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Morris County Commissioners issued a rare public rebuke of a municipality Thursday when they accused Morris Township leaders of quashing a bid for federal funds to advance a long-planned realignment of the Route 24-Columbia Turnpike interchange. It is with significant disappointment that we must announce an indefinite delay in moving forward because the unique opportunity to secure that federal aid, specifically for preliminary engineering, design and right of way acquisition phases, was lost last week, the commissioners statement read.
Studies to remedy the dangers of the heavily trafficked interchange have been in the works for about a decade. Located on the borders of Hanover, Florham Park and Morris Township, the Route 24 exit to Columbia Turnpike south creates a hazard as it feeds directly into the multi-lane intersection of Columbia Turnpike and Park Avenue.
MORRIS TWP. â Deputy Mayor Jeffrey Grayzel, who is expected to be elected as mayor by his fellow Township Committee members when the township reorganizes on Wednesday, Jan. 6, spoke about the difficulties of the previous years instead of offering promises for the year ahead.
Grayzel, a Democrat, thanked âfront line healthcare workers, the Township Committee and others for their services during 2020 the year of COVID-19,â he said at the Wednesday, Dec. 16 Township Committee Zoom meeting.
âIâd like to start by reminding everyone to be thankful for our frontline healthcare workers who are once again battling high levels of the coronavirus,â he added. âI am thankful that vaccinations started at Morristown (Medical Center) yesterday. I would also like to remind everyone that we are all in this together. As we move into the winter months many of our neighbors will be living in isolation because it will be too cold to go outside. I urge everyone pick up
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