May 28, 2014 THE VILLADOM TIMES I • Page 21 Predatory child luring dangers (continued from page 3) parked it and then fled the scene only to be seen around the town within the hour, although police patrol cars were unable to locate the suspect. According to Romano, the suspect’s vehicle was described as an older model pickup truck, gold in color with yellow New Jersey plates. It had a blue igloo cooler with a white top sitting in the bed of the pickup truck and the suspect was described as a Hispanic male, in his thir- ties or forties, wearing a black sweatshirt with a hood and drawstrings hanging from the shoulders. He had dark hair cut short on the sides and “bushy” on top and he spoke with a thick accent. “Although we have not experienced luring incidents in Franklin Lakes during this school year,” Romano wrote, “I encourage you, once again, to take regular steps with your children and maintain lines of communication regarding basic safety tips. Repetition and reinforcement are critical, especially with young children.” Romano included tips from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children to help parents and guardians with their conversations with their children. Those tips follow. Teach children to always take a friend with them when walking or biking, to stay with a group while standing at a bus stop, and to make sure they know which bus to ride. Walk the route to and from school with children, point- ing out landmarks and safe places to go if they are being followed or need help. Teach children that they should never take shortcuts and always stay in well-lit areas. It is not safe for young children to walk to and from school, even in a group, and parents should always pro- vide supervision for young children to help ensure their safe arrival to and from school. Teach children that if anyone bothers them or makes them feel scared or uncomfortable to trust their feelings and immediately get away from that person. Teach them it is okay not to be polite and it is okay to say “no.” Teach children that if anyone tries to take them some- where, they should resist by kicking and screaming to draw attention, and try to run away. Teach children not to accept a ride from anyone unless they have been told it is okay in that instance, and if anyone follows them in a vehicle, they should turn around, go in the other direction, and run to a trusted adult who can help them. Teach children that grownups should not be asking children for directions. Teach children to never accept money or gifts from anyone unless they have been told them it is okay to Redevelopment (continued from page 3) also substandard and unsafe; a detached garage that is in poor condition with a collapsed asphalt roof, broken doors and windows, and water damage, and is strewn with gar- bage; and a small storage shed near the rear of the prop- erty, which has also been vandalized and is in unsafe and unsanitary condition with water damage. The borough paid $2 million from its municipal afford- able housing trust fund for the property after Temple Emmanuel spent several years seeking approval from the borough’s zoning board of adjustment to build a new temple on the site. That application was denied by the zoning board after almost three years of public meet- ings, but that denial was reversed in Superior Court and a revised plan was ultimately approved by the zoning board. However, the temple never broke ground for the project. In June 2008, the temple congregation purchased the Union Reformed Church property on High Mountain Road, leav- ing the 14.4-acre property undeveloped. In July 2012, the borough signed the contract with the temple to purchase the property, minus about 49,000 square accept them. Make sure the school has current and accurate emer- gency contact information on file for all children and confirm the names of those authorized. Always know where children will be and teach them to always check first before changing their plans before or after school. Teach them never to leave school with anyone unless they check first with their parent or guard- ian or another trusted adult, even if someone tells them it is an emergency. “Children should be taught to trust their feelings,” Romano stated. “They need to know that if someone makes them feel scared, uncomfortable, or confused, they should tell a parent, guardian, or trusted adult.” F.J. MCMAHON feet, which the temple has later subdivided into a separate lot in order to retain it as a single family residential lot. The borough chose the Alpert Group/Housing Devel- opment Corporation of Bergen County housing plan for the site and that plan would create 40 units of affordable, permanent, and supportive rental housing for low-income persons with disabilities. According to the developer, the project would be designed and operated as permanent, supportive housing for independent living, with every apartment a private unit with one bedroom and a complete kitchen and bath. Thirty-six of the 40 apartments in the project will be reserved for persons with incomes that do not exceed 50 percent of area median income, and four apartments would be income restricted to households with incomes that do not exceed 30 percent of the area median income. The conceptual plan shows an entrance drive from Colonial Road leading to two buildings on the north side of the driveway with a parking lot between them. Both build- ings would have patios and both buildings would contain 14 units. The driveway would continue to a T intersection with an existing driveway that leads to McCoy Road and a driveway that would loop to the north to a parking lot and a building that would contain 12 units and have a patio.