November 27, 2013 THE VILLADOM TIMES III • Page 3 Waldwick Bids awarded for Lindbergh Parkway upgrades Drainage and paving work on Lind- bergh Parkway in Waldwick should get underway as soon as the weather breaks in the spring. “The work is not likely to start now, but it must be concluded by May 15,” explained Borough Administrator Gary Kratz. The borough council at its last meet- ing awarded the contract for the work to D&L Paving of Nutley and Ramsey. D&L’s $324,385 bid was the lowest from among eight bidders, ranging in price up to $504,028. D&L also did the work on Cambra Road and Manhattan Avenue last spring. The borough received a $150,000 grant from the NJ Department of Transportation Trust Fund to do the project. Kratz said that the council had planned for the entire expense when preparing its 2013 capital budget, contingent on the grant approval. The additional moneys are already in place through a bond ordinance adopted earlier this year. “We’re on target. No additional alloca- tion will be necessary,” Kratz told former Mayor Frank McKenna, who lives on Lind- bergh. Plans call for the rehabilitation of the entire length of Lindbergh Parkway. Kratz said, however, that no additional curb- ing will be installed, because the allotted funds will go towards solving the drainage problems in the area, including storm water runoff and icing conditions. Last year the borough installed drainage and curbing from Brady Street to Veterans Park on the north side of Lindbergh and put in two additional catch basins at the Brady intersection to control some of the drainage issues. The project also includes the instal- lation of a 3,000 ft. long, 4 in. pipe into which homeowners who have sump pumps can connect so as to comply with the borough ordinance banning sump pump discharge into the sanitary sewer system. “It will be up to the homeowners to decide when they want to connect,” Kratz said. In other action, the council awarded a three- year contract for the collection of commingled recyclable materials to the lone bidder, Get A Can Inc. The Paterson company bid $74,480 for each of the three-years of the contract to pick up glass and cans at curbside twice a month. Newspapers are collected at curbside on a monthly basis by the local Boy Scout troops. Cardboard, magazines and paper other than newspaper are collected at the borough’s recycling center on Industrial Avenue. Tree & Menorah Lighting set The community is invited to the Waldwick Holiday Tree and Menorah Lighting Ceremony on Friday, Dec. 6 on the lawn of the Waldwick Public Library at 19 East Prospect Street. The event will begin at 7 p.m. Hosted by the Waldwick Fire Department Auxiliary and the Waldwick Girl Scouts, the festivities will include singing and a visit by Santa. Refreshments will follow at Waldwick Fire Department Company #1. Dec. 6 is also the day of the Waldwick Girl Scouts’ Holiday Food Drive. Collec- tion boxes will be in place at the firehouse that day. The drive will benefit the Center for Food Action.