Waldwick September 19, 2012 THE VILLADOM TIMES III • Page 3 Waldwick residents may soon have a second pavilion at Borough Park to hold their special events. Refurbishment of the comfort station at the park, which dates to 1955, however, will have to wait. The borough council last week agreed to apply for a Bergen County Open Space, Recreation, Farmland and Historic Preservation Trust Fund grant to fund part of the project instead of continuing forth with the comfort station work. Borough Administrator Gary Kratz explained that the county Open Space administration had suggested the comfort station would not rate high for getting a grant and recommended the town choose a different project. The Borough Park project was selected because, Kratz said, “there are issues with our picnic areas for our residents.” At a previous meeting the mayor and council discussed eliminating rain dates for events so as to make the park available to a greater Council eyes grant for Borough Park expansion number of residents. “Everything is booked up, and with a rain date, the person who wants to book that date has to check on it up to the last minute and scramble around,” said Borough Clerk Paula Jaegge, whose office handles the scheduling. “As the park becomes nicer and nicer (with recent upgrades), more people want to use it. We want to keep it free,” said Mayor Thomas Giordano at that time. The council will further discuss the rain date issue at its Oct. 2 meeting. The new Open Space application will be for a 30-ft. by 60-ft. pavilion in the area across the street from the present pavilion, which is somewhat larger. It will be provided with electric and water service. Several large trees will have to be cut down, which resident Frank McKenna said would not only provide some sunlight but would also be “for the good of the park.” Kratz said the borough hopes to receive $35,000 from the grant, which has to be matched from the town’s own open space fund. He said if the project runs more than $70,000, the additional funds could come from the borough’s fund as well. Councilman Frank Palladino raised the issue of parking for the new facility, noting that parking is at a premium now with only one covered picnic area. Kratz said that if both areas become popular and attract large groups, additional parking should be considered. He said the park development could become a multiyear proposition with additional funds sought in future years provided residents reauthorize the local Open Space Fund in 2013, when it expires. (continued on page 21)