November 26, 2014 THE VILLADOM TIMES I • Page 17 Ordinance to accept field light funding introduced by John Koster The Wyckoff Township Committee has introduced an ordinance to accept $27,624 from the Wyckoff Parks and Recreation Foundation to fund structural foundations for future field lights at Pulis Field. The ordinance is scheduled Community invited to Open House The trustees of the VanVoorhees-Quackenbush- Zabriskie House invite area residents to the annual Holi- day Open House, which will be held Saturday, Dec. 6 from 10 a.m. to 3p.m. This 18th and early 19th century historic home is located at 421 Franklin Avenue in Wyckoff. The annual event will showcase the house decorated for the holiday season, complete with wreaths and gar- lands of fresh greens designed specifically for the occa- sion by volunteers of the Wyckoff Area Garden Club. The original structure, built circa 1730, with a pre-1824 grand addition, is one of the finest examples of Ameri- can architecture in northern New Jersey. Antique-filled rooms reflect the Dutch colonial heritage that dominated this region during the 18th and early 19th centuries. Although it was used as a home by the VanVoor Haze, Quackenbush, and Zabriskie families, the house was also used as a village store, tavern, candy store, hotel, and ball- room. Today, the house and gardens represent the home of its last resident, Grace Zabriskie, who willed the house and its contents to the Township of Wyckoff in 1973. During the Holiday Open House, visitors are welcome to enjoy self-guided tours. In addition, cookies and mulled cider will be served in the home’s lovely period dining room. Holiday music will add to the festive atmosphere. All area residents are invited to this special event. Those who are studying New Jersey history this year may especially appreciate the experience of being in a local historic home during the holiday season. The entry fee for the Holiday Open House is $7 for The VanVoorhees-Quackenbush-Zabriskie House adults, $5 for senior citizens, and $3 for children under t he age of 12. for its public hearing and probable adoption on Dec. 2. This part of the field lighting project would not require any bonding of taxpayer funds. There were no objections at the introduction of the ordinance, which took place at an off-schedule Monday meeting. The township committee also finalized the regulations establishing the new parking fee schedule for the weekday commuter parking at the Cornerstone Christian Church parking lot. Commuter parking in the lot is not available on Saturdays and Sundays. Wyckoff residents will pay $125 for a full year for the first permit. So far, 216 permits have been sold at the town- ship clerk’s office. If any of the permits for the 300 available spaces are still available this week, Wyckoff residents may buy a second permit for a second car at an additional $125. If permits are still available after Dec. 1, non-residents may buy a Wyckoff parking permit for $300. The 2014 rates, which are $65 for a resident and $200 for a non-resident, were increased when township committee members determined that Wyckoff’s rates were substan- tially lower than those in most neighboring communities.