>N.J. Historical Preservation : My beef is with do-gooders who will save a house at the expense of blighted land
I did take my kids to historic sites as I have lived in Bergen county all my life. I have also had to fill in for the lack of history that was taught in the Ridgewood public school system.
My beef is with do-gooders who will save a house at the expense of blighted land. One only has to look at the house in Fair Lawn, Red Mill and other places which serve as hangouts for illicit activity.
Our Village has a recent habit of buying properties and then let them rot further. How would YOU like a historical eyesore fester next to your house because the alternative is having a family move into a new home next door.
I don’t know how Jennee gets their fill-in permits, but it must help to have friends in high places (another thread altogether).
As it is, the historians who are SO concerned about saving this particular house should be OUTRAGED that the Steuben house has been closed for 4 years.
( https://www.bergencountyhistory.org/Pages/steubenhsehistory.html)
Let’s preserve what we have and if there are no individuals who want to buy and restore the properties, then let them be replaced
