We are thankful for the strong leadership of Mayor Howard Burrell and Rep Josh Gottheimer who aggressively tackled this issue for the residents of Vernon. See Mayor Burrell’s update on the situation from his council comments by reading more...

Tuesday evening, Mayor Howard Burrell made his appeal to the Vernon Township Council for a deal with the potential to be a promising revenue generator for Vernon. The council voted it down 3 - 2.

Mayor Howard Burrell, who will present it to the Township Council for approval Tuesday, said the township has already received hundreds of thousands of dollars in past due property taxes and is betting the house's money the agreement can resurrect the late Hugh Hefner's once-palatial resort from mothballs into something that can again be a revenue generator for the township.