November 5, 2014 THE VILLADOM TIMES III • Page 25 Waldwick Watch Veterans Day ceremony set The Waldwick Foreign Wars Post 1049 and American Legion Post 57 will hold a Veterans Day ceremony at the Public Safety Building on East Pros- pect Street at 11 a.m. on Nov. 11. All are welcome to join in honoring all past and present veterans and their sacrifices for the nation. After the service, attendees are invited the American Legion Post for hot dogs and refreshments. Thanksgiving Pie Sale set The Waldwick High School Gradua- tion Ball Committee is holding a Thanks- giving Pie Sale featuring desserts from Colleen’s Confections. Order pies by Nov. 16 for a Nov. 26 pickup. Pumpkin or apple pies are available for $20; bread choices in pumpkin or cinnamon apple spice are $10. To place an order, call (201) 248-8128 or visit www.colleensconfections.biz. Pies may be picked up in the parking lot of the high school at 155 Wyckoff Avenue between 4 and 5 p.m. on Nov. 26. Cash payment is expected upon delivery. A percentage of the sales will benefit the Grad Ball, a drug- and alcohol-free event held the night of Waldwick High School’s graduation. Thanksgiving Dinner Food Drive under way Pascack Community Bank in Waldwick is hosting a Thanksgiving Dinner Food Drive to benefit the Center for Food Action serving Bergen County. This Thanksgiving, CFA will provide more than 3,000 families with dinner, including turkey and all the “fixings.” The community is invited to help make this holiday special for neighbors in need by donating non-perishable items and grocery store gift cards. Sug- gested donations include apple or cran- berry juice, canned fruit, Parmalat milk, canned vegetables and yams, coffee and tea, canned gravy, sugar, flour, baking mix, cranberry sauce, mayonnaise, salad dressing, nuts, trail mix, raisins, pump- kin pie filling, ready pie crust, rice, and stuffing. Food items may be left in the bin inside the bank’s 64 Crescent Avenue branch. Hours are weekdays from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Saturdays from 9 a.m. to noon. WCA hosts special parade Library hosts programs for adults The Waldwick Public Library, located at 19 East Prospect Street, hosts free pro- grams for adults at 7:30 p.m. Registra- tion is requested; call (201) 652-5104. Celebrate New Jersey’s 350th Birth- day Nov. 12 at 7:30 p.m. as Phil Jaeger presents a slide lecture of historical high- lights from each of the state’s 21 coun- ties. Sites and events include a deserted village, a seaside hotel, the “trial of the century,” and more. On Nov. 18, meet Dr. Irwin Berkow- itz, author of “Instructions Not Included: Raising the Best Kids on the Block.” Dr. Berkowitz, a pediatrician and author, has over four decades in medicine. He is a former director of the department of pediatrics at Valley Hospital and was named one of the “Top Docs” in the New York metropolitan area. He will present anecdotes from his career and answer commonly asked questions on vaccina- tions, illness, and more. The library’s Classic Film Series is held every Thursday at 2 p.m. Each film includes an introduction by the library’s film historian, and light refreshments are served. “Sitting Pretty” will be pre- sented Nov. 6. Referendum (continued from page 5) Shea said he was not convinced there would be “hard savings.” He also asked about the replacement cost of the field being expressed as a present value number. He asked how the board would budget for the eventual cost of replacement. Ferrara responded that the district is permit- ted to have a maintenance reserve. Federer added that the projected replacement cost of $400,000 could decrease. Councilwoman Maryellen Lennon asked if the track would be regulation size. Board Vice President Ellen Walsh said the track would be 375 meters, while the stan- dard is 400. However, she assured Lennon that the district could still host track meets, noting that the district now hosts meets on the existing non-regulation track. Shea asked about annual maintenance costs for the new facility. Ferrara said the cost would be $8,000. Resident Janet Scott asked the board about potential health concerns associated with the polyurethane “blades” of the artificial turf. “How do you know there’s no health risk?” Scott asked, expressing concerns about possible off-gassing. The resi- dent asserted that not enough is known about the product. Federer said the blades are made of recyclable, lead- free, non-hazardous materials. Walsh added that the board’s representative from the artificial turf company, Geo Turf, had said the materials are tested for off-gassing and he did not know of any off-gassing from the product. After the meeting, Ferrara said the board has researched the product and was not being careless with children’s Enthusiastic community members of all ages turned out in force for the Waldwick Community Alliance’s Ragamuffin Parade. health. She said Geo Turf representative Dominick Cara- pella had said there was no known off-gassing – not that he did not know about off-gassing. Scott also said she was concerned that the debt service aid from the state could be discontinued. Federer and Fer- rara said the state has never withheld debt service aid to those districts that already had it. Resident Stan Kober said the five percent contingency fee seemed low, adding that 10 percent is used for most projects. He also questioned the stated expense for water use. After the meeting, he clarified that he was referring to “transfer pricing.” He said water costs are “paid back” to the borough. He asserted that the expense is not “real money,” because the funds never leave the borough, since a portion from the same revenue source, the taxpayers, is just transferred back. As a result, no cash savings can be realized, he told Villadom TIMES. However, Kober’s main concern was the additional taxes associated with the project. He said the regular school tax plus the track and field cost would be approxi- mately $285 for an average home. He also questioned if any vehicles would be permitted on the field. Ferrara clarified that the field would support an ambulance and a helicopter, if necessary. Carol Tyler, a resident and local animal control pro- vider, asked if the board had included rodent control in its plans. She said the cork infill for the field is wood, and Swedish wood rats are drawn to wood. Ferrara said she would check into the matter, but indicated that no rodent problems had been mentioned previously. Tyler also expressed concern that, without fencing, deer would find their way onto the field and could damage the turf. Details about the school board’s proposal are available online at hohokus.org.