Township adopts sewer-fee ordinance, introduces e-bike and handicap-parking changes; approves nearly $15 million in bills

The Morris Township Committee adopted Ordinance 26-25 on Nov. 12 amending Chapter 410 (sewers and sewage disposal) to set sewer service and connection fees for 2026–2030. The public hearing produced no speakers and the ordinance passed by unanimous roll-call vote; Mayor Donna Jacob Griglia declared it adopted and directed the clerk to publish required notice.

The committee also introduced Ordinance 27-25, which amends vehicle-and-traffic rules to remove a designated handicap parking space at 15 Emmett Ave, and Ordinance 28-25 adding an article regulating bicycles, scooters and e-bikes. Both introductions passed by roll call and the public hearings and final consideration were scheduled for the committee's next regular meeting on Dec. 17, 2025.

On municipal finance, the committee approved a block of resolutions and consent calendar items, accepted monthly reports, and approved claims, bills and vouchers totaling $14,935,743.17. The clerk read the bills total into the record and the roll-call vote recorded all present members voting yes.

During the meeting's public-comment periods residents urged support for the Climate Superfund Act and a drop-off food-composting pilot. A resident also pointed out an apparent editorial reference to a "borough" in the draft bicycle ordinance that the committee agreed to review.

Speakers quoted or relied on in this article include Mayor Donna Jacob Griglia and residents Jennifer Nielsen and Sally Muscarella.