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In response to residents’ concerns the Main Street & Hilltop Road intersection traffic signal timing has been changed to better improve pedestrian safety. The roads are County Roads and Morris County completed the Borough requested traffic study of the intersection. The result is new timing for the light that was implemented on May 2nd. The light has been programed to include a lead pedestrian phase and the crosswalk buttons updated. When the crosswalk button is pushed, pedestrians now have a 10-second lead to start crossing the street. The lead time is actuated when the crosswalk button is pushed This new timing will give pedestrians time to become more visible and cross the street. Drivers must still yield to pedestrians in the crosswalks.
Mayor Jim Kelly
- Colville Road and Lowrey Lane are scheduled to be milled and paved as part of the 2025 Mendham Borough Annual Street Repaving Program.
- Milling & paving work is tentatively scheduled to begin on or around Tuesday June 3rd through Thursday June 5th weather permitting.
- The Borough contracts all milling and paving work through the Morris County Co-Op and Tilcon Inc. is the Paving Company.
- All work should be completed by Thursday June 5th weather permitting.
As is to be expected, travel inconveniences are bound to happen. The Borough Department of Public Works (DPW) and Tiilcon Inc, willwill make every effort to keep inconveniences to a minimum. Cooperation between residents and our contractors will help in expediting the milling and paving process.
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Construction work normally begins at 7:00am (crews and trucks arrive earlier.)
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Please Do Not Park on the street while the construction crew is working in your area.
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If you need to enter or exit your driveway or neighborhood and the construction crew is present, please wait for either a Tilcon Inc. employee or a DPW employee to assist you.
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One lane of traffic will be maintained throughout the construction. However, there may be instances throughout the day when the need arises to block the street for short periods of time. These will be kept to a minimum.
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After milling has taken place, please be aware that manholes, water shut offs, and storm water basins will be exposed. They will be marked with paint and cones placed in these locations. Please slow down and go around the cones.
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The street will be milled for a few days before being paved. The paving crew can only work in dry weather. If prolonged wet weather, is experience, the street may stay in milled condition longer than expected.
**If you have any questions, please contact the Department of Public Works at 973-543-6535 weekdays between 7:00am– 3:00pm**
NOTICE OF TRAFFIC PATTERN CHANGE
MAIN ST & HILLTOP RD
EFFECTIVE 6/11/25
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NO RIGHT TURN OFF OF W MAIN ST ONTO NEW ST BETWEEN 6:00 AM – 9:00 AM MONDAY – FRIDAY
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NO LEFT TURN OFF OF HILLTOP RD ONTO PROSPECT ST BETWEEN 3:00 PM – 6:00 PM MONDAY – FRIDAY.
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AFFORDABLE HOUSING (COAH)
MAYOR KELLY’S RESPONSES TO QUESTIONS FROM MS. ELLA LANSFORD’S QUESTIONS FOR THE WEST MORRIS MENDHAM HIGH SCHOOL NEWSPAPER
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Affordable Housing Administrative Agent
2 East Blackwell St., Suite 12
Dover, NJ 07801
973-659-9222
Carol Mugele 973-659-9222 ext. 302
Affordable Homeownership Executive Administrator
Sherina Caban 973-659-9222 ext. 306
Affordable Homeownership Project Manager
On January 27, 2025 the Borough Council adopted Resolution 45-2025 with respect to the Borough’s Fourth Round Affordable Housing Obligations as required by P.L. 2024, c.2. As required by State law, on January 29, 2025, the Borough timely filed an Action along with the Borough’s Resolution of its Fourth Round Affordable Housing Obligation with the State’s Affordable Housing Dispute Resolution Program.
To to settle its affordable housing declaratory judgment action entitled ln the Matter of the
Application of the Borough of Mendham, Docket No. MRS-L-1637-15 (the "Mendham DJ Action"),
which settlement agreement was approved by the Court by Order on Fairness and Preliminary
Hearing issued on February 3, 2O2O, by the Honorable Michael C. Gaus, J.S.C..
Dear Resident:
What is Overlay Zoning and why does Mendham Borough need one?
As a part of the Borough’s settlement with Fair Share Housing Center, Council adopted on July 15, 2020 Ordinance #08-2020. This ordinance involves what is called an “overlay zone” on the Daytop property.
By way of background, to have immunity from builder’s remedy lawsuits and be protected from court-ordered high-density development that could be placed anywhere in our community, the Borough must obtain “substantive certification,” an Order from the Court that demonstrates the Borough has met its affordable housing development obligation. To accomplish this, we negotiated a settlement with Fair Share Housing Center under which we could identify a property that would be subject to overlay zoning.
Overlay zoning is an alternate zoning option that is added to, and does not change, the existing zoning of the site. It provides an expanded option of land use for the property owner. Although the overlay zoning may never be utilized and the property may never be developed, we will still be in compliance with our affordable housing plan and able to obtain substantive certification.
The property we identified for overlay zoning is the Saint John’s property, where the Daytop facility is currently located. We chose this site because it would completely satisfy our affordable housing shortfall and help us receive substantive certification. We looked for a single property that could meet this goal, as opposed to multiple properties throughout the Borough, to avoid ending up with 3 to 10 multi-family housing projects scattered throughout our town in backyards or established neighborhoods. This property, in our opinion, has a remote possibility of being developed for a number of reasons:
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There is no sanitary sewer available.
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The affordable housing set aside of 20% affordable units is undesirable and costly for developers.
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The property has an existing structure and facility that would have to be torn down.
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The Sisters who own the property have unequivocally expressed that they have no interest in selling or developing the property for residential use and prefer to maintain the Daytop facility.
When will the public get to comment on specifics of the project itself, like lighting, traffic, and exterior appearance?
Before the developer begins building the project, they will be required to go through all of the regular land use processes. This project will come before the Planning Board. It is at those meetings that the public will learn about the specific details of the project and have the opportunity to comment. We will not know when these meetings will take place until the developer files the corresponding applications. The timeframe of when these apartments will be built is up to the developer.
When can you apply for one of the affordable housing units?
Once the developer begins the project it is required by the Court that an Administrative Agent be hired to market and rent the affordable units. At that time, you will be able to apply. It is important to remember that this project will have a special Veteran’s exemption, which means that the first 60 days of the application period will be reserved for Veterans to apply for these units. The Borough will advertise the process and procedures to the public once they are established, well in advance of completion of the project.
I hope this and the previous articles have helped to shed some light on this complicated process. Please feel free to reach out to us if you have any questions about New Jersey’s affordable housing process and the requirements for municipalities. We will continue to keep you informed as this moves ahead.
Very Truly Yours,
Christine Serrano-Glassner
Mayor
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