August 28, 2013 THE VILLADOM TIMES I • Page 17 Franklin Lakes Scribe Library sets children’s programs The Franklin Lakes Public Library will present several programs for children this fall. Children ages two-and-a-half to five are invited to join Tot Time on Tuesdays at 10:30 a.m. or 1:30 p.m. Each ses- sion will include stories, songs, finger plays, and a craft. Session 1 will meet Sept. 24 and Oct. 1, 8, and 22. Registra- tion begins on Sept 10 for Franklin Lakes residents. Session 2 will begin in November. P.I.N.T. Center is for children ranging from newborns to two-year-olds. The program meets on Mondays at 9:30 a.m. The 45-minute sessions begin with an informal play period, followed by a presentation of simple stories, songs, rhymes, and finger plays. This program is available to Franklin Lakes residents only. Session 1 will meet on Sept. 23 and 30 and Oct. 7 and 14. Registration will begin Sept. 9. Upcoming sessions will be held in November and December. Registration may be completed by phone at (201) 891- 2224, by visiting the library at 470 DeKorte Drive during regular hours, or online at www.franklinlakeslibrary.org. PTA fundraiser set On Friday, Sept. 27, Let’s Yo, located at 833 Franklin Lake Road in Franklin Lakes, will sponsor a Colonial Road School PTO fundraiser. The yogurt shop will donate to the PTO 10 percent of all sales made between 11 a.m. and 11 p.m. that day. To participate, present the ad found on the PTO website, www.flpta.org/crs. Third quarter tax bills mailed The Franklin Lakes Tax Collector has announced the grace period for the third quarter tax bills has been extended to Aug. 30. Payments received after Aug. 30 will have interest charged back to Aug. 1. The tax collection office is open Monday through Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Special evening hours will be available on Monday, Aug. 19 and Wednesday, Aug. 28 from 6:30 to 8 p.m. For more information, contact Meena Sivakumar at (201) 891-0048, extension 1216 or msivakumar@franklinlakes. org. Tax Collector Elaine Erlewein is available at (201) 891- 0048, extension 1229 on Mondays from 1:30 to 4 p.m. and Thursdays from 5 to 7:30 p.m. Donovan to address club Bergen County Executive Kathleen Donovan will be the featured speaker at the Sept. 9 meeting of the Franklin Lakes Republican Club. The session will be held at 7:45 p.m. in the Franklin Lakes Ambulance Corps Building on Bender Court. After serving as Bergen County Clerk, Donovan was elected Bergen County Executive in 2010. She oversees and administers the county business operations in conjunction with the Bergen County Board of Chosen Freeholders. Donovan will discuss the current state of the county, along with important programs and issues that will impact local municipalities and residents. She will also answer audience questions. Club members and registered Republicans who are interested in joining the FLRC are encouraged to attend this program. Light refreshments will be served. For additional information, contact Pete Swist at (201) 337-5140, or Kim Vierheilig at (201) 447-6400. Sprinkler violations (continued from page 3) wording promulgated by the Ridgewood authorities, but officials said actual jail time is extremely improbable. “We didn’t change anything,” said Glen Rock Admin- istrator Lenora Benjamin. “It’s really not worth doing. Are we every going to throw anybody in jail? No.” The ordinance as adopted in all four towns recognizes four stages of emergency restrictions to be declared by the Ridgewood Village Manager. Stage I, Moderate, provides for mandatory restric- tion of irrigation to Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays at properties with odd-numbered addresses and Wednes- days, Fridays, and Sundays at properties with even-num- bered addresses. Irrigation using a hand-held hose shall be allowed at any time. No irrigation shall be allowed on Mon- days except for the use of a hand-held hose. Stage I regulations shall be effective each year begin- ning June 1 and continuing through Aug. 31, unless resi- dents are otherwise notified. Stage II, Severe, provides for mandatory restriction of irrigation to Tuesdays and Saturdays at properties with odd-numbered addresses and Wednesdays and Sundays at properties with even-numbered addresses. No irrigation shall be allowed Mondays, Thursdays, or Fridays except for the use of a hand-held hose. Irrigation using a hand-held hose shall be allowed ay any time. Stage III, Pending/Critical provides for mandatory restriction of irrigation to the use of a hand-held hose on Tuesdays and Saturdays at properties with odd-numbered addresses and Wednesdays and Sundays at even-numbered addresses. No irrigation of any kind shall be allowed on Mondays, Thursdays, and Fridays. Stage IV, Critical, prohibits irrigation at any time. Exceptions for irrigation using a hand-held hose may be allowed under conditions prescribed by the Village Man- ager of Ridgewood. The Village Manager of Ridgewood is also empowered to declare elevated levels of restrictions based on the water supply and weather conditions. Glen Rock and Midland Park joined Wyckoff in legal action against Ridgewood protesting increased water rates and charging that Ridgewood had been passing water fees from outside towns on to Ridgewood agencies not directly involved in supplying water, including the Ridgewood police and municipal administration. This practice was curtailed when Ken Gabbert took over as village manager in 2010. He has now been fired by a 3-2 vote of the Ridgewood Vil- lage Council despite the protests of the other two members: Thomas Riche and Bernadette Walsh. J. KOSTER