The Villadom Times Weekly Newspaper Online-Jun 2, 2010 Issue

Midland Park June 2, 2010 THE VILLADOM TIMES I • Page 7 Borough to purchase gasoline from Ho-Ho-Kus by Jennifer Crusco The Ho-Ho-Kus Council last week approved a resolution that will allow the borough to sell self-service gasoline and diesel fuel to the Borough of Midland Park. The agreement will become effective after the Midland Park Council approves its resolution on this matter and will continue through Dec. 31. Ho-Ho-Kus Borough Administrator Don Cirulli explained that Ho-Ho-Kus pays varying per gallon rates for gas and diesel fuel, and has agreed to sell to Midland Park at a rate of Ho-Ho-Kus’ per gallon cost plus 25 cents. Ridgewood has been supplying fuel to Midland Park vehicles under an inter-local services agreement for nearly 15 years, since the borough removed its own underground gasoline and diesel tanks. But the village now adds an administrative fee of 20 percent of the cost of each gallon, which at the current costs adds up to more than 40 cents per gallon. Cirulli explained that the new cooperative agreement would begin with Midland Park’s purchase of electronic keys, which will allow that borough’s employees to use the gas pumps in Ho-Ho-Kus. The electronic code keys cost approximately $20 per vehicle, and allow Ho-Ho-Kus to track how much fuel is being used by each vehicle. According to the resolution, Midland Park will be asked to pay Ho-Ho-Kus within 30 days of the date billed. “In the event of any dispute among the participants as to the amount to be paid, the full amount billed shall be paid to Ho-Ho-Kus and, through subsequent negotiation, arbitration or litigation, the billed amount is determined to be incorrect, Ho-Ho-Kus shall immediately refund the difference,” the document states. Earlier this year, Midland Park sought bids from poten- tial fuel suppliers, but no one stepped forward as a prospective gasoline supplier, and only one company offered to supply diesel fuel. The council sought the bids in an effort to control costs. Shotmeyer Brothers of Hawthorne bid 15 cents over the rack price (without taxes) of diesel fuel, which Midland Park Borough Administrator Michelle Dugan said would save about $1,500 a year, depending on how much fuel is ultimately purchased there. Fire trucks, ambulances and some DPW vehicles use diesel, but the present arrangement with Ridgewood would have to continue for the off hours since their pumps are open 24/7. At present all of Midland Park’s borough-owned vehicles - police cars, fire trucks, ambulances and DPW vehicles - fill up at the Village of Ridgewood depot on Chestnut Street. In 2009 the borough purchased about 14,500 gallons of gasoline – mostly for police cars – and 8,500 gallons of diesel fuel. Incumbent Midland Park Council Members Patrick “Bud” O’Hagan and Nancy Peet will have no opposition on the Republican ballot in next week’s Primary election. Incumbent GOP candidates unopposed in council race Democrats did not file for either of the two positions. O’Hagan, the current council president, is seeking his seventh term on the council. He heads the council’s Police and Fire Committee and is the borough’s representative to the Joint Insurance Fund, a cooperative venture with other municipalities which manages the town’s insurance policies. O’Hagan also sits on JIF’s executive board. The Meda Place resident is a Realtor with Terrie O’Connor Realtors, Allendale office. He is an active member and past president of the Midland Park Lions Club and served as chairman of the Midland Park Board of Adjustment for many years. . Clothing exchange scheduled for June 5 A town wide clothing exchange will take place on June 5 at the Midland Park Firehouse on Witte Drive from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. The brainchild of resident Allison Fennell, the event is an effort to ease the economic burden on families. Fennell has been hard at work organizing the event. Clothing for men, women, and children, has already been arriving at her home. Residents can bring a bag of new or used clothing to the day-long event and receive a voucher to shop for a bag-full of merchandise. This program will not involve the exchange of money. Students and adults will be hard at work setting up the exchange on Friday for Saturday’s exchange. Items that are left over at the end of the day will be donated to local families in need or to a charity. For more information or to volunteer contact Fennell at (201) 201-445-0503 or via e-mail at hill1173@aol.com. Peet, seeking her third full term on the council, is a past president of the Midland Park Board of Education, on which she served for 18 years before being appointed to the council in 2003. She was also chairwoman of the Midland Park Board of Adjustment for seven years. She is a member of the Midland Park Board of Health. 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