Ridgewood is a Village, not a shopping mecca

Ridgewood is a Village, not a shopping mecca

Ridgewood is a Village, not a shopping mecca. Access to our downtown is through residential areas, on roads ill-equiped to handle a great deal of traffic without significantly devaluing the housing on those roads.

So, in terms of vision, we need to make a choice between remaining a Village where people live, or becomming the next local mall.

Big box chain stores rely on heavy foot traffic. That’s is why they are all located in a central location such as the Mall.

Why would any large chain store come to Ridgewood and pay the kind of rent that the landlords are asking.

This plan is only going to help a certain few with all the residents pay for the bill.