Lacrosse wall at Pulis Field authorized ¶
Ordinance 2061, approving construction of a practice lacrosse wall at Pulis Field, was formally adopted Tuesday. The wall will give youth lacrosse players a dedicated surface for individual training.
WWII veteran street sign request triggers policy review ¶
A resident's request for a commemorative street sign honoring a World War II veteran prompted the committee to direct staff to draft a formal ordinance establishing an honorary and commemorative sign program, which would be presented at a future meeting.
Tax map ordinance 2060 adopted ¶
The committee gave final approval to Ordinance 2060, completing the legal framework for Wyckoff's updated tax map. The update was funded by a $160,000 appropriation, introduced at the January meeting and adopted Tuesday.
Government
Residents Demand Action on Hillcrest Avenue Speeding
Two neighbors brought the township committee a blunt message: Hillcrest Avenue has become dangerous for walkers, and police enforcement needs to catch up.
A pair of Hillcrest Avenue residents stepped to the microphone at Tuesday's Township Committee meeting with the same complaint: their street has turned into a speedway, and the town needs to do something about it.
The first speaker, Mindy Weiner, described the stretch as hazardous for anyone walking with children or pets[2], calling for increased police enforcement. The second speaker, Ms. Holstrom of 208 Hillcrest Avenue, raised concerns[1] about a gap in the sidewalk in front of a neighboring property at 180 Hillcrest that forces pedestrians into the roadway, compounding dangers she said were already significant given the speed of passing vehicles.
Mayor Lane, responding from the dais, told the residents the concerns would be brought to the attention of the police department.
Separately, the committee adopted two ordinances that had been introduced at earlier meetings: Ordinance 2060 completing the township's tax map update[3], and Ordinance 2061 authorizing construction of a lacrosse wall at Pulis Field.[4] The lacrosse wall project, which has drawn strong interest from youth sports families, will provide a practice surface for players training individually or in small groups.
The meeting also featured a request from a resident seeking a commemorative street sign to honor a World War II veteran — a proposal that would prompt the committee to begin drafting a formal honorary street sign program in the weeks that followed.
The committee's next meeting is February 17th.
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