September 19, 2012 THE VILLADOM TIMES I • Page 15 The public restroom on the first floor of Midland Park town hall was last refurbished nearly 20 years ago and does not meet Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) guidelines, so the borough council hopes to correct the situation with a county grant. The council last week agreed to apply for a Bergen County Community Development grant to do the work. Capital Alternatives, the borough’s grant consultants, was authorized to prepare the new application. A similar application submitted by the borough last year was denied. “We’re confident we can get the funds this time around, because it is a worthy project,” said Borough Clerk/Administrator Addie Hanna. The application, which is due in next month, seeks $61,000 for the project, which would result in a total overhaul of the room, including new fixtures and a wider door to make the room ADA compliant. Greenwood Avenue improvements Planned improvements to Greenwood Avenue and the parking area adjacent to the NJ Transit bus station are now in the hands of the borough engineer, who is preparing the plans for the multi-phased project. The work will be funded through NJ Department of Transportation grants from 2010 and 2011, plus $60,500 from the town’s capital improvement fund. The 2010 grant was $150,000, with $146,500 received in 2011. An additional $90,000 in discretionary transit aid was unexpectedly allocated for the park-and-ride area in mid-2011, allowing for the completion of the project. The preliminary engineer’s estimate for the project is $365,000: $285,000 for the paving work and $80,000 for the commuter parking. Town seeks funds to update town hall restroom Work will include repaving the street from Birch Street to the Wyckoff border and delineating and paving the commuter parking area adjacent to the bus station, which serves five bus lines. This area, available for resident-parking only for nine cars in its present condition, is unimproved and could be expanded to include some adjacent property. Greenwood Avenue is heavily traveled and serves as a connector link from Route 208. The successful applications were also prepared by Capital Alternatives. Greenwood was totally reconstructed with NJDOT funds awarded in 1997 and 1998. At that time, the job was done in two phases because of the cost, since the project also included major drainage work. Retired Midland Park Police Chief John Bennett Casson is being honored at a testimonial dinner on Thursday, Oct. 4 at 7 p.m. at the Brownstone in Paterson. The event is being sponsored by the Midland Park United Republican Club. Casson retired from the police department on July 31 when he reached the mandatory retirement age of 65. He had served on the local police force for 44 years. Casson began as a patrolman in Midland Park in 1968 Chief John B. Casson to be honored and went up through the ranks to sergeant and lieutenant, serving for many years as the force’s detective until the position became official in 2000. He was promoted to chief in 2006. For more information about the cocktail reception and dinner or to support the event, please contact Midland Park club President John Meeks (john.meeks26@gmail. com) or call 201-264-6934. Magnets depicting the new Midland Park logo are on sale. The 6-inch round design focuses on the side of borough hall that features the windmill and the flag. The graphic, drawn up pro bono by local graphic designer John Sondey, was recently made into a rubber magnet that can be affixed to any metal surface, suitable for affixing to any car or truck. Sondey has also drawn up an updated ren- Magnets depicting town logo on sale dering of the town map, which is available free of charge to residents. It includes all the borough streets, many of which were missing from previous versions. The magnets may be purchased for $5 at the municipal building, 280 Godwin Ave.; at the Baseball Card Store, 45 Prospect Street; and at Bill’s Stylish Home, 23 Central Ave., in the Wortendyke section of town.