We are a non-partisan citizen advocacy group dedicated to informed civic engagement on the decisions shaping our community. We monitor Township Committee, Planning Board, and Zoning Board proceedings, participate in public hearings, file Open Public Records Act requests when warranted, and produce substantive analysis of the governance issues facing Morris Township.
This page is one way we keep our neighbors connected to that work.
We are launching this group because Morris Township residents deserve substantive, fact-based reporting on the governance of our community — and because too much of the public discussion about Township decisions has been one-sided, conducted through Township communications channels that present official narratives without independent analysis.
Many residents remain unsettled by how the Township handled its Round 3 affordable housing obligations and is now handling Round 4. Significant market-rate development at sites like the Honeywell Red Bulls, and Colgate-Mennen properties produced opportunities that could have been leveraged toward Morris Township's affordable housing obligations — and were not.
Today, the Township faces Round 4 obligations that will be met largely through new construction on sites that residents see as poorly suited to additional density, with infrastructure that is already strained and with PILOT structures that exempt new development from contributing to school funding.
These are decisions with consequences that residents will live with for decades. They were made with limited public engagement, defended with limited public explanation, and continue to be implemented with limited responsiveness to the residents most affected.
Residents who raise these concerns at Township Committee meetings, at Planning Board hearings, and through OPRA requests have too often found themselves heard but not answered, attended to but not engaged, treated as a procedural requirement rather than as constituents whose concerns merit substantive response. This is a governance culture that needs to change, and changing it requires a sustained, organized civic voice.
Morris Township Future Forum is one part of building that voice.
OUR INAUGURAL NEWSLETTER IS NOW AVAILABLE:
In this issue, you will find:
"Happy Arbor Day? Counting Trees in Morris Township" — an original analysis using U.S. Forest Service data showing that Morris Township lost approximately 250 acres of tree canopy between 2013 and 2023, despite Township programs intended to maintain canopy cover.
"Making a Difference" — a feature recognizing the work of Charlie Schachter and the Morris Township Environmental Commission on community education and the Butterworth pollinator garden.
A May 2026 calendar of Township government meetings, important deadlines for residents, and links to cultural and recreational venues across Morris Township and Morristown.
Our mission statement and editorial standards.
Future issues will examine other matters of consequence to Morris Township residents, including the federal lawsuit against the Township over Ordinance 08-22, regional coordination with civic groups in neighboring communities, and the substantive issues facing voters in this November's Township Committee election.
Follow this page for ongoing updates between issues. To subscribe to the newsletter directly, email us at mtwpff@gmail.com.
We are also looking for volunteers. Sustained civic advocacy takes work — research, proofreading, video editing, social media, calendar maintenance — and the group is stronger when more residents contribute to it. If you can offer a few hours a month, we would value your help. Reach out at mtwpff@gmail.com.