Fair Lawn saw 17 more incidents of crime in 2009 than it did in 2008.
From an Editorial posted by Jerry DeMarco April 1, 2011
But the manuevering continues.
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EDITORIAL: Bergen County sheriff’s officers don’t begrudge the pay raises and benefits enjoyed by their counterparts at the county police department or prosecutor’s office -- they just don’t understand why county officials are threatening to lay them off, demanding self-insurance and considering privatizing the county jail. “Where is the fairness?” one asked.
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September 14, 2010
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Fair Lawn — The Open Space Committee had its "first major accomplishment" with the acquisition of a property owned by Fire Company No. 1 last month, according to Deputy Mayor Steve Weinstein.
"I'm pretty happy that this worked out this way," Weinstein said. "It's good for the neighbors and good for the environment."
The governing body unanimously approved the purchase of the property at 12-34 George St. on Aug. 17 for $292,500 plus an additional $2,457 for settlement fees, totaling $294,957.
The borough will fund the purchase through a 50 percent matching grant for the property from New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection Green Acres program – which seeks to set aside open spaces for parks throughout the state.
Weinstein said the borough had accumulated nearly $1.2 million in open space funds but that this was the first time the municipality could utilize them.
Weinstein said the idea to purchase the property arose in 2008 when the River Road Improvement Corporation (RRIC) considered putting a parking lot on that property. Weinstein said the committee was eventually able to convince RRIC that a park would better serve the community than a parking lot for the business district.
Weinstein joked that it was the reverse of the Joanie Mitchell song, "Big Yellow Taxi," which has the lyric "Paved paradise to put up a parking lot."
"Instead, we [will] put up a pocket park," Weinstein said.
Weinstein added that the borough was still in negotiations with the owners of the Naugle House for acquisition of the property, stating that both sides were "quite a bit apart" in terms of the property's price.
For the past few years, the borough has been in negotiations with David Neidani, a developer and the current owner of the property, to acquire the historic house.
Fair Lawn — The Open Space Committee had its "first major accomplishment" with the acquisition of a property owned by Fire Company No. 1 last month, according to Deputy Mayor Steve Weinstein.
"I'm pretty happy that this worked out this way," Weinstein said. "It's good for the neighbors and good for the environment."
The governing body unanimously approved the purchase of the property at 12-34 George St. on Aug. 17 for $292,500 plus an additional $2,457 for settlement fees, totaling $294,957.
The borough will fund the purchase through a 50 percent matching grant for the property from New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection Green Acres program – which seeks to set aside open spaces for parks throughout the state.
Weinstein said the borough had accumulated nearly $1.2 million in open space funds but that this was the first time the municipality could utilize them.
Weinstein said the idea to purchase the property arose in 2008 when the River Road Improvement Corporation (RRIC) considered putting a parking lot on that property. Weinstein said the committee was eventually able to convince RRIC that a park would better serve the community than a parking lot for the business district.
Weinstein joked that it was the reverse of the Joanie Mitchell song, "Big Yellow Taxi," which has the lyric "Paved paradise to put up a parking lot."
"Instead, we [will] put up a pocket park," Weinstein said.
Weinstein added that the borough was still in negotiations with the owners of the Naugle House for acquisition of the property, stating that both sides were "quite a bit apart" in terms of the property's price.
For the past few years, the borough has been in negotiations with David Neidani, a developer and the current owner of the property, to acquire the historic house.