April 7, 2010 THE VILLADOM TIMES IV • Page 5 Mahwah Council tables resolution on design costs for park by Frank J. McMahon The Mahwah Council has tabled a resolution to pay $9,400 for professional design services for the conceptual plan for improvements to Veteran’s Park at the intersection of Franklin Turnpike, Miller Road and East Ramapo Avenue, until the township’s 2010 budget is approved. The council expressed concern about the perception of approving any type of new expense until this year’s budget is approved, even though the council has $200,000 available for the project as a result of a $100,000 Bergen County Open Space Grant and a previous capital bond ordinance for $100,000, and Mahwah Township Engineer Michael Kelly advised that is about what the current cost would be for the project. Kelly described the conceptual plan prepared by Boswell McClave Engineering for the Mahwah Beautification Committee, explaining that the existing plantings along the park frontage on Franklin Turnpike would be removed along with the asphalt walkway and the existing sidewalk would be replaced with a stamped paver design concrete sidewalk, while the existing Veteran’s Park sign would be relocated to the center of that part of the site facing Franklin Turnpike. Shrubs would be planted behind it and the sign would be illuminated by an up light. Six Leyland cypress trees between eight and 10 feet high would be planted in an arc behind the sign, with Green Mountain boxwood plants extending in a curved direction to Miller Road and East Ramapo Avenue. The paver design stamped concrete sidewalk, with benches and path lights, would replace the existing sidewalk on the interior of the park and extend from the four corners of the park to a circular area at the center where four large monuments and several small monuments would be located on a bed of stone with a flagpole at the center of the circular area. The flagpole would be illuminated by two up lights and the circular area would be surrounded by shrubs and benches. Two pink dogwood trees would be planted on the north and south sides of that circular area. (continued on page 19) ������������� ��� Batting 1.000 Boys from the Mahwah U12 Blue Travel Baseball team recently spent their day on and off the field at Continental Soldiers Park fundraising for their trip to Cooperstown. The team thanks the community for its generosity.. ���������������������������� �������������������������������� ��������������� ������������ ������ ���� ������������������������������������ �������������������� ���������������������