Page 14 THE VILLADOM TIMES I • March 12, 2014 Residents, officials want post office lot repaired by John Koster The Wyckoff Township Committee acknowledged the negative feelings residents expressed about the condition of the Wyckoff Post Office parking lot, and said they would Three ordinances adopted by township The Wyckoff Township Committee has adopted three ordinances that reportedly brought fees for local police and construction office services up to the level of cost for per- forming the inspections or police work. The ordinance on peddling and soliciting amended the licensing fees for police investigations and issuance of solicitors’ badges from $25 to $250 per year. Any person who applies after July 1 will pay $125 instead of the full $250. The fee for peddlers’ badges will be increased from $25 to $75 per day or from $100 to $250 per year. Any person who obtains a badge after July 1 will pay $125. The cost for each photo identification badge will be increased from $10 to $25. (continued on page 20) investigate ways to pressure the landowner to have the lot fixed. “It is a disgrace,” said resident Sue Winton. “It should be reported to the people (who) own the property.” Sue Yudin, a local business owner and a member of the Wyckoff Planning Board, also said that the post office parking lot was in poor shape. Mayor Douglas Christie urged, however, that Wyck- off residents and visitors not to berate the Wyckoff Post Office employees because the postal workers are not to blame. “The place is a disgrace. There’s no two ways about it,” Christie said. “It is horrendous, but the postal staff is not responsible.” Township Committeeman Brian Scanlan suggested that Wyckoff file an OPRA request to discover the nature of the contract between the land owner and the United States Government to see if some legal pressure could be exerted on the local level. The township committee and the residents who spoke concurred that the property is a problem waiting to happen, but that the nature of the contract between the U.S. Government and the land owner, name unknown at present, who rented the building to the U.S. Postal Service would require careful investigation before any remedial action could be taken.