September 14, 2011 THE VILLADOM TIMES III • Page 11 Ho-Ho-Kus Jottings Car Wash benefit planned The eighth grade class from the Ho-Ho-Kus Public School will hold a Car Wash on Saturday, Sept. 17. This fundraiser will take place from noon to 3:30 p.m. at the school at 70 Lloyd Road. The cost is $10 per car. (Rain date: Sept. 24.) All proceeds will benefit the eighth grade class. Library board to meet The Worth-Pinkham Memorial Library Board of Trustees will meet on Monday, Sept. 19 at the library located at 91 Warren Avenue. The meeting will be held at 7:30 p.m. Seniors plan events The Ho-Ho-Kus Seniors will host a series of events, beginning with a visit on Sept. 21 to Adam Todd’s Res- taurant in Andover where they will see “The Legend of Lanza.” Carol Greene, president of the Friends of the Hermitage, will present “Franklin Turnpike: 300 Years of Local and Through Traffic” on Sept. 27. Greene will draw from her award-winning book “The Ramapough Cronicles: A 300 Year History of Mahwah and its Surrounds.” On Oct. 11, Nancy Atkins Peck will present “Carl Kemm Loven: Designer of Dreams.” Loven was a wellknown architect who designed homes in Glen Rock, Ridgewood, and Ho-Ho-Kus; local shopping centers; and planned communities such as Sterling Forest. On Oct. 25, the group will take a trip to Villa Roma in Callicoon, New York for Oktoberfest. Meetings of the Ho-Ho-Kus Seniors take place the second and fourth Tuesdays of the month in the Hermitage Education Building. Beverages and desserts are served at noon, and programs begin at 1 p.m. or as noted. Residents age 55 and up are welcome to attend. Contact Joan at (201) 444-4896 for program informa- tion. For details, contact Sue at (201) 444-7235. Hermitage presents photo exhibit The Hermitage Museum is presenting “Images of Yesteryear: A Photographic Journey” through Oct. 2. The exhibit features the work of Master Photographer Jeffrey Steccato, the 2010 National Award Recipient and owner of Haviland Photography in Ho-Ho-Kus. The exhibit includes more than three dozen original works. A special section of the exhibit showcases “HoHo-Kus: Then and Now,” in which Steccato presents a dozen historical views of the community alongside photographs taken from the same vantage point today. Many of these photographs depict architectural features that are normally out of sight to passersby and may surprise exhibit visitors. Admission to “Images of Yesteryear: A Photographic Journey” is included with regular admission to the Hermitage Museum: $7 for adults, $5 for seniors, and $4 for children ages five through 12. Children age five and younger and museum members will be admitted free of charge. The museum and exhibit is open to the public Wednesdays through Sundays from 1 to 4 p.m. The Hermitage is located at 335 North Franklin Turnpike in HoHo-Kus. Brook project (continued from page 3) project because several NJ Department of Environmental Protection permits are required, since heavy equipment will be necessary to do the work, and only the borough can apply for the permits. All property owners along the project route will be required to sign on to the project and provide surveys of their property. Waldwick’s part of the project involves the stabilization of the east bank of the brook for approximately 485 feet. The activity will also involve the cleaning and desnaging of the stream channel. According to Borough Engineer Michael DeSena, the permits that would be sought would allow the placement of gabions, rip-rap, or geotextiles along the stream bank but would not authorize the channelization of the stream or the stabilization of the bottom of the stream. The placement of up to 150 feet of rip-rap and 300 feet of soil bioengineering systems for stream bank stabilization would be permitted. A different permit would be required if the project requires the placement of rip-rap or soil bioengineering systems beyond these distance limits. Even as they made their decision, council members expressed concern about where the money would come from for the permits and the engineering fees associated with the project, which can add up to $25,000 or $30,000. Council President Anita Bozzo said perhaps FEMA would make flood prevention moneys available. Kratz said he would look into the present budget to see if transfers could be made from other accounts, or the council could adopt an amended capital ordinance. In July, Michael Hansen of Dow Avenue had asked the council for help in protecting his home from further erosion and future flooding. He said that during heavy rains the brook behind his home seeks to leave its s-path to go straight through the middle of his property and onto South Dow Avenue homes. Boulders shoring up the bank have fallen into the brook, resulting in heavy erosion and undermining of large trees and vegetation, he said. And last month, John D’Elia, whose Wyckoff Avenue house is adjacent to the bridge, said that a substantial amount of debris has accumulated under the bridge, reducing the free flow of water. During the recent storm, seven homes were evacuated in that area, including four adjacent to the bridge. Previous work at both locations was done by the county Mosquito Control Commission. DEP rules have since changed and the Mosquito Commission will not do any work unless the municipality has the permits, Kratz said. Additionally, he said, the commission’s staff has been severely reduced due to county budget cuts so it may not have the manpower to do the job in any case.