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Waldwick council introduces new pool-fee structure; council adds exemptions for employees and first responders
Summary
Council introduced Ordinance 2025‑02 to change municipal pool fees, adding family and weekend options and providing a 50% discount to Waldwick senior veterans; members amended the introduction to expand exemptions (police, fire, ambulance, borough employees) before advertising the public hearing.
The council introduced an ordinance on first reading March 17 to update municipal pool membership categories and fees. The ordinance (2025‑02) creates family membership tiers (two-adult and four‑person family options), weekend-family passes, guest passes ($15) and guest-pass booklets, and retains discounted senior rates; the council also agreed to a 50% discount for senior veterans who use the pool.
Council members discussed extending existing free or discounted pool privileges beyond fire and ambulance volunteers to include the police department and borough employees. The recreation and health committee outlined a new fee structure intended to simplify registration, reduce duplicate transactions and broaden options for families, caretakers and weekend-only users. Staff noted the pool generally operates at a deficit and fee adjustments reflect higher wage costs.
At council direction, administrators will include the added exemptions and advertise the ordinance for a public hearing two weeks from the introduction. The council asked staff to post full details on the borough website and to provide line-by-line materials ahead of the hearing so residents can review the changes.
Next steps: ordinance to be advertised and scheduled for a public hearing at the next meeting; staff to produce full fee tables and a web notice.
