Waldwick September 4, 2013 THE VILLADOM TIMES III • Page 5 Borough’s new website to debut Past practices Can you imagine being operated on without anesthesia? Or what it would be like to hear a saw cutting through bone? Join noted historian and artist Bill Gent (pictured above) at the Waldwick Library on Thursday, Sept. 19, 7:30 p.m. for a look into Civil War-era medicine. Topics covered will include how doctors were educated, medical practices, transporta- tion of the wounded, and the grim statistics of the war. For more information, or to reserve a space, call (201) 652-5104. Waldwick’s revamped website is expected to go online later this month, Assistant Borough Administrator Andrew Tatarenko told the mayor and council at their last meeting. Tatarenko has been working on the project since he came on board late last year. Earlier this year the borough hired GovOffice, which specializes in local government websites, to redesign the site and give it more “pizzazz”. The upfront cost of $4,375 covers a year’s maintenance as well and also included employee training. The annual software maintenance cost will be $1,000. Tatarenko said this arrangement gives the borough direct control to update the site as needed. Tatarenko has been providing the oversight and entering the content, noting that he is about 75 percent completed. Prior to the redesign, borough officials and residents were surveyed to determine what they wanted to see in the upgraded site. Tatarenko said the new site is more interactive and user-friendly, giving the public more information and direct access to forms and links. It has ordinances, the town audit and minutes, garbage and recycling schedules and a calendar of events. Any problems may be reported to the webmaster through the site. “It is easier to navigate, with access to everything just a couple of clicks away. And it has great photos to show off the town,” Tatarenko said. It even has a link to the town’s new Facebook page, and 600 residents have already liked it. While court tickets may be paid on line through a link with the state site, taxes and other local bills may not because the borough does not accept credit card pay- ments, Tatarenko said. Such an option was available a few years ago but was discontinued by the bank that made it possible. Tatarenko said the web address for the new site has not yet been determined because a domain has yet to be selected. Meanwhile, residents may still use waldwickpd. org or waldwicknj.org to stay connected. Waldwick’s site was one of the first municipal sites in the area and was maintained by former police Det. Sgt. Kevin Smith. He has stayed on as a technology expert on a part time basis following his retirement from the police force in 2010 but had notified the borough he would be phasing out from this task.