Ridgewood Council to hold hearing on multifamily housing
SEPTEMBER 10, 2015 LAST UPDATED: THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 2015, 9:35 PM
BY MARK KRULISH
STAFF WRITER |
THE RIDGEWOOD NEWS
The subject of multifamily housing will take center stage at the Village Council’s public meeting on Sept. 16 as the governing body prepares to take action on the related zoning ordinances and hear a last round of comments from the public.
After years of public work sessions and hearings to allow testimony by attorneys and experts for three developers and comments from residents who expressed either satisfaction or concern, the Ridgewood Planning Board ultimately voted to pass the new amendments. They were then sent to the council in the form of an ordinance.
If the ordinances are approved next week, several parcels of land in the village’s Central Business District will be rezoned for housing with densities as high as 35 units per acre and building heights of 50 feet. The original amendments allowed for developments of up to 50 units per acre, but were scaled back due to the concerns of board members and residents.
Four parcels of land are currently slated for re-zoning: The old Brogan Cadillac site on South Broad Street, which would be designated as an AH-2 zone for purely residential development; the old Sealfons building on North Maple Avenue between East Ridgewood Avenue and Franklin Avenue and the Ken Smith property on Franklin Avenue, which would be put in the B-3-R zone for residential or mixed-use development; the C-R zone, a small lot on Chestnut Street for residential or mixed-used development; and the C-zone, which wraps around the C-R zone and is intended only for commercial uses.
https://www.northjersey.com/news/ridgewood-council-to-hold-hearing-on-multifamily-housing-1.1407448
Welcome to West Brooklyn !
Get to the hearing very early if you want a seat and/or want to speak. The Village Manager refused to consider moving the hearing to a larger venue, and the Village Council refused to hold the hearing on more than one day. Just goes to show that there is absolutely no consideration whatsoever given to taxpayers by the Aronsohn regime.
I have to agree with 10:59am. I’ve not been attending, but I am growing more and more concerned. Each time I try to pay attention, it seems that the Village government has this rubber stamped and has no thought to what the residents might think. My kids are off to college, but I’d still like to stay around before my property values drop down the drain. Aronsohn and his insider buddies have no clue and not a care in the world. Wonder when the Feds will investigate?
NO to 35 units per acre it is just too much. As for the three stooges and the village manager they just do not give a shit.
Your both right 11:42 and 12:15. They sit there when people come to speak with a board fasces know that they have a block vote and their minds are already made up. Attending meeting is a wast of time . They have an agenda and nothing I mean nothing is going to stop them. The even have 3 resident get up ever meeting and state the these project are good for Ridgewood and how the 3 amigos are doing such a great job. One of them is from the no sidewalk street in Ridgewood. ( Payback ) Nothing will stop these train-wrecks. I heard a resident say that we only have to get rid of one of them in the upcoming election. Wrong. All three must go. They are of like mind and even if one of them is reelected they will be a cancer on the Council.
Build, baby, build!
IT may be true that their minds are made up but everyone should still go, speak and be counted. @11;42, that is exactly what they want to do….wear you down and confuse you.
Just read they are adding a second night, September 30. How can we make sure people turn out? I go to the meetings and no one is there.
https://www.northjersey.com/news/ridgewood-council-adds-second-hearing-on-multifamily-housing-1.1408234
“wear you down and confuse you.” Sounds like Valley.
What village?
This place HAS NOT been a village for YEARS.
Stop fooling yourselfs…the town is growing and will continue to do so
WITH or WITHOUT you…stop your bitching and get with the program.
Besides its high time a lot of you birds move on anyway…why are you here anyway? Junior is gone off to college and the rest of your friends
Are long gone after falling for the bait of Ridgewoods superior schools.
Was it really worth years of absurd taxation only to have junior smoking pot and ending up at Ramapo College?
They have known for at least two weeks that was a night riddled with conflict. That said, people need to turn out. If it matters to you prove @ 5:51 wrong.
12:46:
You are so right. Here are the faces –
Aronsohn – he looks like a doe staring at headlights, absolutely no comprehension of what is being said, he is not paying any attention whatsoever, and as soon as the speaker finishes he finally brings his eyes into focus and says Thank You For Your Comments. And he never replies to anyone’s concerns.
Sonenfeld – did you check her out when the TV was focused on her on Wednesday nonstop? Her head bobs up and down when someone is at the microphone, like a chicken pecking around for scattered corn kernels. And she makes little sounds of disapproval or disagreement, while her hand fidgets with her chin.
Hauck – she stares at her ipad when anyone speaks, and reads whatever notes are being sent to her electronically from her “handlers,” who dictate what she should say (read) next.
Pucciarelli – he also stares at his ipad, but he has it on “camera” and the camera is reversed so he is looking at himself and trying to determine if the toupee needs a little more salt-and-pepper highlights woven into it yet.
Only Sedon and Knudsen actually pay attention and give thoughtful responses, even though Aronsohn has instructed all council members that they are not to engage in conversation with any member of the public.
Spot on! I spoke this week and she was nodding her head the whole time. Hauck looked me in the eyes as well. I still think she is the best shot of saying no with this vote.