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Morris County commissioners approve $1.6 million for radio site, boost railroad maintenance fund
Summary
The Morris County Board of Commissioners on Dec. 3 adopted two second‑reading ordinances: a $1.6 million appropriation to add a radio site to the county public‑safety radio system and an increase in the railroad maintenance reserve from $200,000 to $450,000; both passed on recorded roll calls.
The Morris County Board of Commissioners on Dec. 3 adopted two ordinances on second and final reading that fund county infrastructure: a $1.6 million appropriation for a new public‑safety radio site and an increase to the county railroad maintenance reserve.
The board approved an ordinance described in the meeting as an appropriation of $1,600,000 from the reserve for the “Kenny White communication system” fund to provide for the addition of a radio site to the existing Morris County radio system, including equipment and installation for the Department of Law and Public Safety. The public hearing for that ordinance was opened and, with no public speakers, closed before the board moved to adopt it on second and final reading.
A second ordinance on the agenda, recorded in the transcript variously as “2024‑39” and “2025‑39,” was described as amending ordinance number 953650 to increase the appropriation from the reserve for the railroad maintenance fund from $200,000 to $450,000 for replacement and maintenance of railroad systems throughout the county. That public hearing also drew no in‑person comments and the board voted to adopt the ordinance on second and final reading.
In both cases the motions to adopt were moved and seconded and carried on roll call votes. The transcript records affirmative roll‑call responses from Commissioners present, including Commissioner Myers, Commissioner Crickus, Commissioner Mastrangelo, Deputy Director Shaw and Director Salas; no negative votes were recorded in the minutes read at the meeting.
The ordinances will appear in the county’s formal minutes and in the documentation associated with the county’s finance and public‑safety departments. The board moved on to the next items on its agenda after adoption.
Votes at a glance Ordinance described as appropriation for radio site (transcript: "Ordinance 2024‑38"): adopted on second and final reading; roll call recorded affirmative votes from the commissioners present. Ordinance listed in the transcript as '2024‑39/2025‑39' (amending Ordinance No. 953650 to increase railroad maintenance reserve from $200,000 to $450,000): adopted on second and final reading; roll call recorded affirmative votes from the commissioners present.
The board then moved to the next items on its agenda, including a separate public hearing on proposed revisions to the Morris County official map.
