Municipal ClerkFor the first time in many years, there has been a shake-up at Livingston’s municipal clerk office, following the retirement of Glenn Turtletaub and the promotion of deputy clerk Carolyn Mazzucco into the head position.Glenn is retiring after more than 30 years of service to his hometown, including 11 years as municipal prosecutor and 21 years as township clerk. The municipal clerk position is vital to the success of a community’s operations and the functioning of its governing body. During his tenure, there have been dozens of Council members, mayors, and township managers. But through it all, Glenn was always there, steady and rock solid, a veritable lighthouse in a sea of change.In his interactions with the Tribune staff through the decades, we have always found Glenn to be a delight to work with. It was obvious he cared about his job and about getting things right. He was perpetually pleasant, happy to hop on the phone if we had a question (and always eager to mention the Packers during a Monday Council meeting, if they won the day prior).We wish Glenn a happy and well-earned retirement, and welcome Carolyn to the role. In the past four years as deputy clerk, she has learned on the job and earned glowing reviews from those who have worked with her (including us at the Tribune!). We are confident that the town is in capable hands moving forward. Glenn left some pretty big shoes to fill, and we think Carolyn will not only easily fill them, but will hit the ground running.Housing Project RejectionAt last week’s Township Council meeting, something happened that was a surprise to anyone who has regularly watched these meetings over the past few years: members of the Council unanimously voted to reject a proposed housing project.In many ways, this town (as well as countless other municipalities in the state) have been bullied into building developments that are harmful to the community. But with this resolution, they proudly stated that they were “taking a stand” against at least one such project.A resolution was passed to reject proposed developments by Esplanade Livingston, LLC and 570 West Mt. Pleasant Associates, LLC, from inclusion in the township’s affordable housing settlement agreement with the Fair Share Housing Center. The developers had requested inclusion of multi-housing projects sought for two residential apartment buildings, with a combined total of 372 units, in the township’s affordable ...
