‘Fight not over’ for residents
Friday, November 1, 2013
The Ridgewood News
‘Fight not over’ for residents
Jeanette LaRocco
To the editor:
The Planning Board meeting I attended on Tuesday, Oct. 29 regarding Valley Hospital’s expansion was a study of contrasts. Sheila Brogan represented the Board of Education, and then two speakers, who are members of CRR, and Peter McKenna, the president of CRR, represented the residents of Ridgewood. The contrast came about, because Ms. Brogan, as a representative of the BOE, spoke about the board’s mission, commitment to student’s safety and yet not once did Ms. Brogan choose that stance, when she mentioned over and over, “if Valley’s expansion is approved.” She never veered from neutrality of her opinions on whether this would be a detriment to the students attending BF.
The appropriate response would be to take the side that most protected the children of Ridgewood, not just mentioning what the BOE expected Valley to do if and when they were allowed to expand. Worst of all, Ms. Brogan tried to compare the short-term renovations each Ridgewood school completed, to what the residents and students will endure if Valley’s renovation comes to fruition, which is insane, and could take up to 10 years. As Mr. Drill has said before, when he spoke at one of the meetings, “it’s comparing apples to oranges.” In this case, it is true.
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