Notices & Announcements

Elmwood Park Residents Assistance Program: This holiday season, help bring smiles to the faces of those less fortunate, by filling our sleigh with new, unwrapped toys. Boys and girls, ages 2-12. Drop off dates: November 26 - December 10.

Elmwood Park commemorates the centennial of the First World War on Armistice Day, Sunday, November 11, 2018. Memorial Services at 10:45 a.m. at Boro Field. Led by VFW Post 5084 and American Legion Post 127. Unveiling of exhibit, "World War I in East Paterson", immediately following until 3 p.m. Municipal Building, Market Street, Elmwood Park. Sponsored by the Elmwood Park Historical Society and Elmwood Park Involved Citizens (EPIC).

The Elmwood Park Residents Assistance Program is seeking volunteers to assist elderly and disabled members of our community with leaf and snow removal.  The leaf program will be commencing within the next week or so and the snow removal program will beginning with the first snowfall of the season.

For more information or to add yourself as a volunteer please contact Mirella Hernandez, Secretary to the Mayor at 201-796-1457 ext. 223 or email mhernandez@elmwoodparknj.us

Also please be advised that the deadline to submit applications to receive services through the RAP program is November 30, 2018

The Recreation Department is now accepting registrations for the following programs:

Fall Street Hockey

Grades K-8th

Registrtation Fee: $30

Program runs from November 14th until December 30th and is held on Sunday mornings & Wednesday nights

Players must wear long pants, mouth guards, athletic cups & Goggles and must bring their own sticks

Boys & Girls Basketball

Grades 3rd through 8th grade only

Registration Fee: $80   No registrations taken after October 26th & proof of residency is required (No refund will be given)

Registrations for the above program are available at: https://Register.communitypass.net/elmwoodpark

For more information call 201-796-1457 ext 350

Dear Elmwood Park Residents:

Please be advised that on Wednesday, October 24^th, Thursday, October 25^th, and Friday, October 26^th, Mola Boulevard will be closed between Gilbert Avenue and Washington Avenue due to necessary road construction.

The road will be closed between 9:00 am and 3:30 pm on all three days. Residents are encouraged to plan ahead and utilize an alternate route to your destinations during the road closures.

Sincerely,

Michael Foligno

Chief of Police

Total Trihalomethanes (TTHM) MCL Violation at the Elmwood Park Water System

Our water system recent violated a drinking water standard. Although this incident was not an emergency, as our customers, you have a right to know what happened and what we did (are doing) to correct this situation.

Please be advised that between April 1, 2018 until August 24, 2018, the Elmwood Park Police Department has investigated fifty-two (52) burglaries to automobiles. After review of the Investigative Reports, the burglaries are occurring across a wide area from Rosedale Avenue to Stone Avenue between the hours of 01:00 until 05:00. It should be noted that in all instances, the vehicles were left unlocked.

To help ensure the safety of all residents and property, there are fire safety codes that all must adhere to. When a new occupant moves into an apartment, private residence, or business, the property must be inspected by the Fire Prevention Bureau to ensure all fire safety codes are met.

Elmwood Park’s Interim Fire Official offers a good general reminder for all residents:
Make sure smoke alarms and carbon monoxide alarms are placed in proper areas (in hallway near bedrooms, on first floor away from kitchen, at bottom of stairs of the basement and if there is any storage in attic). Test all alarms weekly and change detectors’ batteries when you change your clocks. Location requirements can be found in the forms under “Residential Smoke-CO-Fire Extinguisher Requirements”

As winter approaches and barbecue season ends.  DO NOT store propane tanks inside the house or garage.  They should be stored and secured outside at least 5 feet away from a window, door or structure.  NEVER store them in a trunk of a car or closed van.  

The holiday season is just around the corner and many of our homes and businesses will be decorated.  Make sure that all wiring and accessories do not overload your electrical outlets.  Limit the use of extension cords.  Every electrical device must be UL listed with a label on them or don't use them.

Keep all combustible materials far away from a heat source or open flame.

Never leave lit candles unattended ... EVER!

If you have not change your smoke detector and carbon monoxide batteries recently, DO IT NOW, and do it every time you change clocks.

Business owners and property managers:

Contact the Interim Fire Official at 201-796-1457 x221 for a Knox Box application, at this time you need a signed application form the fire official, but soon you will be able to order directly on line.  These boxes are mounted on the exterior of the building and contain entry keys for fire department access; they are required by local ordinance.

For additional information or concerns about fire safety, call the Interim Fire Official at 201-796-1457 x221.

Message from the Elmwood Park Police Department

Weather permitting, starting either Thursday June 28^th or Friday June 29^th the contractor will be detouring all Market Street westbound traffic onto Mola Boulevard northbound, the detour will continue westbound on Van Riper Ave where thru traffic will be able to continue onto Market St.

Market St eastbound traffic will continue eastbound on Market St but will be shifted into the westbound lanes.

Local Market St. traffic will be able to access all of the Market St. businesses by using Pine St, Beech St, Church St, and Chestnut St.

The detour will be in place only during the contractors work hours and the duration is estimated to take approximately 5 or 6 days.

The Red Cross has an app that offers severe weather and emergency alerts.

Download for Free by texting GETEMERGENCY to 90999 or search "Red Cross Emergency" in the Apple or Google Play store.

Please be advised that yard waste cannot be contaminated with other garbage. This includes paper and plastic. Yard waste contaminated with garbage puts the Borough at risk of being assessed penalties.Please be advised that yard waste cannot be contaminated with other garbage. This includes paper and plastic. Yard waste contaminated with garbage puts the Borough at risk of being assessed penalties.

We have received communication from the dump site along with the pictures which are listed below and advised of impending fines if it continues.

Please be mindful not to mow over litter or incorporate it into the yard waste. If the DPW sees that yard waste is contaminated, they have been directed to leave the yard waste so that the resident can remove the garbage and place it back out the following week.

ELMWOOD PARK PUBLIC LIBRARY
REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL
LIBRARY CONSTRUCTION MANAGER

Date Issued: June 1, 2018

PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that sealed Proposals will be received by the Elmwood Park Public Library, for the Position of LIBRARY CONSTRUCTION MANAGER for the Elmwood Park Public Library Renovation Project. All Proposals will be opened publicly and read aloud on the Return Date and Time.

Return Date & Time: June 20, 2018, 11:00 AM

Return To:
Keith Kazmark, RMC/CMC/MMC
182 Market Street
Elmwood Park, NJ 07407

The Elmwood Park Public Library is soliciting proposals for the position of Library Construction Manager to provide professional services to the Elmwood Park Library Board Renovation Project. Elmwood Park Library Board may select one or more Library Construction Managers for the provision of these services based upon a fair and open process, pursuant to N.J.S.A. 19:44A-20.4, et. seq. and in accordance with the Resolution previously adopted by the Mayor and Council to secure such services through a fair and open process. In order to have a proposal considered by the Elmwood Park Library Board, an interested party must provide evidence that he/she satisfies the minimum requirements, as set forth in Section III of this document and that he/she otherwise complies with the proposal requirements set forth in the Borough of Elmwood Park’s REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS AND PROPOSALS section of the Borough’s web site.

The Borough has set up a new e-mail address in order for residents to report concerns they may have within the Borough. Elmwood Park residents should send concerns to epconcerns@elmwoodparknj.us to report potholes, curbside branches, litter in public areas, etc. You will be added to a list for the appropriate department to have your concerns addressed.

The Elmwood Park tax sale is scheduled for Tuesday, March 27, 2018 in the All-Purpose Room on the first floor of the Municipal Building. Below see the copy of the ad that has been published in the Bergen Record listing the properties that are included in the sale at the time of publication. Some properties will be removed as owners may pay the past due taxes.

Originally published on February 27, 2018, the ad will be run on the next three (3) consecutive Tuesdays. Persons interested in bidding at the sale need to contact the Elmwood Park Tax Collector via email at fsantora@elmwoodparknj.us to obtain details regarding procedures and registration materials. Bidders MUST be registered by noon on Thursday, March 22, 2018.

Borough Attorney:
Arthur R. Thibault Jr., Esq

athibault@ammm.com

Borough Engineer:
Alaimo Group

2 Market Steet

Paterson, NJ 07501

973-523-6200

Borough Auditor:

Lerch, Vinci & Bliss, LLP 

17-17 Route 208 N 

 Fair Lawn, NJ 07410

201-791-7100

Bergen County Parks Department initiated a master planning process for the Bergen County Park System. Below is a link that will direct you to the County's website. At the website you can take an online survery and view upcoming Master Planning Public Meeting dates.

However, whether or not you are able to attend any of the meetings, please take the online survey so you can be heard regarding the County Parks.

https://cues.rutgers.edu/bergen-park-system/ 

At the September 21, 2017 Regular Meeting of the Mayor and Council, Ordinance #17-29 was adopted.

This ordinance reduces the speed limit on

East 54th Street to 25 m.p.h.

As of today, all signage on the entire length of East 54th Street has been updated to reflect the new speed limit.

The Elmwood Park Police Department has joined the New Jersey Attorney General's "Project Medicine Drop" initiative, and has installed a Project Medicine Drop box at police headquarters.

Total Trihalomethanes (TTHM) MCL have returned to compliance in the Elmwood Park Water System

This communication is a follow-up to our previous notification regarding elevated levels of TTHMs in the Elmwood Park system.

We routinely monitor for the presence of drinking water contaminants. Testing results from June 2017 show that our system was in compliance with the standard, or maximum contaminant level (MCL) for TTHMs. The standard for TTHM is 80 ug/L. It is determined by averaging all samples collected from each location for the last 12 months also known as the Locational Running Annual Average (LRAA). The LRAA at the DPW Garage on Slater Drive, (where the previous exceedence occurred) for June was 73 ug/L well below the MCL.

What should I do?

• There is nothing you need to do. You do not need to boil your water or take other corrective actions. If a situation arises where the water is no longer safe to drink, you will be notified within 24 hours.

What does this mean?

This is not an emergency. If it had been an emergency, you would have been notified within 24 hours.

TTHM are four volatile organic chemicals which form when disinfectants react with natural organic matter in the water. The EPA has established conservative national testing standards and schedules that are intended to protect the public and to provide water utilities with sufficient data to respond to variations in water quality and to keep the public informed.

[*People who drink water containing trihalomethanes in excess of the MCL over many years may experience problems with their liver, kidneys, or central nervous system, and may have increased risk of getting cancer.]

What is being done?

Additional hydrant flushing of the water system is being conducted by the DPW to reduce TTHM concentrations.

For more information please contact Robert De Block at 973-998-9100 at De Block Environmental Services, LLC, PO Box 675 Woodland Park, NJ 07424.

Please share this information with all the other people who drink this water, especially those who may not have received this notice directly (for example, people in apartments, nursing homes, schools, and businesses). You can do this by posting this notice in a public place or distributing copies by hand or mail.

This notice is being sent to you by the Elmwood Park Water System, PWSID# NJ0211001