Page 10 THE VILLADOM TIMES IV • December 18, 2013 Home for the Holidays scrapbook Ramsey Review Pet licenses, rabies shots available Ramsey residents are reminded that pet licenses will expire on Dec. 31, 2013. Borough citizens may start renew- ing their pets’ licenses as of Jan. 2, 2014 in the borough clerk’s office, 33 North Central Avenue in Ramsey. Hours will be 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. In order to renew a pet’s license, the animal’s rabies vaccination must be valid through November of 2014. The borough will hold a free Rabies Clinic on Saturday, Jan. 11 from 1 to 3 p.m. at the Ramsey Rescue Squad at 41 South Island Avenue. Pets must be on short leashes or in carriers. Residents who no longer have pets should call (201) 825-3400, extension 221. Redeemer announces Christmas services The Lutheran Church of the Redeemer, located at 55 Wyckoff Avenue in Ramsey, will hold three services on Christmas Eve, Dec. 24. The Family Christmas Eve service will be held at 4:30 p.m. Candlelight Services are scheduled for 7 and 11 p.m. On Christmas Day, Dec. 25, the service will be held at 10:15 a.m. For more information about church programs and events, call (201) 327-0148, e-mail office@redeemerramsey.org, or visit redeemerramsey.org. Saint Paul’s sets December events Saint Paul’s R.C. Church in Ramsey continues its sched- ule of events for December. On Friday, Dec. 19, Mary Musella will present an Advent Night of Reflection on Friday. The program will begin at 7:30 p.m. All are welcome to share in the story of “The Baby.” Musella will bring the Christmas Story and the birth of Christ alive through her gift of narrative presentation following the Igantian tradition. The program will be held at the church. The parish will hold its first College Christmas Basket- ball Tournament on Thursday, Dec. 26. Contact Rich Car- roll at (201) 818 8734 for details. Contact Donna Schifano at dschifano@stpaulrrcchurch .org or (201)327-0976 for event tickets and information. Crossroads Hundreds of residents came out for Ramsey Volunteer Fire Department’s Ninth Annual Home for the Holidays event. Dozens of Scout and sports groups, floats, vehicles, and bands participated in the parade. Top row: Santa rides the truck; Chris Daly and son Connor wait in the line to see Santa. Middle row: Sparky and friends; Ramsey High School’s band. Bottom row: Bergen County Firefighters Pipe Band; Cub Pack 306 float with Rudolph the Red-nosed Reindeer. (Photos courtesy of Mee Lon Yee.) (continued from page 7) planned for the mall, saying the lights would point outward or downward, and would probably be LED lights. In answer to a question posed by one of the members of the public, Dietz said tenants like Lowes would not be among the tenants at the site, but stores like Walmart or JC Penney could be, although there have been no discussions with those stores for this location. Michael Kelly, the township’s engineer, suggested that the proposed architectural plan should be discussed with the different departments in the township. Jaworski empha- sized that the increased size of the retaining wall that was previously proposed for the detention basin will not be part of the plan because it would require a variance. “There is no variance requested as part of this applica- tion,” Jaworski said. “I want to be clear there is no variance in this application.” Access to the site has been a matter of discussion for some time at the planning board meetings. Currently, motorists traveling north on Route 17 would have to exit at Leisure Lane and travel north on Cross Road to the mall entrance at the northernmost portion of the site. They would exit the mall to the Mountainside Avenue overpass intersection. An attorney for the Suburban Propane, which has a loca- tion just north of the Leisure Lane entrances from Route 17, has indicated that his client would be willing to sell his property to Crossroads to provide better access. Jaworski maintains that such a change would jeopardize his client’s application because a new application would have to be submitted under the current zoning, which is for office buildings and not the retail zoning under which this appli- cation is being considered. If the Suburban Propane property were acquired by Crossroads after this application is approved, Crossroads would come back to the planning board with a new site plan that would provide a more convenient access to the mall.