Page 4 THE VILLADOM TIMES I • July 23, 2014 Wyckoff Court remands Aldo’s case to township’s planners by John Koster A two-judge panel of the state Superior Court remanded part of the consolidation approval of Aldo’s Italian Restaurant to the Wyckoff Planning Board so the planners could explain their decision to presume they had jurisdiction to approve the plan. The appellate court did not claim juris- diction over the decision and left the matter to Wyckoff officials. Aldo’s will remain open while the remand is in progress. Henry P. McNamara and his wife Joan McNamara and Wyckoff Shopping Center, Inc. -- property owners in the vicinity of the restaurant -- had filed complaints in May 2012 with the appellate court arguing that Aldo’s should not have received per- mission to operate two businesses, Aldo’s Italian Restaurant and Pane e Vino, in one location. Objectors argued that a use vari- ance was required, and only the zoning board of adjustment can legally grant a use variance. “Our review is severely hampered because the (Wyckoff Planning) Board decided to proceed without formal testi- mony on the jurisdictional question and never decided the issue,” Judges Carmen Messano and Garry Rothstadt said in their joint opinion. “During colloquy, some board members likened the application’s (continued on page 15) WEA awards scholarships Ramapo High School graduates Julia Perry and Timothy Sander have received the Wyckoff Edu- cation Association’s fourth annual scholarship awards for graduating high school seniors. Perry and Sander each received a plaque and a $1,500 scholarship at a recent awards program. Both students attended the Wyckoff Public Schools. Perry, daughter of WEA member Mary Beth Perry, is a competitive swim- mer and was a participant in Ramapo High School’s honors courses. She has demonstrated leadership by becoming involved in Stu- dents Against Destructive Decisions and has seen a positive result in the com- munity as a result of her (continued on page 15) Julia Perry and Timothy Sander