What Put Oradell First Has Done for Oradell

People move to Oradell because of its character, and because it is a great place to live and raise children | Read article 1 | Read article 2

Put Oradell First has worked to preserve and enhance our quality of life. We have:

• Fought and defeated Walgreens when they attempted to move into Oradell | Read article
• Championed the inclusion of an historic planning element into the Planning Board's Master Plan for the first time to help ward off unwanted retail intrusion into Oradell
• Introduced an ordinance to provide stricter restrictions to limit intrusiveness and prevent cell towers in residential neighborhoods | Read article
• Worked to create zoning review sub-committee to revise land use laws to prevent overdevelopment
• Voted for a public advocate for major land use cases
• Re-designed Memorial Field Playground to accommodate young children
• Re-zoned and designated various parcels of land as dedicated conservation/recreation areas
• Improved traffic flow at OPS by construction of a drop-off lane
• Created Oradell Family Day and the Oradell Street Fair with the assistance of the Special Events Committee
• Rehabilitated the Oradell Free Public Library | Learn more
• Rehabilited the Veterans & Seniors Building | Read article
• Obtained a $1 million grant for the preservation of the Blauvelt Mansion | Read article
• Implemented traffic control, lower speed limits, and a left turn signal at Oradell and Kinderkamack Roads for improved pedestrian and motorist safety | Read article 1 | Read article 2
• Oradell officially joined the NIXLE network, becoming the first town in the Pascack Valley area to send e-mail and text message alerts from borough departments out to residents | Read article