file photo by Boyd Loving
Why all of a sudden all these crazy irresponsible planning boondoggles..
This is a serious management issue in the Town of Ridgewood.All these oversized non conforming parking decks and MIS sited ball fields / With Light Incursions into an existing neighborhood have a common theme..
Our Town is out of control with some pushing own Agendas and telling homeowners to just move over and suck it up. Despite serious impact to property Rights and values as well as dangerous mis planning. Who will pay the lawsuits for injuries fatalities for misplaced expansion accidents.
boon·dog·gle
ˈbo͞onˌdäɡəl,-ˌdôɡəl/
NORTH AMERICAN
informal
noun
1.
work or activity that is wasteful or pointless but gives the appearance of having value.
“writing off the cold fusion phenomenon as a boondoggle best buried in literature”
verb
1.
waste money or time on unnecessary or questionable projects.
We do not suffer from “mis-planning.” We are being burdened with the results of no planning or undisclosed planning, take your pick.
Our council lurches from project to project without a common theme or goal perhaps other than “if someone with money asks for it, then lets give it to them.” The majority on this council exhibit no sense of serving the Village of Ridgewood. They’ve never shown that they looked into the future to ask or try to divine what’s best for the Village as a whole. Instead, they appear only to react to and be driven by the demands of developers, land speculators, restaurant owners and other profiteers.
I have lived in town quite a few years now, and have had agreements and disagreements with many that always ended with a friendly handshake. Sadly, this crew has engendered an entirely different feeling. More sadly yet, they seem to smugly relish what the discord have sown.
I can think of two reason for this. One is payback to the supporters of the gang of three in the last election. The second is to secure votes and financial backing for the gang of three for the upcoming election. If our current Mayor chooses not to run next year then you can be sure that our Deputy Mayor will make a run for Mayor and Gwen will be Deputy Mayor. The plans are already in the works for this. Im sure Albert has already pick a candidate that will support his bid for Mayor . Make no mistake readers Albert and Paul are smart people. We will not know this mystery candidate until after the election. We will again have four years of block votes and the systematic destruction of the Village . I would suggest to all voters to do their due diligence next year. Know your candidate and their history not just their talking points for the election.
The candidate will be Paul Vagianos to run with Albert.
I don’t think so 10:10 to obvious. Remember what I said Al;bert is smart and cunning. Paul Vagianos may throw is hat in the ring as s distraction for the real Albert plant. Remember what I said
“I would suggest to all voters to do their due diligence next year. Know your candidate and their history not just their talking points for the election”.
Paul Vagianos is the most popular man in town. When he ran for freeholder he got an overwhelming amount of Ridgewood votes.
He wants to be in an elected position. The council is his for the asking.
Hey Al from the above picture your asking your belt to do a lot.
Hey 11:08, David Slomin is the most popular man in town.
This election is not about popularity. Its about which candidate has the voters and the Villages best interests in mind. We know where Vagianos interests are but voters need to know where Mr. Slomin’s stands. No one trick ponies.
What’s needed is MORE VOTERS who have a clue. Votes by only a small coterie of those who follow the issues WILL NOT CUT IT (viz. G. Hauck’s election in the first place, by a handful of votes). The amigos and their amigos know the importance of numbers of votes and will be out there lying their shirts off (lies of commission and omission) in “vote for parking” mode.
Start talking it up NOW. Please make sure your family members, neighbors, and friends are registered to vote–the number of the unregistered who won’t admit it is apparently staggering. Any 17-year-old who will turn 18 by the day of the next election can register in advance of that birthday, showing documentation. Talk to friends and neighbors who may be clueless; often they are thrilled to be told whom to vote for or not.