03-16-2020 CORONAVIRUS UPDATE
Waldwick Residents,
The Borough continues to closely monitoring the developments of the Coronavirus in our area and are in contact with our counterparts in first responder agencies, Bergen County, and the State of New Jersey. It is imperative that we all practice social distancing. The Waldwick Office of Emergency Management has issued the attached State of Emergency in the Borough of Waldwick which will remain in effect until further notice. Borough Offices and Parks will be closed to the public until further notice.
Additionally, the Bergen County Executive issued Executive Order 2020-1B prohibiting worldly employment or business by any person or entity, with certain exemptions within the County of Bergen until further notice.
Governor Murphy’s most recent Executive Order No. 104 with further restrictions is also linked below.
https://nj.gov/infobank/eo/056murphy/pdf/EO-104.pdf
Residents can conduct Borough business without face to face contact by utilizing the resources below:
Employee Directory - Linked below is our Employee Directory, which includes emails and phone numbers for all department heads.
https://www.waldwicknj.org/index.asp?SEC=541DC970-50A7-4AF3-B5C4-52E894816A6D&Type=B_DIR
Construction/Building – Construction permit applications and related forms can be downloaded from the State of New Jersey website linked below.
https://www.nj.gov/dca/divisions/codes/resources/constructionpermitforms.html
Senior Freeze Program (PTR-1 & PTR-2 Forms) – Please mail or use our parking lot drop box to submit your forms. The Tax Office will complete the form and mail a copy to you. Call the Tax Office if you have any questions at 201-652-5300 x239.
Forms/Licenses/Permits – Many Borough forms can be downloaded from the page linked below, printed, and mailed.
https://www.waldwicknj.org/index.asp?SEC=FD01E4AB-F340-4E15-BD68-42AA4A9744D1&Type=B_BASIC
Pay a traffic Ticket – Linked below is the New Jersey Courts online payment system for traffic tickets.
https://portalnjmcdirect-cloud.njcourts.gov/prweb/PRServletPublicAuth/wQ2guhy8lqKPggD8pVI7RLYVZ9vxwNMF*/!STANDARD?AppName=NJMC&fromBrowserHistory=true
Tax payments – Taxes may be paid by ACH automatic withdrawal from a checking account, by mailing a check to Borough Hall, or by dropping a check in the locked drop box in the driveway of Borough Hall. More information can be found on the page linked below, including the form necessary to set up ACH withdrawals.
https://www.waldwicknj.org/index.asp?SEC=A7AD80CC-A634-4AF2-8CEA-03C07A3E628C&DE=7CC6CBDF-AB0A-4B31-9852-9C5483293FDD&Type=B_BASIC
Waldwick Library – The Library provides eBooks and audio books to its patrons. More information can be found on the library’s page linked below.
https://www.waldwicklibrary.org/ebooks-and-audiobooks
Election - Voter Registration and Political Party Affiliation Declaration forms can be found Bergen County's Superintendent of Elections page linked below.
https://www.co.bergen.nj.us/voter-forms
Open Public Records - Forms can be downloaded on the page linked below and submitted to the Borough Clerk at [email protected].
https://www.waldwicknj.org/vertical/sites/%7B567094C1-458F-4866-B290-7E609A8C3478%7D/uploads/OPRA_Request_revised.pdf
Other implications of the coronavirus response:
School District – Linked below is a message from the Superintendent of Schools regarding the school closing.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1HEzBLejGleSqpE6wJgP6eKxuhgjl2r7a/view
Waldwick Water Department will only enter a residence or business for emergency work. All non-emergency work inside a residence or business is postponed until further notice.
Waldwick Police Department non-emergency number 201-652-5700
MEETINGS & EVENTS CANCELED:
Environmental Committee scheduled for Thursday, March 19 at 7:30 pm
Planning Board Meeting scheduled for Monday, March 23 at 7:30 pm
Zoning Board Meeting scheduled for Wednesday, March 25 at 8:00 pm
Waldwick Adult Services Clinic scheduled for Wednesday, March 25 https://www.nwbrhc.org/
Address/Location
The Borough of Waldwick, NJ
15 E Prospect St
Waldwick, NJ 07463
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
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