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September 2008 – Week 1 Issue
Recreation for Fort Lee residents
Fort Lee experiences road flooding
Illegal housing on the rise
Road construction in Dumont
New constructions in Dumont
Recreation for Fort Lee residents
Residents of Fort Lee can now register themselves at the Fort Lee Department of Recreation in order to avail the programs due for the fall season. Programs include playgroups, art, music and dance classes for preschoolers (children three years and over); science, creativity and soccer classes for juniors (children aged three to five years) and aviation club, chess, creativity, music, science, magic, tennis, fencing, drawing, ballet, dance, judo and karate classes for children aged five years and over. The Fort Lee Youth Center is also open to all residents of Fort Lee aged 8 years to 17 years of age. A youth center membership card can be availed by providing proof of residence. Adults aged 17 years and over can also benefit from the range of programs at the Recreation Center. These include art workshops, tennis, fencing, jazz and tap dancing to name a few. While residents will be provided immediate enrollment, non residents will be placed on a waiting list. Those interested in participating can register themselves at the Recreation Center of Fort Lee from 15th September to 26th September 2008. More details on class details, timings, venue, limit per class, fees, documents required and mode of payment can be availed at the website www.fortleenj.org.
Fort Lee experiences road flooding
Bridge plaza north along Center Avenue and Lemoine Avenue in Fort Lee, Bergen County remained closed on September 6, 2008 due to a water main breakage in the region. This caused flooding on the roadway near the George Washington Bridge. Some residents of Fort Lee were also affected by the incident as the break caused low water pressure in their homes. Two apartment buildings at 201 Bridge Plaza and 2150 Center Avenue faced low pressure of water. Officials from United Water, PSE&G and the Department of Transportation reached the scene soon after the incident was reported in the early hours of 6th September. While officials from United Water came to control the break, PSE&G came to check if any wires in the area had been damaged and could pose a potential hazard. Officials from the Department of Transportation came to assess the damage to roads and ease out traffic. The problem took an entire day to be resolved, causing minor inconvenience to office goers.
High prices of houses and heavy rentals have driven many residents into renting their apartments in illegal manner. Many of the upscale neighborhoods in Bergen County today show cases of illegal housing. Instances include the conversion of space for single bedrooms into an entire living area or renting out space in attics or basements. Single family homes are easily being converted into multiple family dwellings. Increase in such cases pressurizes the officials of North Jersey to provide measures that inhibit the practice. While illegal dwelling ordinances have been passed and inspections of homes can be conducted, officials state that it is still difficult to differentiate between family and tenants. Officials state that not only high housing prices, but also a slow economy and lack of affordable housing are a leading cause for this. However prohibition is necessary, as unknown strangers in a neighborhood causes unsafe living conditions. Also many tenants take up just weekly accommodation at such places, a factor that brings in new strangers to the neighborhood every time. Officials add that more the number of tenants, greater is the difficulty of evacuation in times of an emergency.
Dumont will now invest funds into easing traffic. $1.1 million may thus be approved this fall for the road project. In new developments, the Church of St Mary’s gave a bit of land to the borough. This land along with another stretch owned by the borough will be used as a single intersection. High traffic congestion is currently noted along the regional crossroads as side streets open into the Washington Avenue, which is north of Madison Avenue. Construction of the road will be conducted in a phased manner so as to cause minimum inconvenience to the residents. It will also prevent a major shutdown of the Washington Avenue. Construction of the new intersection is expected to be complete by the summer of 2010.
High end group of buildings will soon come up at a Dumont site, where a car dealership once stood. In new developments, the Bergenfield-Dumont border has received approvals for constructing a 2,700 sq ft bank and a 1,200 sq ft coffee shop by Starbucks. A Mullane Ford car dealership once stood here at the 243 N. Washington Avenue in Bergenfield. The property for the bank is being leased by Paragon Federal Credit Union while the property of Starbucks is jointly being developed by Landmark Real Estate Company and EDEN Property Real Estate Partners. Drive through windows are being planned for both the bank and coffee store. In order to ease traffic, a four way traffic signal and a left-turn-only lane for cars coming from north along the Washington Avenue are also being planned. While these major developments take place on the Dumont side, the Bergenfield side will have a Walgreens. All these developments in the neighborhood are expected to create more jobs and increase real estate value in the neighborhood. Construction of the buildings is expected to complete by February 2009 when the businesses can move in into their new premises.
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