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Cranford zoning board appoints counsel, officers and consultants; adopts 2025 rules and schedule
Summary
At its Jan. 13, 2025 meeting the Cranford Zoning Board of Adjustment appointed Tom Jardim as board attorney, elected Christine Daly chair and Ron Murata vice chair, reappointed Daniel Aschenbach as secretary, designated Colliers Engineering & Design as board engineer and Topology as planner, and adopted the 2025 rules and calendar.
The Cranford Zoning Board of Adjustment completed organizational business at its Jan. 13, 2025 meeting, appointing counsel and administrative officers, naming consultants, adopting rules unchanged from 2024, and approving its 2025 meeting calendar.
Appointments and elections - Board counsel: The board appointed Tom Jardim as board attorney for 2025. The motion passed by voice vote. - Officers: Christine Daly was elected chair, Ron Murata was elected vice chair and Daniel Aschenbach was reappointed secretary; Sarah Oliver was named alternate secretary. Each officer was elected by voice vote. - Board administrator: Kathy Linehan was appointed as board administrator for 2025 by voice vote. - Board engineer and planning consultants: Colliers Engineering & Design was appointed as board engineer for 2025; Topology was designated as the primary planning consultant and Neglia as the backup planner. Motions passed by voice votes. - Official newspapers: The board designated the Westfield Leader and The Star‑Ledger as the official newspapers for 2025. Board members noted The Star‑Ledger has moved to an online‑first model and that the legislature had enacted a temporary fix allowing offline notice designations; members said legislative changes may follow.
Rules, minutes and calendar - The board adopted its 2025 rules and regulations with no changes from 2024. - The board adopted the minutes of the Nov. 25, 2024 public meeting and the Nov. 25, 2024 closed‑session minutes. - The board adopted a revised 2025 calendar: June meeting moved to the second (instead of the ninth) and the November meeting moved to the third (instead of the tenth) to avoid conflicts with the township committee meeting.
Resolution memorialization - The board adopted a memorialization resolution for a previously heard cell tower application, recorded as application ZBA19010 with a memorialization date of 01/13/25; eligible members voted in favor by roll call (Mr. Reese — yes; Miss Oliver — yes; Mr. Sikorsky — yes; Mr. Murata — yes; Miss Daly — yes) and the motion passed.
Why it matters The routine organizational votes set the board's governance and staff relationships for 2025 and confirm the consultants the board will rely on for engineering and planning review. The newspaper designation and discussion of online publication reflect an ongoing shift in how local governments provide legal notice.
Ending The board adjourned after noting two applications scheduled for the Jan. 27 meeting and recording the organizational votes.
