Bogota Borough Council

 

 17-January-2025

 On Thursday-16-January, the Bogota Borough Council held their first Regular meeting for 2025.  The first order of business was to discuss a couple of items for further study. These may be considered at future Council meetings, after more research.

 Then the Council voted on the consent agenda. All resolutions passed by unanimous vote.  Items of note were:

 To appoint Mr. Robert Foster as a Class I Special Law Enforcement Officer (SLEO I). A SLEO I can perform routine traffic detail, spectator control, and similar duties. If authorized by ordinance or resolution, Class I officers may issue summonses for disorderly persons offenses, petty disorderly persons offenses, and municipal ordinance violations.

 Authorized a Grant submission for improvement in Olsen Park. 

To approve the challenging the Fourth Round Affordable Housing Figures for Bogota. To approve the hiring of Mr. Tyler Lewinski for full time position at the Department of Public works. Along with Mr. Issac Buckley for a part time position at the Department of Public works.

To approve the Borough hosting a Ramadan event on Saturday-22-February. This is scheduled to take place on Larch Ave. in front of Brough Hall weather permitting. Time to be announced later.

 The next regular Council meeting will be held on Thursday-6-Febuary starting at 7:30p. It is scheduled to be held in the Council Chambers located on the second floor of 375 Larch Ave Bogota, NJ. This will be an In-person meeting only.  For more information please visit: https://www.bogotaonline.org/ 

 

 

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Public Notice

 17-Janauary

Listing of Public Notices supplemental to the notices posted on the North Jersey Record and Newark Star-Ledger newspapers.

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BUILDING DEPARTMENT PART-TIME ASSISTANT

The Borough of Bogota is seeking a Part-Time Assistant in the Building Department. The Borough is a municipality of approximately 10,000 residents (non-civil service). Responsibilities include interacting with the public, processing permits and zoning permit applications, data entry, scheduling sub-code inspections and general assistance to the Construction Official and Building Department. The part-time assistant would not exceed 25 hours per week and shall be compensated according to the salary ordinance. Application available in person or on https://www.bogotaonline.org/forms and www.njlm.org. Applicants should submit a resume, and letter of interest to Mr. O’Malley, Borough Administrator, at admin@bogotaonline.org. The Borough of Bogota reserves the right to interview applicants as received and the position may be filled while this advertisement is still active. The Borough of Bogota is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

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Bogota Varsity Sports

 17-January-2025

 Results of Bogota Varsity sports from Wednesday and Thursday 15 & 16-January.  The Bogota Bowling Bucs competed against Hawthorne Christian Academy Defenders. Hawthorne Christian would win the match by a score of 7-0. Nico Lucarelli had a high game with 146 Pins, and the high total of 389 Pins for Bogota. Matthew Mitchell recorded a match high with a 222 game with Zach Burres 563 scoring a High Set of 633 Pins for the match. Bogota’s record is now 3-6. Their next match is on Tuesday-21-January against Midland Park at 4:00p in the Parkway Lanes in Elmwood Park.

  On Wednesday-15-January the Men’s Basketball Bucs traveled to North Arlington to play the Vikings.  Bogota had a 19 to 12 lead after the first quarter.  The Bucs added to their advantage by half time making the score 38 to 29. After the restart Bogota continued to expand the points margin. In the fourth quarter North Arlington mounted a comeback with the Bucs held on for a 62 to 58 road win. Jaidin Gonzalez led Bogota with 16 Points, Brandon Nicolas recorded a team high of 2 Three Point Baskets and a game high with 8 Rebounds. Elijah Zaldivar also scored 16 Points for the Vikings with Danny Higgins having 3 Three Point Baskets. Bogota's recorded is now 6-7. They next play at New Milford on Friday-17-January with a 7:00p tipoff.

  The Lady Bucs Basketball team hosted the Golden Bears from Lyndhurst. The Golden Bears grabbed a 20-7 lead after the first eight minutes. They would win the game by a score of 54 to 33. Bogota's Emma Fowler led the Lady Bucs with 19 Points, including a game high with 5 Three Point Baskets, with 9 Rebounds. Lyndhurst's Sam Mayer scored a game high with 24 Points with 4 Three Point Baskets. Bogota's record is now 3-7. They next play on Friday-17-January against New Milford. This will start at 4:00p on the Jay Mahoney Court in Speary Gym.

  

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