Midland Park September 4, 2013 THE VILLADOM TIMES I • Page 5 Installation of firehouse windows completed The window replacement project at the Midland Park Firehouse meeting hall on Witte Drive has been com- pleted, Borough Clerk/Administrator Addie Hanna said last week. The work was done by LKR Construction of Ramsey at a bid price of $16,600. The new windows are a different size, so the proj- ect included fixing the adjacent areas. The work was undertaken, Hanna said, because the windows in the 34- year-old building were rotting. The predominantly glass garage doors were replaced a few years ago with more solid structures. In addition to serving as the meeting room for the fire department, the hall is used for town meetings which require a larger space than town hall, for community functions and as a polling place for voting districts 1,2, and 4. It is also rented out to residents and organizations for social functions. Another project recently completed, Hanna said, was replacing the main door and moldings at the DePhillips Community Center on Dairy Street. The new steel door replaces a wooden residential-type door in place for decades, she said. The door was not changed when the building was remodeled six years ago. At its last meeting the borough council introduced an ordinance formally authorizing improvements to the bor- ough hall’s first floor restroom so that it complies with Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) guidelines. The borough received a $44,000 Community Devel- opment Block Grant for the project, which will also be funded with $15,000 from the town’s capital improve- ment fund. The renovations will include new fixtures and a wider door to make the room ADA compliant. A similar CD application was denied last year. The council anticipates other upgrades at town hall with $70,000 from its capital improvement fund once the bathroom is completed. These include replacing the hallway tile floor, which is a safety hazard, and recon- structing the original town hall porch, which dates to the late 1800s and is rotting. It will be replaced with low-maintenance materials while still maintaining the building’s character. The municipal building was last upgraded nearly 20 years ago. High school closed for water work The Midland Park High School building will be closed on Thursday, Sept. 5 to accommodate a request by Ridgewood Water to replace water meters on site which will require water be shut off to the building. The high school and board of education offices will be closed for the day. Godwin and Highland schools will remain open. School officials report they have been assured these repairs will be completed by the first day of school, Friday, Sept. 6.