December 11, 2013 THE VILLADOM TIMES I • Page 7 Franklin Lakes Motorists should expect Pulis Avenue delays by Frank J. McMahon According to information released by the Borough of Franklin Lakes, the repaving of Pulis Avenue is expected to cause traffic detours and delays that will last throughout this week. The repaving project will be conducted between 7 a.m. and 5 p.m. each day, weather permitting, and will include milling and paving of Pulis Avenue from Susquehanna Avenue in Franklin Lakes to Chapel Road in Mahwah. Detour routes will be clearly marked and the Franklin Lakes Police Department will be on hand to assist with the traffic, accord- ing to Franklin Lakes Borough Adminis- trator Gregory Hart, who issued the traffic Hoffmann named treasurer Franklin Lakes resident Robert Hoff- mann has been elected treasurer of the New Jersey Municipal Management Associa- tion. Hoffmann holds an MBA in finance. He has been Westwood’s borough administra- tor since 2007, and previously served as administrator in Franklin Lakes. In 2008, he was named NJMMA Outstanding Man- ager. He was among four new NJMMA offi- cers and seven executive board members sworn in at the NJMMA’s annual luncheon and awards ceremony in Atlantic City during the 98 th annual League of Munici- palities Conference last month. Established more than 50 years ago, NJMMA is dedicated to advancing the professionalism, training, and develop- ment of public managers and facilitating the exchange of ideas and best practices in municipal management. The organization has been instrumental in shaping legislation and policies that affect services to residents and businesses throughout New Jersey. Robert Hoffmann alert to the community. Hart recommended that motorists allow extra time and use alternate routes to avoid traffic congestion and delays. Borough residents have complained about the bumpy ride that has existed on Pulis Avenue since the beginning of the sewer project in that area. The completion of that work was delayed due to the incorrect installation of a pipe that had to be removed and replaced at a deeper level to achieve a gravity feed to the sewer on Chapel Road in Mahwah. The current repaving project will elimi- nate the washboard effect on Pulis Avenue that has existed since the Northwest Bergen County Utilities Authority began to install the new sewer line in 2012. That line is part of the sanitary sewer main in Frank- lin Lakes’ central business district and an interceptor line from the business district to the trunk line in Mahwah. A pumping station will be constructed at the Franklin Crossing Shopping Center and the gravity-fed sanitary sewer main will extend from that area under Route 287 and the railroad tracks east along Susquehanna (continued on page 12)