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Mountain
Lakes
Imagine a community of homes built in an area shrouded
by trees, with rolling hills and quiet lakes. That's what Herbert
Hapgood imagined when he laid the foundations of the planned community
of Arts and Crafts style homes and man-made lakes, many of which
exist unchanged today as the staple of the borough of Mountain Lakes.
The small borough has changed little since its creation
in 1924. Still a small town of the affluent and historic homes and
mansions, the borough has strict land use laws.
There is one commercial area on Midvale Road, where a few shops
and businesses exist.
2002 POPULATION: 4,256
GOVERNING BODY: Borough council. Mayor Blair
Wilson; Council members Phil Tutschek, Louise Davis, George Jackson,
Steve Shaw, Richard Urankar, Jud Breslin. Meets second and fourth
Mondays at 7:30 p.m. in borough hall, 400 Boulevard.
E-ACCESS:
www.mtnlakes.org
SCHOOL BOARD: Susan McCusker, president;
Mark Cohen, vice president; Gail Boertzel; Jack Gentul; Jonathan
Rich; Rosemary Wall; Elizabeth Davidson; Doug Morrison; and Joanne
King, the Boonton Township representative.
E-ACCESS: www.mtnlakes.org/schools
SUPERINTENDENT: John Kazmark, (973) 334-8280
SCHOOLS: Wildwood School (K-4), Glen Road,
(973) 334-3609, Principal Robert Reid; Lake Drive School for Deaf
and Hard of Hearing Children, 10 Lake Drive; (973) 299-0166, Principal
Dr. Laura McKirdy; Briarcliff School (5-7), Briarcliff Road, (973)
334-0342, Principal Constance Seifert; Mountain Lakes High School
(8-12), Powerville Road, (973) 334-8400, Principal Lewis Ludwig
PARKS: William Taft Memorial Field, West
Shore Road; Sorbo and Pitcher Field, Fanny Road; Birchwood Beach,
at the end of West Shore Road; Island Beach; Memorial Park; Richard
M. Wilcox Park; Frank Kaufmann Memorial Park, Briarcliff Road and
Bouelvard; Briarcliff Park, Briarcliff Road; Halsey A. Frederick
Memorial Park Powerville and Morris Avenue
RECREATION: Year-round activities for children
and adults, (973) 334-3183.
LIBRARY: 3 Elm Road, Monday and Wednesday,
9 a.m. to 9 p.m.; Tuesday, Thursday and Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.;
Saturday, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.; closed Sunday. (973) 334-5095
SENIOR CITIZEN FACILITIES: None
TEEN FACILITIES: None
POLICE: Non-emergency number, (973) 334-2730,
Chief Robert Tovo
BOROUGH SERVICES: Trash and recyclables are
picked up once a week. There are two bulk trash days a year. Brush
is collected twice a year during a two week period or it can be
deposited with leaves at borough garage. Health screenings and health
education programs also are available.
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