December 4, 2013 THE VILLADOM TIMES III • Page 3 Waldwick Privatizing compost station nets town $91,000 in savings When the Borough of Waldwick entered into an agreement with a private contractor to operate the town’s leaf disposal opera- tion last year, Borough Administrator Gary Kratz said the town would save nearly $100,000 a year. That promise has become reality. Last week the borough council cancelled $91,000 from its 2013 operating budget’s recycling account and authorized moving the amount to surplus. In 2014 those funds will be used to accelerate payments on debt service, Kratz said. Paying down the town’s debt has been a goal of the governing body’s for some time. “The operation has been very success- ful. I hope it is equally successful in 2014,” Kratz told the mayor and council. RVH Mulch Supply, LLC of Wyckoff took over operation of the borough’s com- Division champions The Waldwick Warriors U9 Girls recently won the division championship. Top row: Coach Anna Kroll and Coach Mick Szabo. Middle row: Olivia Tacconi, Ava Incorvaia, Natalia Maglicic, Hanao Nakamoto and Lila Vitti. Bottom row: Gina Nocito, Megan Nieman, Jamie Szabo, Julia Ortiz, Julia Levitzke, Avery Kroll and Jenna Haroutunian. post facility behind the Boston Market ear- lier this year for an annual rental payment of $1,350. In addition, RVH transports free of charge the town’s leaves and yard debris to an approved state facility for disposal. The company also transports and disposes of Ho-Ho-Kus’ leaves at a cost not to exceed $17,400 and allows Ho-Ho-Kus to utilize the site for the disposal of its vegetative waste other than leaves at a cost less than what RVH normally charges its other cus- tomers. Prior to RVH taking over the opera- tion, Waldwick and Ho-Ho-Kus shared the facility and its tub grinder. The tub grinder was recently leased to RVH, resulting in additional revenue for the two towns. RVH uses the property as a vegetative waste transfer station and for the whole- sale sale of finished composted materials, including mulch.