arborist Kevin Ward, Director of Community Services Stephen Wood and I have determined that it is in the best interests of the operation at this time to fill this position on a consultant basis,” Manager Hartnett stated.