October 16, 2013 THE VILLADOM TIMES III • Page 7 Waldwick Idalane residents object to parking proposals Residents of Idalane Street in Waldwick wasted no time in telling the mayor and council last week that they do not like the police department’s solution to the park- ing problems on their street. Several families attended last week’s meeting of the governing body to say mea- sures outlined by Borough Administrator Gary Kratz at a previous meeting, at which they were not present,would inconvenience the residents and would not resolve the situation. Mayor Thomas Giordano said the issue would be on the agenda for the council’s next workshop meeting on Nov. 12, when Lt. Ed Webber, the traffic officer, and school representatives would be invited to attend. “In all the suggestions, the residents have to give up the use of the street. It’s not right for them to have to give up their freedom and their rights,” said 43-year resident Lawrence Miller. “It was a pleasant street; now it is not.” Miller suggested the onus on improving the situation be placed on the school. He said before the middle school wing was constructed and only high school students used the street, the problem was not as great. “We had previouos issues with drugs and filth, but this is much worse,” said Liz Rutkowski. “Why should the residents be inconvenienced?” said Kelli Skorupa, who had presented a petition to the coun- cil at the previous meeting asking that the situation be addressed. “I’ll have nowhere to park on my own street. They park wherever they want, and they stay in their cars so as not to get tickets,” she said. Skorupa suggested the parents pick up the students in front of the school. She also proposed moving cars to Ivonne and other neighbor- ing streets to share the burden. Gail Tiernan, Skorupa’s mother, said that some stu- dents park in front of the houses for an entire day, and caregivers to her daughter’s house have nowhere to park. The one-block street has direct access to the back of the Waldwick High School/middle school complex and is used by parents who want to avoid other traffic when Health building to be rededicated (continued from page 3) road as a means of providing convenience and staying in touch with the community. She administers flu shots at Tamaron, the Golden Club meetings and at Waldwick High School. She speaks to young mothers at the library about immunization requirements for pre-schoolers and speaks at babysitting classes. She makes sure that the immunization records of all school children in grades K-12, both in public and private schools, are up to date. She also administers the medical equipment lending ser- vice run by the ambulance corps, whereby residents may borrow wheelchairs or walkers or other devices needed on a temporary basis. And she collects food for social services and delivers Meals on Wheels – all part of her community outreach. Shepard took on the public health nurse position in January, 1993 on a temporary basis while she was pursu- ing her master’s degree in nursing after stints with the Bergen County Health Department and as director of nursing for a nursing home. She never left. The rededication ceremony will take place on Tues- day, Oct. 22 at 6:30 p.m. in the meeting room above the ambulance corps building prior to the regular meeting of the mayor and council. The governing body will convene its meeting there at 7:30 p.m. Refreshments will be served. All residents are invited to take part. Flu shots will be administered at the health center following the dedication. picking up their children. The street dead ends at the high school property, and there is no cul-de-sac, forcing driv- ers to turn around in residents’ driveways. Kratz had told the council that police recommended there be no parking on one side of the street on alter- nating days; thus the residents would share the burden. Additionally, parking would be limited to the south side of the street from 2:30 to 3:30 p.m.