Village Drops sewer fee hike
Friday, October 11, 2013
the staff of the Ridgewood blog
Ridgewood NJ, After serious pressure from the Ridgewood Chamber of Commerce and merchants in the central business district ,the Village Council dropped a proposed increase in sewer discharge fees.
Mayor Paul Aronsohn told the Ridgewood News on Wednesday that Ridgewood officials met last week with the Chamber of Commerce to discuss the increase that had been proposed specifically for “significant dischargers” like restaurants. (
https://www.northjersey.com/news/227339881_Ridgewood_backs_off_on_sewer_fee_hike.html )
Ridgewood levies discharge fees on properties releasing more than 109,500 gallons of sewage into the village’s treatment plant. The rate will remain at it current level this year, but the council signaled its intend to reconsider the proposal in 2014.
Th Carpetbagger Mayor took care of his friend at the Chamber yet again.
What he didn’t say is that Aronsohn dropped the toilet tax on homeowners that Vagianos proposed.