August 6, 2014 THE VILLADOM TIMES I • Page 7 Area Board of adjustment approves CHCC expansion by John Koster The Hawthorne Board of Adjustment has approved The Vista, a 17-acre expansion of the Christian Health Care Center, which will permit construction of a 199-unit proj- ect on land owned by the center within the borders of both the Township of Wyckoff and the Borough of Hawthorne. Christian Health Care Center is located at 301 Sicomac Avenue in Wyckoff and has an entrance on Mountain Avenue. The Wyckoff Board of Adjustment approved plans for the project, after considerable changes by mutual agree- ment, in 2013. The plan shows 51 of the 199 units located within the borders of Hawthorne, which meant Hawthorne officials also had to approve the plan. The construction will be located in an R-1 residential zone. Variances had been sought for a three-story struc- ture in a zone where 2.5-story structures are permitted, for retaining walls and setbacks, larger parking spaces, and slope issues. The Vista is intended to meet the needs of residents 65 years of age or older who do not need full-time care, but do not wish to reside in large single-family houses with no assisted care at all. Hawthorne will reportedly receive some credit as a community for those units labeled as affordable, although most of the affordable units will be constructed in Wyckoff. Christian Health Care Center President Douglas Struyk said that the plans, now approved by Wyckoff and by Haw- thorne, will go to the New Jersey Department of Commu- nity Affairs and that active marketing can now begin. Some nearby residents, including those organized as Save the Woods, were disappointed with the votes in Haw- thorne and in Wyckoff, since the development will result in the loss of many trees. According to savethewoods.org, a group of concerned citizens banded together with the goal of saving one the woodlands from development and create a nature preserve. The hearings in Wyckoff, which were held over a period of seven years, had been contentious as residents contested, among other things, why tenants who were still substantially capable should receive special variance consideration to reside in the 199 units. The Christian Health Care Center asserted that people who would shop in Wyckoff and pay taxes there would be an asset to the township’s finances. Scholarships (continued from page 3) by the outstanding accomplishments of these deserving students,” said RealSource Association of Realtors Presi- dent Dorothea Bello of Wyckoff. “These students should be rewarded for their hard work, and RealSource Realtors are proud to be able to help them continue their educational success.” The NJAR Educational Foundation provides scholar- ships to members of the New Jersey Association of Real- tors or their relatives living in the State of New Jersey. Scholarships are given to high school seniors who will be attending an undergraduate four-year institution, students currently enrolled in undergraduate four-year institutions, and students pursuing graduate studies in real estate or related fields. Students are selected based on criteria such as academic achievements, financial need, interest in real estate endeavors, and contributions to family, school, and community. RealSource Association of Realtors is a not-for-profit Realtor Trade Association in Waldwick, serving over 3,000 real estate professionals. The mission of RealSource is to provide real estate-related education, information, and vital tools to real estate agents and the local community. Real- Source helped to fund a portion of the scholarships.