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BOROUGH OF BERGENFIELD
PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE

TAKE NOTICE THAT THE BOROUGH OF BERGENFIELD, IN THE COUNTY OF BERGEN, IS PROPOSING TO CHANGE THE USE OF .3 ACRE OF LAND IN WHITTAKER PARK, BLOCK 187, LOT 63 (ALSO KNOWN AS THE PAL COMPLEX) FROM OUTDOOR RECREATIONAL USE TO THE CONSTRUCTION OF A 13,000 SQ FT BUILDING FOR PUBLIC INDOOR RECREATION.

PURSUANT TO N.J.A.C. 7:36-25.6(a)1, A HEARING TO OBTAIN PUBLIC COMMENT ON THIS PROPOSED CHANGE OF USE WILL BE HELD AT BOROUGH HALL, COUNCIL CHAMBERS, 198 N. WASHINGTON AVE., BERGENFIELD, NJ ON MARCH 20, 2012 AT 7:00 PM.

ALL INFORMATION REGARDING THE PROPOSED CHANGE IN USE IS AVAILABLE FOR PUBLIC INSPECTION AT RM 21, BOROUGH HALL, 198 N. WASHINGTON AVE., BERGENFIELD, NJ.

WRITTEN COMMENTS ON THE PROPOSED CHANGE IN USE MAY BE DIRECTED TO THE BOROUGH ADMINISTRATOR AT (201)387-4055 EXT. 4052, BOROUGH HALL, 198 N. WASHINGTON AVE., BERGENFIELD, NJ 07621. PLEASE SEND A COPY OF ANY COMMENTS SUBMITTED ON THIS REQUEST TO THE NEW JERSEY DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION, GREEN ACRES PROGRAM, BUREAU OF LEGAL SERVICES AND STEWARDSHIP, MAIL CODE 501-01, P.O. BOX 420, TRENTON, NJ 08625-0420.

PUBLIC COMMENT ON THIS PROPOSED CHANGE IN USE WILL BE ACCEPTED DURING THE PUBLIC HEARING OR UNTIL APRIL 3, 2012. ON OR AFTER APRIL 4, 2012, THE BOROUGH OF BERGENFIELD MAY TAKE FORMAL ACTION TO APPROVE THE PROPOSED CHANGE IN USE.

Carole Chamberlain-Berman
Borough Clerk

Photo from the 2011 Carlo Cecchino Bocce Tournament below.

Pursuant to the Open Public Meeting Act N.J.S.A. 10:4-6, the Bergenfield Mayor and Council has scheduled a Special Work Session at 8 p.m. on Monday, January 30, 2012 in the Executive Council Chambers at the Bergenfield Municipal Building, 198 North Washington Avenue, Bergenfield, NJ  07621.

Carole Chamberlain-Berman, Borough Clerk

Request for Qualifications - Borough Prosecutor: click here to download.

Reservations are open for the 5th Annual Super Bowl Party sponsored by the Bergenfield Community Center Building Fund Committee (BCCBF) and the Bergenfield Police Athletic League (PAL) beginning at 5:00PM on Sunday, February 5th at Bergenfield’s #2 Home Place Fire House.  Attendees will celebrate the last game of another season of exciting and frustrating football, with cheers for great passes and loud groans and exclamations at missed plays.

The 2012 Garbage/Recycling Calendars for Quadrants 1 through 4 are available for download below.

• Quadrant 1
• Quadrant 2
• Quadrant 3
• Quadrant 4

The Bergenfield Health Department will be launching a NEW adult vaccination program for 2012. Vaccines that will be immediately available will include Hepatitis A, Hepatitis B, combination Hep A/ Hep B, Meningococcal, Pneumonia, and combination Tetanus/Diphtheria/Pertussis. If there is another vaccination that you need, please contact us so that we can see if it is available through the State of NJ.

The fee schedule for these vaccines is as follows:
1. $16.00 per vaccination for single dose injections.
2. $11.00 per additional vaccination for multi-dose vaccines requiring a series of injections.
3. $12.00 per vaccination for single dose intranasal or oral vaccine.
4. $8.00 per vaccination for each additional multi-dose intranasal or oral dose vaccine.

Call us at 201-387-4055 Ext. 5 to make an appointment.

On November 22, 2011 the Borough Council adopted ordinance 11-2445 which amended Chapter 273 of the Borough Code entitles "Streets and Sidewalks". The amendment includes a new section regulating the placement of stationary or portable basketball hoops:

"No property owner shall maintain a stationary or portable basketball hoop between the curb and the sidewalk or against the curb on the street or grass side overnight, or when the road is snow covered, or on refuge collection days or leaf collection days. If and in the event a property owner is found to be in violation of this requirement for a first offense, the property owner shall be notified by Posted Notice to remove the stationary or portable basketball hoop within five (5) days. Any subsequent offense shall require immediate removal. If said stationary, or portable basketball hoop, has not been removed, the Borough shall authorize its removal under the appropriate enforcement proceedings of this Chapter."

Penalties for violation of the amended ordinance shall subject the property owner to a fine of up to $500.00.

Residents who have a stationary, or portable basketball hoop, and no longer have a need for it can place the basketball hoop out for collection during bulk pickup days provided that the basketball hoop is broken down into three separate parts:

1. Hoop/backboard
2. Post
3. Base - The base must empty (No sand, water, cement etc.)

Bulk Pickup dates for January 2012 are as follows:

• Quadrant 1 – January 4th
• Quadrant 2 – January 11th
• Quadrant 3 – January 18th
• Quadrant 4 – January 25th

Please call the Department of Public Works at 201 387-4055 ext. 4088 for questions and/or additional information.

A recent press release from FEMA:

NEPTUNE, N.J. – In the past, enduring a power outage was as simple as starting the fireplace. Not anymore. Fewer and fewer homes have either fireplaces or access to an alternate method of heating and cooking. New Jersey residents affected by the storms of 2011 may want to consider purchasing an emergency generator.

The Borough of Bergenfield is looking for a person to serve as an Alternate Tenant Representative to the Rent Leveling Board which meets on the first Wednesday Night of each month at 7:00 pm in the Civic Room at Borough Hall. Anyone who is interested should contact the Mayor’s office at Borough Hall.