Page 4 THE VILLADOM TIMES III • December 1, 2010 Waldwick Waldwick residents will continue to have their garbage collected at curbside twice a week for the next three years. The borough council last week awarded the contract for the service at a lower cost than the existing cost to Gaeta Recy- Twice a week garbage pickups to continue Helpful Hints Helpful Hints from ome “Good weather stripping around doors and windows not only saves on heating and cooling costs, but also cuts down dusting time.” 27 Franklin Tpk, Waldwick Open Sundays 9-3 201-652-5666 cling Co. of Paterson. Gaeta was the lowest of eight bidders at $258,960 for each of the three years of the contract. The current scavenger, Future Sanitation, was the high bidder at $335,988. The current cost for solid waste collection is $273,000. In addition, the town pays $500,000 in dumping fees at the Veolia transfer station in Paterson. The option to change to once-a-week collections during the winter months would have cost slightly less, but the council felt the savings was not worth the inconvenience to residents. “The reality is that going with the hybrid would be a savings of less than $5 per year per household, so it makes sense to stay the same,” explained Borough Administrator Gary Kratz. He had recommended bidding the option as a possible savings. “Unless there was a significant difference for the change, it would be difficult to put the additional burden on residents for once-a-week,” said Councilman Don Sciolaro. In previous discussions he had said that in some neighborhoods residents would have difficulty putting out so many cans at curbside. Gaeta was also the low bidder on the once-a-week option. His price was $245,000 a year for the once-a-week pick up from September through March, an option used by some other area towns. “People are going to be pleased that you stayed with twice-a-week pickups,” said resident Al Coldon. Pat Says... Council changes reorganization date Waldwick’s reorganization meeting of the mayor and council will not be held on New Year’s Day in 2011, breaking with a long-standing tradition. The meeting has been scheduled for Tuesday, Jan. 4 at 7:30 p.m. “We wanted to continue the tradition, but for the 2010 reorganization, we saw a sharp drop of participation by the public,” said Councilman Don Sciolaro. “Since in 2011 it falls on a Saturday, there is an increased likelihood of fewer people,” he added in moving for a change in the date. Mayor Russell “Buddy” Litchult reiterated his opposition to moving away from New Year’s Day. “I was 21 years on the council, and we met on a Saturday with no problem. Less people will come on a Tuesday,” he said. “We have the Citizen of the Year award, and full families come out. It cheats them out of seeing it,” the mayor added. Councilman Frank Palladino agreed with the mayor. “You can’t predict attendance. You have to get the news out to get people to come. It’s a town event, and it loses the ‘fanfare’ if you have it on a work day,” he said. Palladino cast the sole dissenting vote on the change. “I am also a proponent of tradition, but I am being practical. We’ll have to open and close the building for the meeting (since it will be a weekend day),” said Councilman Tom Giordano.