August 14, 2013 THE VILLADOM TIMES I • Page 7 Midland Park Towns to cooperate on health fair/vaccine project The Wyckoff and Midland Park boards of health will join forces this fall in sponsoring a giant health fair geared to the entire family. The Sept. 21 event will feature vendor displays, blood pressure and hearing screenings, chair and yoga massages, an educational component and an expanded flu vaccine clinic, among many other offer- ings. A “passport to health” feature will give participants the opportunity to win a free emergency preparedness basket. “We had wonderful feedback to our Wyckoff fair last year, and each year we hope to make it bigger and better,” said Carol Hertenstein, the president of the Wyckoff Board of Health. “With the passport feature, people won’t just come in to get their shot and go home. Now they’ll go away with good information and lots of resources,” she added. Both boards anticipate the joint venture will become an annual event and expect that other cooperative efforts will follow. “We are both very excited and hope this will bring other ways of collaborating on other health programs,” said Hertenstein. “We are committed to health education.” William Van Dyke, the Midland Park Board of Health president, said the ideal opportunity for the joint effort presented itself when Wyckoff’s fair was moved from the Cedar Hill Christian Reformed Church, where it had been held for a number of years, to the Wyckoff Library, a much larger venue. “We now had the room to join forces, expand the pro- gram and make it a really special event,” Van Dyke said. Attendees will learn about emergency preparedness, body alignment, physical therapy counseling, mental health /stress management, prescription counseling, dia- betes education, safe driving, health coaching, nutrition Marlow Park will get partial refund Marlow Park LLC in Midland Park will be getting a partial refund of its property taxes for the past two years following a settlement authorized by the borough council last month. The company’s appeal of its assessment had been pending before the Tax Court of New Jersey. One of the borough’s largest taxpayers, Marlow Park owns the properties at 445 Godwin Avenue, and 80 and 59 Greenwood Avenue. In 2011, the entire property was assessed at $13,447,700. For the tax years 2012 and 2013, following the town-wide revaluation, the three parcels increased a total of $2,088,100 in value: $632,900 at 445 Godwin, $469,600 at 80 Greenwood and $985,600 at 59 Greenwood. “The settlement is favorable to the town and is a better result than if the matter had been litigated,” explained Borough Attorney Robert Regan. Under the terms of the settlement, for the year 2011, the assessed value for 445 Godwin Ave. will be reduced from $5,341,800 to $3,935,700, and a total of $44,100 in taxes will be refunded. 80 Greenwood Ave.’s assessment of $2,823,700 in 2011 will remain unchanged, and therefore, no refund will be issued. The appeal for 59 Greenwood Ave., with a $2,148,300 assessment, will be withdrawn for 2011. For the years 2012 and 2013 this assessment will be reduced from $3,133,900 to $2,500,000. This will result in a tax refund of $16,300 for 2012 and $17,325 for 2013. The refunds owed the property owner for the 2011 and 2012 tax years will be payable in cash. The 2013 refund will be payable in cash or credit against future taxes at the (continued on page 27) education, social worker/elder care, dental health and acu- puncture and many other topics. “There will be lots of interactive experiences, not just tables,” Hertenstein said. The traditional flu clinic, administered by the North- west Bergen Regional Health Commission, will be held at the same time for adults of all ages. Children three to 17 years of age will also be vaccinated if a parent or guard- ian is present (pre-registration is required). The children’s vaccine is thimerosal free. The fee is $25, cash or check only. No insurance will be accepted, but a receipt will be provided for submis- sion to the health insurance company. Persons who have a Medicare HMO (Medicare Advantage) must also pay $25. Regular Medicare participants must bring their Medicare Part B card for the clinic to bill Medicare directly. The fair will be held from 11 a.m. until 3 p.m. in the newly-renovated lower level meeting room of the Wyckoff Library, 200 Woodland Ave. For health fair information, call 201-891-7000 ext. 304. For Vaccine information and pre-registration of children, call the NWBRHC at 201- 445-7217.