Fed-Up Neighbors Want Out of Town ; Years of Headaches Lead to a Petition to Secede

The Record, Bergen County, NJ › November 08, 2004

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ELMWOOD PARK - After trying for some time to get the Borough Council to respond to their parking, traffic and litter problems, a group of 42 residents on Florence Place say they want out.

Residents from a block with 46 houses nestled up against Route 4 and the Elmwood Shopping Center are petitioning to secede from Elmwood Park and become part of Fair Lawn.

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Fed-Up Neighbors Want Out of Town ; Years of Headaches Lead to a Petition to Secede

And although it means higher taxes and a bureaucratic headache for all involved - plus, no promise of a solution to their problems - the residents are committed. They have obtained the signatures of 92 percent of those who would be affected by the secession. S...

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