PARSIPPANY-TROY HILLS — Parsippany-Troy Hills Township Council approved Ordinance Number 2017-19 by an unanimous vote to enter into a lease agreement with Holly Gardens at the council meeting on Tuesday, August 22. The space will be used “for purposes of installing a police and emergency medical services (EMS) sub-station to increase police presence and improve EMS response times in that area, to further the health, safety and welfare of its residents.
The property known as 46 Gibraltar Drive, located in Powder Mill Plaza, is currently rented to the New Jersey State Democratic Party, and is the official field campaign headquarters for the New Jersey Democratic Party and has a presence and helping to elect Phil Murphy for Governor, Michael Soriano, Candidate for Parsippany-Troy Hills Mayor and Council Candidates Janice McCarthy and Emily Peterson. The lease ends November 30, 2017.
Residents in the western portion of Parsippany can rest easier as Mayor Barberio has secured a police sub-station in the Powder Mill area. This will provide increased coverage for Puddingstone, Glenmont Commons, Powder Mill, Sedgefield, Glacier Hills and areas in the western outskirts of Parsippany.
According to a press release issued by the Township of Parsippany-Troy Hills, stated “Since the beginning of his term, Mayor Barberio realized the difficulty to safeguard certain neighborhoods in the outer portion of town due to the size of Parsippany and the longer distance from the police department. With the assistance of Council President Dr. Louis Valori, the Mayor was able to negotiate a lease to provide a police sub-station at 46 Gibraltar Drive in the Powder Mill Shopping Center.
“I have been pushing for this since I first started my term as Mayor. As Director of the police department, I had many concerns about response times and saw a significant need to better serve the residents of western Parsippany. I am thrilled to see this finally come to fruition,” said Mayor Barberio.
Chief Paul Philipps stated that, “The need to effectively police a township of this size has just been simplified by the addition of the Powder Mill police sub-station. I have always supported Mayor Barberio’s efforts to accomplish this and I am happy to see that he has been able to finally get this done.”
The store front contains 2,400 square feet of indoor retail space at a monthly rental rate of $2,000, inclusive of all common area maintenance (CAM) charges, but exclusive of utilities which shall be the sole responsibility of the Township. The term of the lease is for five years.
The lease is effective December 1, 2017.
