COUNTY OF BERGEN ANNOUNCES GRANT PROGRAMS TO PROVIDE FINANCIAL RELIEF FOR MUNICIPALTIES AND SMALL BUSINESSES IMPACTED BY COVID-19 PANDEMIC
Bergen County CARES provides Direct Reimbursement to Municipalities and Small Business Grants up to $10,000 for eligible local businesses

HACKENSACK, N.J. – Bergen County Executive Jim Tedesco announces that the County of Bergen will launch a grant program to provide relief for municipalities straddled with expenses related to the COVID-19 pandemic and small businesses financially impacted by the government ordered shutdown. The programs, which utilize CARES Act relief funds, will provide direct reimbursement to municipalities for costs associated with health officials, law enforcement, personal protective equipment (PPE) and social distancing improvements. “Non-essential” businesses that were forced to close as a measure to stop the spread of COVID-19 can receive up to $10,000 in financial relief to cover rent, property mortgage, and utilities expenses.

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Dear Elmwood Park Residents,

In anticipation of being able to reopen our Borough buildings, at some point, hopefully in the near future, we will be taking steps towards making our building safer for our employees and residents. This will include making minor alterations to our facilities.

Some of the changes will be as follows:

• Adding protective plexiglass barriers in offices that interact with the public, where barriers do not currently exist.
• Adding additional automatic hand sanitizer stations throughout our buildings.
• Installing automatic light switches.
• Change out high point touch areas in bathrooms, such as sinks, hand dryers, toilets and paper towels dispensers, to motion activated fixtures.

In the meantime, while still closed to the public, our offices are still operating. If you need assistance from any of our departments, please call Borough Hall at 201-796-1457.

Please see a list of extensions below:

• Mayor's Office: Ext. 224 or 106
• Borough Administrator: Ext. 104
• Borough Clerk: Ext. 202
• Building Department: Ext. 601
• DPW/Recycling/Garbage: Ext. 450
• Tax Office: Ext. 602
• Fire Prevention: Ext. 221
• Tax Assessor: Ext. 605
• Police Desk: Ext. 116
• Chief of Police: Ext. 107
• Municipal Court: Ext. 603
• Recreation: Ext. 350

Mayor Robert Colletti

As Mayor of Elmwood Park, it is my pleasure to extend to you a warm welcome. Whether you are a new resident, business, or visitor, I look forward to sharing the amenities our town has to offer. We are constantly moving forward with new plans, projects, and initiatives to improve our quality of life. I encourage you to become involved in our future, and will always appreciate your input. For more information please check out our website, and should I be able to offer any assistance, my door is always open.

Mayor, Robert Colletti