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Cedar Grove Township Manager Thomas Tucci

Tuesday, October 16, 2012

What Does Going Green Mean for Cedar Grove?

Cedar Grove Township Council will eliminate paper documents but hard copies will still be available to the public, says Township Manager Thomas Tucci.

Monday’s Cedar Grove Township Council meeting marked a milestone for the township. It marked the first night council members were able to use their new township-purchased iPads in an effort to go paperless. Going paperless is an initiative to transfer all paper documents onto electronic devices such as laptops and iPads to eliminate costs incurred by printing products such as paper and ink or toner cartridges. But what does this mean for Cedar Grove residents? Printed meeting agendas will still be made available for residents who wish to attend and follow meetings, Township Manager Thomas Tucci said Tuesday. The township has purchased three new copier-scanners which will allow Township Clerk Kathleen Stutz to keep all records …

Tuesday, March 13, 2012

Cedar Grove Seeks Cuts to Budget

Council looks to focus cuts on capital budget projects portion of budget.

The Cedar Grove Township council held a special council meeting prior to the regular meeting last night where they discussed new legislation concerning the township budget. The main issue discussed in both meetings focused on cuts to the capital budget projects portion of the budget. Councilman Joseph Chiusolo reiterated his suggestion to keep the number around $350,000 — the number previously agreed upon. “The capital budget has been proposed at $529,000 and that concerns me,” said Chiusolo. “I reached out to the (township) manager and spoke him about cutting it.” “The reason for the $350,000 budget,” Township Manager Thomas Tucci said, “is we were trying to keep our debt service consistent for every year so we don’t make the tax rate …

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