Wyckoff May 4, 2011 THE VILLADOM TIMES I • Page 5 Township voters elect challenger, approve budget by John Koster Last week, Wyckoff’s registered voters approved the $31,779,928 budget item with 1,340 votes in favor and 802 opposed. The budget will add two elementary school teachers and two middle school teachers in 2011-12. Newcomer Karl Drehwing received 571 votes to win a board seat. Drehwing edged out incumbent Thomas Giamanco, who received 478 ballots. Drehwing owns and operates Drehwing Construction in Wyckoff. He served as an alternate member of the Wyckoff Board of Adjustment in 2010, and is active in Saint Elizabeth’s Roman Catholic Church. The candidate coached Wyckoff recreational sports from 1995 to 2005. Incumbents Lisa Martone and Robert Francin, who received 1,086 votes and 780 votes, respectively, retained their seats. Francin holds a bachelor’s degree from William Paterson University and a law degree from Rutgers Law School. He is a director of employee engagement at a technical firm and a member of the Bergen County Child Placement Review Board. He is active in Saint Elizabeth’s Roman Catholic Church, and is currently the school board’s president. Martone, who is vice president of the school board, has a bachelor’s degree in math and physics and a master’s degree in educational leadership from Montclair State University. She is a supervisor at Monmouth University, and has been a high school teacher and an adjunct college professor. Martone is a past state director of the Academic Decathlon, past president of the Lincoln School Parent Teacher Organization, and past chairperson of the coordinating council of the Wyckoff PTOs. Martone is a member of Saint Elizabeth’s Roman Catholic Church and is an active volunteer with Boy Scout Troop 89 and Cub Scout Pack 110. Raymond Hovey won his unopposed bid for the single one-year seat with 1,196 votes. Hovey, who served on the board from 2004-10, has a degree in finance from Lehigh University. He is a manufacturer and distributor of non-ferrous goods from the wire and cable industry, and is active with Cub Scout Pack 198. The Wyckoff Township Committee will introduce an ordinance to place a question on the November ballot regarding the continuation of the open space purchase set-aside of one-half cent per $100 of assessed valuation. Township committee members directed Wyckoff Township Attorney Robert Landel to prepare the draft of the ordinance at last week’s public meeting. Wyckoff initiated the set-aside after residents approved an open space tax in November of 2006. The related ordinance is due to expire Dec. 31, and the township committee wants to confirm whether the public approves of continuing the set-aside. The original ordinance provided for acquisition of lands for recreation and conservation purposes, development of such lands, and maintenance of such lands. The ordinance also covers the acquisition of farmland for preservation. Open space set-aside question expected to be on November ballot The half-cent set-aside was to run for five years, and the time has now come for a review of the policy. Wyckoff had been criticized by members of the Friends of Wyckoff, an environmental group, for not doing enough to preserve open land within the township. Township officials rebuffed these charges, pointing to acquisitions by donation of the Gardens of Wyckoff and Wyckoff Community Park, and the reduction of the number of affordable units projected for the new Boulder Run configuration. The township committee also introduced an ordinance that would require occupants of homes or businesses with a fire hydrant at the front curb to keep the hydrants clear of snow and vegetation for a five-foot radius at all seasons. If the occupants fail to keep the fire hydrant clear, the township would undertake the clearance and bill the occupant. J. 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