A new home in Clifton

By Eamon Bencivengo

   I arrived at the Bergen County’s United Way offices on Tuesday morning with one objective; completing the application for municipal approval in the construction of a new special needs home in Clifton.  The construction site is a municipally owned lot on Arthur Street, a narrow one-way road in the Botany Village neighborhood of Clifton.  As an abandoned home currently exists on the site, the BCUW proposed home will provide a residence for special needs individuals and benefit the visual appeal of the surrounding neighborhood.  This proposed residence will be a two-story structure with four bedrooms, two bathrooms, kitchen, dining area, and a small living room.  In addition, a driveway will be located at the front of the house to provide parking for one vehicle.  Not to mention, the future residents of this home will be within walking distance of downtown Botany Village and all of its amenities.  In addition to this description of our proposed home, I included a project budget, along with the BCUW/Madeline resume, into the application.  After submitting the application to the Clifton City Hall, we now wait and see if Clifton decides to welcome a BCUW/Madeline special needs home!