Area February 22, 2012 THE VILLADOM TIMES II • Page 7 The Borough of Midland Park has put the wheels in motion to complete the connection of Glen Avenue homes to Ridgewood’s sanitary sewer system. After finally getting approval for a low-interest loan from the New Jersey Infrastructure Financial Trust, the program designated to administer the original federal stimulus funds, the council at its last meeting introduced an ordinance to sell the bonds for the $600,000 project. The governing body also awarded the contract for the work to low-bidder Crossroad Construction of Newark at a bid price of $119,843. The funds will also pay Ridgewood’s connection fee of $305,000, computed at $5,000 per unit. Plans call for connecting the 61 homes in the Miedama Place/Fairview Avenue/Glen Avenue area to the Ridgewood main sewer line via a 175-foot gravity main. At present, the flow from the Midland Park homes goes via a pump station and force main to the Northwest Bergen County Utilities Authority in Waldwick. The rest of the borough’s nearly 3,000 sewer connections flow into the NWBCUA via gravity. The 17-year-old pump station at the corner of Glen and Erie avenues has experienced system failures for years, and the 40-year-old force main has had several significant breaks over the past decade, according to borough officials. The extra wastewater is expected to have minimal impact on the Ridgewood system. The additional sanitary Glen Avenue sewer project receives funding flow from Midland Park is expected to be 18,300 gallons per day; Ridgewood discharges 2.5 million gallons per day into its treatment facility in Glen Rock. The borough will have to pay back the $600,000 it is borrowing from the trust fund. The interest rate will average one percent as 75 percent of the loan is interest free, and the remaining 25 percent will be repaid at a rate of four percent. Borough officials determined more than a dozen years ago that connecting to the Ridgewood sewer main would be more economical than upgrading the existing main and replacing the pump station, which has a remaining useful life of less than five years. Crossroad Construction was deemed the lowest responsible bidder of the 10 companies that submitted proposals. Bids ranged from $119,843 to the top bid of $195,609, which was submitted by Ferraro Construction of Franklin. The Ridgewood Our Lady of Mount Carmel MOMs group will host a Pot Luck Meatless Dinner on Ash Wednesday, Feb. 22, at 5:30 p.m. Dinner will be held in the parish center following the Ash Wednesday prayer service. The cost is $5 per person or $20 maximum per family. RSVP to Rebecca at: kingston23@verizon.net or (201) 612-7881. Proceeds from the dinner will benefit The Nurturing Place in Jersey City, which assists women and children in crisis. On March 3, MOMs will hold a Nurturing Place Movie Fundraiser at 10 a.m. at the Clearview Cinema, 190 East Ridgewood Avenue in Ridgewood. The feature presentation will be “Dolphin Tale.” Admission is $8 for children Ridgewood MOMs group plans events and $10 for adults, plus a suggested donation of diapers or baby wipes. Families with three children who are over two years of age will receive a $5 discount. Families with two children who are over two years of age will receive a $3 discount. Children under two years old will be admitted free. Admission includes popcorn and beverage. A MOM’s Lenten Retreat is planned for Thursday, March 8 from 6 to 9 p.m. The retreat will offer an evening of prayer, music, reflection, and conversation. Sister Rosemary Napolitano, a Sister of Saint Francis, will present “Using Mary to Light Our Paths.” The suggested $20 registration fee includes a Lenten soup meal. Contact Marleni at: Marleni99@optonline.net or (201) 513-9975. Free child care is provided.