December 11, 2013 THE VILLADOM TIMES III • Page 3 Ho-Ho-Kus Board of education accepts administrator’s resignation by Jennifer Crusco Thomas Lambe has tendered his resignation after two years of service to Ho-Ho-Kus Public School. Lambe, whose resignation was officially accepted at last week’s board meeting, had served as the K-8 district’s business administrator, board secretary, and supervisor of buildings and grounds. “I’m happy for him. We’re very sad to lose him,” Super- intendent Deborah Ferrara said. “He’s been an excellent BA here. We wish him the best.” Lambe plans to depart at the end of this month and will begin his new position in the Hopatcong schools in Janu- ary. Asked about his decision to leave Ho-Ho-Kus, Lambe explained that he had been offered an opportunity in another district that was difficult to pass up from a financial per- spective. He added that his new, larger district will allow him more chances to learn and advance in his career. “I liked working here,” Lambe said of Ho-Ho-Kus. However, he pointed out that the current two-percent cap on the tax levy has made it difficult for school districts to justify some salary increases, making it necessary for professionals to move to other districts to advance and to increase their salaries. Lambe began his work in Ho-Ho-Kus in the fall of 2011. Before he joined Ho-Ho-Kus, he was working in the High Bridge schools in Hunderdon County, where he was business administrator and of supervisor of buildings and grounds. Before he began his career in education, Lambe worked in financial positions in the corporate world. He later became a math teacher and served five years in the East Rutherford schools and another three in the Emerson schools. He holds a bachelor’s degree in engineering from Rut- gers, an MBA from New York University’s Stern School of Business, and a master’s in educational leadership from New Jersey City University. Lambe is a certified business (continued on page 7) Master plan presentation scheduled The Ho-Ho-Kus Planning Board has completed its work on the borough’s master plan, and will deliver a presenta- tion on the updated document at the Ho-Ho-Kus Council’s Dec. 17 meeting. That session will be held at 8 p.m. in bor- ough hall, 333 Warren Avenue in Ho-Ho-Kus. A draft of the document is now available at borough hall, and the document will be posted to the borough’s website, once it receives final approval from the planning board. Ho-Ho-Kus Planning Board Chairman John Hanlon said last week that the updated document includes several new sections, website information and related recommen- dations, an extended history section, and recommenda- tions for a new mitigation program. The master plan also includes storm water management updates, and discussions of several recent storms and droughts. Hanlon tipped his hat to Ho-Ho-Kus Borough Hall staff member Ruthanne Frank, noting that Frank had volunteered her personal time to help with the plan while the board was without a regular secretary. Commenting on Frank’s ser- vice, Hanlon said, “There’s no way to thank her for all the work she’s done.” (continued on page 24)