March 5, 2014 THE VILLADOM TIMES I • Page 3 Midland Park Council introduces $10.3 million spending plan The Midland Park Council has introduced its 2014 budget, which totals $10,340,671. Of the total spending plan, $6,790,881 will be raised by taxation. This figure includes the $376,624 mini- mum library tax. A tax rate of 0.675 per $100 of assessed valuation is associated with this spending plan, which will result in a tax increase of $111 for the owner of a home assessed at the borough’s average of $392,000. The average tax bill for municipal purposes will be $2,647, up from $2,536 in 2013. This figure is for municipal expenses only, and does not include additional taxes that support Career Day & Business Expo planned The Midland Park High School PTA will host its second Career Day on Monday, March 10 at the high school. Throughout the morning and early afternoon, students in grades seven through 12 will hear volun- teer presenters from the community discuss their busi- nesses and professions. In tandem with Career Day activities, the Midland Park Chamber of Commerce will host a Business Expo in the gym. The Expo will be held during school hours from 8:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Business owners will show- case their products and services and share their busi- ness and career experiences with students. Students will choose six careers of interest. The vol- unteer speakers will talk with small groups of students in 30 minute sessions. There will be opportunities for the students to ask questions about the speakers’ career experiences and learn more about options available to them after high school. Anyone interested in addressing the students may contact Colleen Monahan at jcmonahan111@yahoo. com, (201) 445-2802, or (201) 410-4913. Business owners who would like to reserve space at the Expo may contact Lisa S. Plasse at (201) 445-8780 or flute76@aol.com. other expenditures, such as costs associated with the school district and Bergen County budgets. “The council has worked very hard on the budget,” Councilman Mark Braunius, a member of the council’s Finance Committee, told Villadom TIMES. “Hope- fully, we’ve done our job well. We kept it close to the bone.” The explanatory statement included in this year’s budget states: “The 2014 municipal budget is the result of months of preparation, and takes into consideration (continued on page 16)