Unsecured tarp will damage Schedler House

To the editor:I am very disappointed in the failed promise, at a public hearing, that the tarp would be reinforced on the roof of Schedler House, at the latest, Jan. 21. The tarp is leaking in one section and will cause rot to the otherwise sturdy house as water gets inside the beams. Reasons given for the repeated delays were height of the house, need to get a fire department vehicle with a longer ladder and danger due to ice and snow.I certainly understand that no employee should be placed in a dangerous situation. The employees of Ridgewood work very hard and deserve every protection. Any fault lies squarely on the shoulders of our ineffective council. If they acted when they were asked, repeatedly, during late summer and early fall, this would be a non-issue. When the council finally acted, winter was upon us.

When The Ridgewood News reported that the tarp was secured (“Neighbors join talk on property,” Feb. 7, page A1), the newspaper also took the word given.

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