Business View Magazine | December 2020

326 BUSINESS VIEW MAGAZINE DECEMBER 2020 TOWNSHI P OF NORTH BERGEN, NEW JERSEY management and the governing body. They’re very supportive. We have incredible support from the elected officials and they allow management to run the town like a business. Having said that, we take advantage of this network of people they have assigned to different areas to report back to us any issues with quality of life and it’s that marriage between the elected officials and us that allow us to effectively improve quality of life.” Not only does that marriage help the more than 62,000 ethnically diverse residents of North Bergen, but it also helps businesses and developers wade through regulations and red tape with an ease that is unparalleled. Louis Mont, CEO of Skyline Development Group (developer of the Solaia condominium building), is working through his first project in North Bergen after building in Hoboken and Jersey City for 40 years and feels his experience working with officials has made the project run smoothly. He shares, “The township officials have been very receptive. They’re very helpful, thorough, and meticulous, and also very welcoming. Unlike many communities it has been a real pleasure. Not just the inspectors but the whole building department really know what they’re doing. They’re familiar with the project; they process paperwork quickly. It’s an unusual experience to find people as adept at their jobs as these people are.” The 14-story Solaia condominium building is currently under construction on Churchill Road along the Palisade Cliffs and will have