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Residents raise press‑box clock and redevelopment concerns; trustees preview security upgrades and aftercare plans
Summary
During public comment at the Dec. 9 meeting residents questioned hanging a digital clock on the press box and asked about a board member's role on a town redevelopment committee; trustees outlined plans for a January security update and discussed replacing YMCA aftercare.
Waldwick, N.J. — Public commenters at the Waldwick Board of Education’s Dec. 9 meeting raised a cluster of facilities and governance questions, and trustees described upcoming security and aftercare work the district plans to pursue.
During the public-comment period a resident said a digital clock should not be hung on the press box. Another resident asked whether a board member was serving on a town redevelopment committee that may be considering a PILOT (payment in lieu of taxes). A parent asked about test scores and signage. The minutes record these remarks but do not show formal board responses to each item.
Trustee Mary Beth Nappi noted a DECA role‑playing event scheduled for Jan. 13. President Daniel Marro discussed advertising efforts to find a replacement for the YMCA as the district’s aftercare vendor and said he would like the district webpage redesigned for that purpose. Vice President Troy Seifert said the board plans a security update in January that will address the high school/middle school swipe system, cellphone policies in schools, the Crescent School public-address system and pickup procedures. Seifert also said the district is considering hiring four Class 3 specialists to help with traffic and lot access; he noted that such specialists require substantial equipment and would be expensive.
The district went into closed executive session later in the meeting to discuss personnel, litigation and HIB; the meeting resumed before the recorded votes and adjourned at 9:02 p.m.
No formal board action on the press‑box clock or the redevelopment participation question is recorded in the minutes.
