Township Committee appoints Herring to fill vacancy
Montgomery Township Committee appoints Herring to fill vacant seat. Mayor Neena Singh presided as the board unanimously appointed Douglas Herring to the committee seat vacated by Deputy Mayor Vince Barragan's June 18 resignation, with Deputy Mayor Patricia Taylor Todd nominating and the four voting
Township Committee · Meeting of July 16, 2026
NJ MONTGOMERY — Montgomery Township Committee appoints Herring to fill vacant seat. Mayor Neena Singh presided as the board unanimously appointed Douglas Herring to the committee seat vacated by Deputy Mayor Vince Barragan's June 18 resignation, with Deputy Mayor Patricia Taylor Todd nominating and the four voting members approving 4-0. The committee also approved three major grants worth nearly $300,000: a $119,372 Local Public Health Infrastructure Grant for 2027, a $50,000 Plan4HealthNJ program grant for integrating health equity into land use planning, and a $125,000 Somerset County Open Space Preservation grant for acquisition of the Forbes/Rader property on Route 601.
The board authorized submission of a grant application to the New Jersey Department of Transportation for Orchard Road Phase 3, which would add pedestrian and bicycle safety improvements to the corridor.
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Source: the Township Committee meeting of July 16, 2026, compiled from the official minutes.
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