The Mayor and Council Work Session scheduled for Thursday, November 6, 2014 in Executive Chambers in the Municipal Building, located at 198 North Washington Avenue, Bergenfield, NJ 07621 will commence at 7:00 pm.

Council will open the meeting at 7:00 pm to enter into Closed Session to conduct interviews with candidates for the position of Borough Administrator. No formal action will be taken.

The Work Session will resume at 8:00 pm.

October 14, 2014 - Last day to register to vote (Borough Clerk's Office will be open until 9 pm to accept voter registration applications)

October 28, 2014 - Last day to apply for a Vote by Mail ballot by Mail

November 1, 2014 - County Clerk's Office open from 9 am - 1 pm to vote in person by Mail-In Ballot for General Election

November 3, 2014 - Last day to apply at County Clerk's Office in person for General Election Mail-In Ballot (up to 3 pm)

November 4, 2014 - General Election (Polls are open 6 am to 8 pm)

Please be advised that we are still waiting for the tax rate.  As soon as we have it, we will calculate, print and mail out the tax bills.  The grace period will be extended by 25 days from the date of mailing.

The Barrier Free Advisory Committee of Bergenfield has established a Residential Special Needs Assistance Registry for residents who may require special assistance during an emergency. The information will be entered into the Police Department database.

• Special Needs Assistance Form (DOC format)
• Special Needs Assistance Form (PDF format)
• Special Needs Assistance Form - Spanish version (DOC)
• Special Needs Assistance Form - Spanish version (PDF)

Help Bergenfield lose 300 pounds in 12 weeks! This town-wide challenge is free. (Bergenfield residents 18 and older.)

     In an effort to improve the condition of the Borough's streets, the personnel normally assigned to garbage collection are being re-assigned to snow removal on the 20th and 21st of February.   Recycling collection on both days will remain the same.  The Borough has already spent nearly twice as much money on snow removal in 2014 as we spent in the entirety of last year.  The cancelation of garbage collection will reduce the amount of overtime that will be required to clear the streets of snow. We need to balance the required work with our budget restrictions.

      We are acutely aware that these reductions in garbage collection place a burden on many families.  However, we would not have made this decision if it was not the best alternative available to us.  Our goal is to have as many of our streets as possible cleared of snow curb-to-curb, so we can lift the parking ban that continuous to be in place.  The benefits of our snow removal efforts are already clearly visible if you travel on Washington Avenue as we recently cleared a large amount of snow from the street.

      Depending on the progress we make in clearing streets of snow during this week, the possibility does exist that we may have to cancel garbage collection next week on Thursday and Friday as well. We will keep you informed as soon as a decision is made.  Additionally, we are also looking to making some changes to the scheduled collection of vegetative waste in order to accommodate the anticipated huge increase in pot holes that will occur because of the weather.  Again, you will be kept informed as soon as decisions are made.

     The cooperation of the residents during this very stormy winter season has been tremendous, and we are all thankful.