February 5, 2014 THE VILLADOM TIMES I • Page 5 Wyckoff Two additional revaluation sessions planned by John Koster The Township of Wyckoff has scheduled two more public information sessions on the pending tax revaluation following the success of the first session, which was held last month. The next session will take place at 10:30 a.m. to noon on Out of this world March 1 at the Henry J. Shotmeyer Meeting Room in the lower level of the Wyckoff Public Library at 200 Woodland Avenue. The third session will take place in the same venue from 7:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. on April 2. The use of the library’s elevator is available to residents. The January session attracted 48 residents, who heard a presentation from Neil Rubenstein, owner of Realty Students at Grace Nursery School in Wyckoff recently visited the Northern Highlands High School Planetarium in Allendale during ‘S’ Week (space, stars, sun, and solar system). Appraisal Company, which is performing the revaluation, and Wyckoff Tax Assessor Pamela Steele. The Bergen County Board of Taxation ordered the Wyckoff revaluation. The stated purpose is to spread the tax burden more fairly by estimating all properties at their full market value in the present market. Interior inspections and exterior measurements are part of the regular process. Field inspectors have all been vetted by the Wyckoff Police Department and will display two forms of identifi- cation, one issued by the Wyckoff Police Department and one issued by Realty Appraisal Company, based at 4912 Bergenline Avenue in West New York, New Jersey. Any resident who is suspicious of the field inspector who arrives at his or her door is urged to contact the Wyckoff Police Department. The Wyckoff Township Committee is prohibited from becoming involved in tax revaluation appeals. Once the revaluation statements are issued, all appeals must be han- dled at the Bergen County level. During the revaluation process, residents with questions may contact Wyckoff Tax Assessor Pamela Steele at (201) 891-7000, extension 114. A special issue of the revaluation newsletter has been mailed to all Wyckoff households and is posted on the Wyckoff’s website. The township is providing information sessions and the newsletter to help ensure that residents will have their questions answered at the beginning of the process and will have less confusion at the end of the process.