School's Out, Graduation and More This Week

Number one:

On Monday night at Fort Lee School No. 1, students from the school, along with their counterparts from Fort Lee School No. 3, will host a student town hall meeting, during which they will present their proposal for Redevelopment Area 5 to Fort Lee Mayor Sokolich and the public, according to School No. 3 principal Robert Kravitz.

The program begins at 7 p.m. at School No. 1.

Number two: 

It’s graduation week for Fort Lee public school students!

Below is a list of times and locations of graduation ceremonies across the district:

Thursday, June 23

• Lewis F. Cole Middle School graduation
• Where: Fort Lee Community Center
• When: 6:30 p.m.

Friday, June 24

• Fort Lee Early Elementary Childhood Center 
• Where: Church of the Good Shepherd, 1576 Palisade Ave.
• When: 8:40 a.m.

• Fort Lee School No. 1
• Where: 250 Hoym St.
• When: 9:30 a.m.

• Fort Lee School No. 3
• Where: 2405 Second St.
• When: 9:30 a.m.

• Fort Lee School No. 2
• Where: 2047 Jones Rd.
• When: 10:30 a.m.

• Fort Lee School No. 4
• Where: 1193 Anderson Ave.
• When: 10:30 a.m.

• Fort Lee High School
• Where: Sugarman Sports Complex*
• When: 6:30 p.m.

*In the event of rain, the high school graduation ceremony will be held at the .

The last day of school is Thursday, when students will be dismissed early, officially kicking off summer vacation.

Fort Lee Patch congratulates all the graduates, especially the Fort Lee High School Class of 2011. We're very proud of you all!

Number three:           

The Fort Lee Planning Board meets Monday at 7:30 p.m. in Borough Hall’s Council Chambers.

The board’s agenda, which can be downloaded in its entirety here, includes the following:

• MEMORIALIZATION

Docket #6-11 James Koo & Soo Jin Koo, 2162 Jones Road

APPROVED Block 5452, Lot 2

Minor Subdivision (no variances/vacant land)

Michael W. Song, Esq. is representing the applicant.

• ACCEPTANCE/COMPLETENESS

Docket #7-11 Lemoine Avenue LLC, 2011 Lemoine Avenue, Block 4751, Lot 14 - Preliminary/Final Major Site Plan

Restaurant Utilizing Part of First Floor and Basement Level

Parking Variance

Kaufman, Bern, Deutsch & Leibman LLP

Allyson Kasetta, Esq. is representing the applicant.

• REFERRAL FROM THE GOVERNING BODY

ORDINANCE #2011-15—An ordinance to amend and supplement the redevelopment plan for Redevelopment Area 6

• DISCUSSION

Executive Sessions/Review of Section 410 Zoning of the Borough of Fort Lee Historical Element/Future Re-Examination Master Plan

Number four:

On Wednesday, the Greater Fort Lee Chamber of Commerce is holding its annual membership luncheon at Le Jardin on River Rd. in Edgewater. The "Person of the Year" will be announced, beautification awards will be given out and the 2011 Board of Directors will be installed.

The event takes place from 12 to 2 p.m.

The price is $35 for members and $45 for non-members.

Registration is required and can be done here.

For more information call 201-944-7575, email assistant@fortleechamber.com or visit The Greater Fort Lee Chamber of Commerce's website.

Number five: 

And finally, Fort Lee Mayor Mark Sokolich has released his 2011 summer message on the borough’s website. The mayor’s message begins as follows:

“When the Borough of Fort Lee bestowed the privilege upon me to serve as Mayor almost 3 ½ years ago it was very clear to me from the beginning of my administration that this community faced major issues. First, how to handle and respond to a recession which has virtually crippled our state and our nation. Second, resolution of the infamous 16-acre parcel of land adjacent to the George Washington Bridge, which is now known as ‘Redevelopment Area 5.’

Rather than sit back and respond to the then oncoming recession, Fort Lee addressed it head on by instituting hiring freezes, eliminating raises not required by collective bargaining, putting into place income-producing programs such as the ambulance co-pay program which generates approximately $900,000 per year, a reduction in our total workforce by almost 40 employees and other cost-cutting and income-producing measures.”

Sokolich’s entire 2011 summer message can be downloaded here.

We’ll take a closer look at many of these events and activities this week on Fort Lee Patch.