Business View Magazine | December 2020

383 BUSINESS VIEW MAGAZINE DECEMBER 2020 READINGTON TOWNSHI P , NEW JERSEY but business has not been disrupted. We’ve maintained all of our business functions and our personnel have done a tremendous job of adapting to remote access and remote meeting requirements for our boards and committees.” Additional costs to handle the pandemic have come in the form of increased disinfecting measures and Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) for fire, rescue and front line personnel, as well as computers and software so municipal employees can work from home. “The remote meetings are something we had never done before, so that was a bit of a learning curve,” Heller informs. “All our boards and committees have adapted fairly well and we’ve continued with business as usual with just having remote access and Webinex zoom meetings.” As part of its Master Plan, the township added an amendment to purchase open space at a rate of close to 90 acres a year and that will continue as officials watchfully balance growth