>Intersection Safety Campaign Supported by Citizens Safety Advisory Committee. The Village’s Citizens Safety Advisory Committee, in conjunction with the Police Department and the Engineering Division, has completed a Village-wide review of physical and/or visual obstructions at properties that abut street intersections through out the Village. The purpose of this effort is to identify areas where conditions could cause hazards to both pedestrians and motorists. Our goal is a safer community for all.
>Do you own Property Located on a Corner?
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>As reported in last week’s Ridgewood News, fewer than 50% of property owners who received letters actually complied with directives to remove obstructions.
Also as reported, Municipal Court Judge Philip Sheridan has not been fining those who received summonses, so long as the obstruction was removed by their court appearance date.
This is unacceptable. The safety of others is at stake and Village officials are doing very little to drive compliance.
Why doesn’t the Village remove obstructions from the properties of owners who refuse to comply, issue a summons, and also bill for the removal? We need to get tough on this issue before someone gets killed.
>already happened brother
>I live on a corner. I do not have any obstruction that blocks the view of the corner. Nor have I received a summons. However, I would strongly oppose the legal right of ANYONE to make changes to MY property, without my consent. If it is a matter of trimming an overgrown bush, that is one thing. But, more permanent structures, such as walls or fences, that have existed for years is another. Can anyone provide the wording of ordinance that exists covering this issue? Also, I would like to know names of the the members of the Citizens Safety Advisory Committee (whatever that is). Where can they be found? It is probably the same people who stand up at EVERY Village Council meeting and turn the municipal government process into something akin to a 4-hour root canal procedure (sit through one and see what I mean). How many of these summonses have been issued, anyway? There can’t be more than 4 or 5 properties in town, where this is a valid concern. Yet, we have the Police Dept and Village Engineering Division surveying the entire town about this. How many man-hours (read tax-payer dollars) have been spent on this? Give me a freakin’ break!!! If the traffic aound my property is any indication, I suggest that any accidents contributing to the “sudden alarm” over this issue have more to do with careless drivers that obstructed intersections.
The Citizens Safety Advisory Committee propably has good intentions. But, they seem to taking an Orwellian approach that I oppose in principle. Young children from around the neigborhood play in our yard. Why doesn’t the Citizens Safety Advisory Committee spend their time focusing on the biggest safety hazard in Ridgewood…bad, careless and reckless drivers. Countless teenagers, soccer moms and POLICEMEN talk on their cell phones as they drive obvliviously through town every day. Stop signs are non-existent as they roll right through them. Is there any street in town with a speed limit over 25MPH? Drivers routinely fly down some streets at speeds in excess of 40MPH. How about enforcing our existing traffic laws?? Why don’t we all start focusing on the REAL issues in this town and stop meddling, based on the interests of a few? Get a grip Ridgewood!!!
>A safer community for all – how about the excessive speeding – please Ridgewood Council just get the police to do their job – what are you afraid of? – You can fire them all if you want to.
>You can’t fire them as easy as that. You think you can just fire them for not giving out tickets? Think again. A Ridgewood cop stole a computer and he kept his job. One was discovered to have been having sex with a young female while on duty. Still on the job.