Township Council Meeting — Packet

20-26 January 20, 2026 RESOLUTION WHEREAS, the Township of West Orange desires to improve safety for residents and students along Gregory Avenue, an Essex County Road, south of Walker Road in the vicinity of the Gregory Elementary School located at the intersection of Gregory Avenue and Walker Road; and WHEREAS, the Township Department of Engineering proposes approximately 40-50 delineators along the westerly curbline of Gregory Avenue from Lawrence Avenue to Walker Road; and WHEREAS, Essex County is willing, upon the request by the Township of West Orange, to allow the installation of delineators along Gregory Avenue from Lawrence Avenue to Walker Road to improve safety for residents and students; and WHEREAS, Mayor Susan McCartney and her Administration support the request for delineators along Gregory Avenue south of the Gregory Elementary School located at the intersection of Gregory Avenue and Walker Road; WHEREAS, the County of Essex has requested that the township execute a hold harmless and indemnification agreement in consideration for its consent and the same meets with the Township attorney’s approval; and WHEREAS, the Township Council of the Township of West Orange concur with and support the request. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Township Council of the Township of West Orange that the request by the Township to Essex County to install 40-50 delineators on Gregory Avenue Lawrence Avenue to Walker Road to improve pedestrian and student safety is hereby endorsed. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Municipal Clerk, Karen J. Carnevale, submit a certified copy of this Resolution to the Essex County Engineer and Public Works Director, Sanjeev Varghese. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Mayor is hereby authorized to executed the hold harmless and indemnification agreement in a form substantially similar to the form attached hereto. Karen J. Carnevale, R.M.C., Municipal Clerk Adopted: January 20, 2026 Susan Scarpa, Council President