TAG

Find the programming schedule of the most recent Mendham Township Committee Meeting, taped by TAG volunteers, here. (All Township Committee meetings that have been taped and are not currently running on Mendham TV are available for loan at the Mendham Township Library in Brookside.)

Want to learn more? Sign up to receive our periodic email. Email tagmendham@gmail.com, with your name and email address.

Documents related to the 2011 School Summit and subsequent kerfluffles.

Articles, Letters, Editorials

Township newsletters

2008 Police Contract.

2003 Police Services Study posted on Other studies and building reports page.

Mendham Township Committee Meetings: Second Monday and fourth Wednesday at 7:30PM.

Mon Jan 9

 Tue Jan 24 Mon Feb 13 Tue Feb 28
Agendas are usually posted by the previous Thursday here. Mon Mar 12 Tue Mar 27 Mon Apr 9 Tue Apr 24
Township Hall, Brookside. Mon May 14 Tue May 29 Mon Jun 11 Tue June 26
  Mon Jul 9 Tue Jul 24 Mon Aug 13 Tue Aug 28
  Mon Sep 10 Tue Sep 25 Mon Oct 9 Tue Oct 23
  Mon Nov 13 Tue Nov 27 Mon Dec 10 Tue Dec 26

Speaking up at a TC Meeting
Township Committee members and contact information
TAG Financials

TAG stands for Transparency and Accountability in Government. We are a growing, non-partisan group of Mendham Township citizens who share a common interest in encouraging our local governing body –the Mendham Township Committee – to demonstrate these qualities. Together we are bringing transparency and accountability in local government, helping them respond to the needs of the people of Mendham Township.

The construction of the new Emergency Services Building--long delayed, over budget, and fraught with problems--along with the purchase of the Pitney Farm property (for, as we were told by the Township Committee, the purpose of Open Space, but for which five acres were actually acquired at taxpayer expense for the purpose of developing a new municipal complex) have sent up a red flag to dozens and dozens of Township residents. These actions by the Committee signaled to Mendham Township voters and taxpayers that the Committee has not regarded its obligation to inform or seek input from the citizenry as paramount. The TAG group is working to shine a bright light on this apparent lack of transparency and accountability by the Mendham Township Committee with the intention of driving real change into our local government.

Fundamentally, we are seeking three outcomes:

  1. Enable a volunteer group of citizens to televise all Township Committee meetings on the local cable channel so that all residents can see easily the work of the Township Committee and the interface between the Committee and the citizens. [This link will take you to the MendhamTV website with a schedule of programs including the Township Committee meetings recorded by TAG volunteers! Webmaster]

  2. Require a referendum vote by taxpayers for any large capital expenditure by the Township (as is required for school proposals);

  3. Launch a genuine Township effort to secure a contract for shared police services with a neighboring municipality before undertaking to establish a new police station or build a new municipal complex at taxpayer expense.

Questions? Comments? Want to join? Contact us!
tagmendham@gmail.com
Donations to TAG can be made c/o Jane Wowk 12 Cooper Road Mendham NJ 07945

Officers and Committee Chairs:
President: Michael Merritt
Communication: Linda Alexander/Jane Wowk
Finance: Jane Wowk
TV: Tom Kelly/Gail Mooney
Webmaster: Michael Merritt

Other Steering Committee Members:
Meg Berlin
Ken Cameron
Denis Deegan
Linda Fairchild
Sam Fairchild
Pat Hayden
Jackie Poirier
Norm Preston
Dan Williams

 

RESOURCES:

See our 5/19/09 presentation here.

May 2009 RFP Engineering Services Mendham Township asking for analysis of Municipal Building and Pitney main house and carriage house for suitability for re-use as municipal court/police station, administrative offices and a library.

Municipal Facilities Siting Analysis Prepared for Township Committee of the Township of Mendham, May 2008.

Undated Brookside Municipal Complex site plan showing new police station with sally port.

Other studies and building reports.

TAG Fact Sheet as pdf.