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Commissioners note MCMUA tipping-fee cut, county map public hearing date and transfer-station staffing change
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Summary
At the Oct. 8 Morris County work session, commissioners reviewed planning changes to the county map, heard that MCMUA will propose a $2-per-ton tipping-fee reduction for 2026 and that 27 employees will transfer when the authority assumes transfer-station operations Dec. 16, 2025; the board adjourned the work session without voting on agenda resolutions.
Morris County commissioners used their Oct. 8 work session largely for routine reports and administrative briefings. Deputy Director Shaw and other staff highlighted planning items and upcoming public hearings, and the county’s utilities authority and operations changes were outlined.
Planning and preservation: Deputy Director Shaw told the board the draft official county map—prepared as part of a multi-step statutory process—was circulated to commissioners and staff; she said the last published county map dated to 2007 and that a public hearing on the new map is scheduled for Dec. 3 (resolution 2025-856 appears on the agenda). Shaw also described a technical rule change proposed for the county historic-preservation program (resolution 2025-840) that updates public-access requirements and funding threshold calculations.
MCMUA budget and operations: The director said the Morris County Municipal Utilities Authority will introduce a budget at its Oct. 14 meeting that includes a $2-per-ton reduction in tipping fees—bringing the fee to under $13 per ton from under $15—projected to save county waste generators just under $1,000,000 in 2026 versus 2025. He also said MCMUA is onboarding 27 new employees who will come from the current operator (JP Mascara) when the authority takes over transfer-station operations on Dec. 16, 2025. Commissioners were told MCMUA will also consider new curbside recycling shared-service contracts for Long Hill, Hanover, Rockaway and Wharton.
Other business: Commissioners reported on recent community events, ribbon cuttings and outreach, including a new 20,000-square-foot STEM facility at County College of Morris and several county ribbon-cuttings and open-house events. Scott Digiralema, director of law and public safety, reported Rockaway Township will join the county police records management system next week to enable faster information sharing during emergencies, and staff previewed a new command center demonstration.
The work session included no recorded votes on the 47 resolutions on the evening’s agenda; at the meeting’s close a motion to adjourn was made and the session ended.