Page 10 THE VILLADOM TIMES III • May 2, 2012 Ho-Ho-Kus Students gain outside chance Local landscapers, Ho-Ho-Kus Public School teachers, Superintendent Deborah Ferrara, Principal Alexis Eckert, and the students who petitioned for help with a new courtyard classroom met last month as the volunteer landscapers worked on the outdoor education area at the school. The courtyard is being renovated with a $10,000 grant from the Ho-Ho-Kus Education Foundation and the gift of professional services provided by the New Jersey Landscape Contractors Association in conjunction with PLANET, the Professional Land Care Network. Ho-Ho-Kus teachers Michele Meyers, Carla Kramer, and Diane McDonough have been working to bring the courtyard classroom to the school for the benefit of students in kindergarten through grade eight. NJLCA representative David Huber, a landscape designer from Horizon Landscape in Wyckoff, designed the courtyard classroom. Municipal budget (continued from page 7) $25,000 from interest on investments and deposits, $18,000 from Uniform Fire Safety Act fees, and $4,500 in liquor licenses. Court fees and interest on investments are expected to decrease this year, but increases are expected in several categories. Notable increases include an additional $18,700 in parking meter fees, an increase of $8,156 for the rental of municipal property, $6,600 in Uniform Fire Safety Act fees, and $58,000 in cable franchise fees, which were not part of the 2011 budget. State aid is also expected to increase to $295,884, up from $290,000 in 2011. Revenue from uniform construction code fees should increase from $103,000 last year to an anticipated $128,000 this year. The total amount to be raised by taxation is $6,601,505, which includes $6,182,271 for municipal purposes and $419,234 for the minimum library tax as required by law. The borough’s capital budget totals $701,500, and includes $480,500 for new equipment for the department of public works, $100,000 for road resurfacing, $52,000 for police department equipment, $10,000 for planning and zoning board equipment, $15,000 for fire department equipment, and $44,000 for office of emergency management equipment.