Verona Council approves $4,106,407.93 Everett Field contract, forms PILOT subcommittee
The Verona Township Council approved a $4,106,407.93 final contract for improvements to Everett Field at its October 5 meeting, the largest of four contracts the council approved that night.
Everett Field and street contracts
The Everett Field contract passed 5-0. The council also approved a $313,382.87 final contract for work on Afterglow Way, Dodd Terrace and Summit Road, also 5-0.
Two smaller contracts passed by the same 5-0 margin: $29,000 for DNS Media Group, LLC and $55,696.25 for Rapid Pump & Meter Services Co. The meeting summary does not describe the scope of those two contracts.
PILOT subcommittee created
The council established a PILOT Revenue Sharing and Educational Subcommittee, voting 4-0 with one abstention. A PILOT is a payment in lieu of taxes. According to the summary, the subcommittee was created to negotiate sharing PILOT revenues with the Board of Education.
Bloomfield Avenue and Sunset Avenue agreements
The council approved a long-term tax exemption for 383 Bloomfield Avenue by a 4-1 vote, and in a separate 4-1 vote designated 383 Bloomfield Avenue Urban Renewal LLC as redeveloper of the property.
The council also authorized a development agreement for 1 Sunset Avenue, 4-0 with one abstention. The summary does not include the terms, dollar values or durations of these agreements.
Board of Adjustment: Oct. 8 agenda
The Board of Adjustment was scheduled to meet in person at 7:30 p.m. on October 8 at the Verona Community Center Ballroom, 880 Bloomfield Avenue. Its agenda listed a vote on minutes from September 10, 2026 and two resolutions to be memorialized: Resolution 2026-20, amending Resolution 2026-07 for 56 Floyd Road, Block 801, Lot 6; and Resolution 2026-25 for 5 Balston Drive, Block 1801, Lot 53, R-70 Zone, granting approval for a deck and fence previously constructed without approvals.
Three new applications were scheduled:
- **2026-22, 66 Linden Avenue** (Block 905, Lot 28, R-50 Zone): a 391-square-foot patio, wall and 4-foot fence, with a variance required because the proposal shows 18.9% accessory structure coverage against a 15% maximum.
- **2026-23, 340 Bloomfield Avenue** (Block 703, Lot 8, TC Zone): an appeal of a Zoning Officer letter dated May 6, 2026 that rescinded Zoning permit 2021-194.
- **2026-24, 9 Dodd Terrace** (Block 1405, Lot 4, R-60 Zone): a single-story addition, deck, egress landing and stairs, with variances required for lot coverage (26.9% proposed against a 25% maximum) and for a rooftop deck or terrace.
Minutes from this meeting have not been published, so no outcomes are reported here.
Shade Tree Commission: Oct. 13 agenda
The Shade Tree Commission was scheduled to meet October 13. Its agenda listed the Community Forestry Management Plan, which was presented to the council on September 15; identification of 2026 new plantings and a planting plan; replacement of trees at Balston, Windemere and Whitney; creation of an Alternate Sidewalk subcommittee; and budget updates for shade tree and the 2025 capital budget. Minutes have not been published.
Coming up
Township Council, October 19: A hearing on Ordinance 2026-31, which would repeal and replace Chapter 430 on Site Plan Review. The agenda also lists introduction of ordinances amending Rental Regulations and the Schedule of Fees, Overnight Parking and Police Department Fees, and Water/Sewer Connection Fees and Pool Fees, plus contracts with Applied Concepts Inc., Firefighter One LLC, Route 23 Auto Mall LLC, SJ Fuel South Co Inc. and Spatial Data Logic LLC.
Planning Board, October 22: Application 2026-04 from Our Lady of the Lake Church for 22 Lakeside Avenue (Block 1806, Lot 13), covering demolition of a structure and portions of a parking lot, construction of a 3-car garage, and stormwater management and circulation improvements.