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Finally looking to get it right Ridgewood officials justifies cost of Village Hall improvements
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 2012
BY JOSEPH CRAMER
STAFF WRITER
THE RIDGEWOOD NEWS
Restoration to the flood-damaged first floor of Village Hall will come at an initially higher cost than previous repair efforts, but the price tag will ultimately be justified by the proposed solution’s long-term sustainability and structural damage prevention in future flooding scenarios, village officials said
At a public meeting Wednesday, the Village Council introduced a bond ordinance to appropriate $550,000 for the remodeling and restoration of Village Hall’s first level.
Since the hall itself is prone to flooding due to its location in the Ho-Ho-Kus Brook floodplain, the first floor often takes on water in significant weather events. Most recently this occurred during Hurricane Irene, when several feet of water in the first level yielded around $90,000 in clean-up work and forced the relocation of community groups who normally use the space.
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