Bergen Freeholders to vote on funding parking study for Ridgewood
OCTOBER 13, 2014 LAST UPDATED: MONDAY, OCTOBER 13, 2014, 3:41 PM
BY JODI WEINBERGER
STAFF WRITER
THE RIDGEWOOD NEWS
Bergen County Freeholders are expected to vote on a resolution at their Oct. 22 meeting that would likely fund a $100,000 parking study in the village.
MARION BROWN/STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER
Several Ridgewood business owners have claimed that the village’s metered parking lots are full by 9 a.m. Most spots are taken by commuters and employees, leaving no spaces for downtown shoppers, they said.
The village has been in talks with the Bergen County Improvement Authority (BCIA) for more than a year about a partnership that would ideally result in the county building a 450-space parking garage at the site of the Hudson Street lot, where there are currently only a couple dozen 12-hour metered parking spots.
The county would own and operate the garage, which the village would pay for over the course of 20-30 years from the revenue from the garage.
To put the plan into motion, the freeholders and the county executive both need to sign off on the transferring of funds from the county’s planning department to the BCIA through the approval of the resolution.
To that end, Mayor Paul Aronsohn invited Freeholder Chairman David Ganz, who sets the agenda for the freeholder meetings, to Ridgewood last Tuesday to view the Hudson Street lot and observe the parking challenges in Ridgewood.
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Just in time for elections.
A hundred thousand dollars for a study? Thats outrageous. It will only result in a monstrosity because something obscene will need to be built to cover the obscenity of the study’s cost.
What do we pay the police department and the Village planner for? If they can’t figure it out, fire their butts and bring in people who can. But no need to pay outsiders for a study.
the new plan contrived by our mayor is simply a way to double parking revenues.
The county is looking for a way to spend our taxes and grow their scope. We should be careful what we wish for. We are asking for the county to take over village planning. Money from government always comes with strings attached
Forget the $100,000 for a study and start the damn work for a garage on Hudson St. already.As for the possibility of a eye sore just ride pass the parking lot now, a garage would be an improvement.
Democrat Mayor – Democrat Freeloaders, Perfect Together (around election time)
A complete joke as usual….. Welcome to RIDGEWOOD.
Outrageous
Government waste…
Create 2-3 hour limit.
Enforce with people and chalk sticks.
This will stop employee parking and free up spaces for customers.
It will employ a few people and pay for itself with fines for violators.
Problem solved.
#9 is exactly right.