file photo by Boyd Loving
Ridgewood Nj, a reader says ,”The (Elks)club membership is dealing with over zealous state reps ( in very fancy tuxedos mind you) who have been gunning for the lodge for years. It’s not business, it’s personnel. The membership has retained councel who will defend their interests. This includes the building that does NOT belong to ANYONE other than the clubs membership via a holding corporation to protect it from situations just like this. So forget your theory’s , forget about the library and forget about ANYONE getting anything that belongs to the lodge.”
But why were their taxes cut in half?
So the conspiracy theory promoted on this site is a load of malarchy??….no way!
A great [;ace for planned parties. Thanks for the update James.
Who wrote the lead article John Saracino ?
Check the online property taxes. How did they get their property taxes cut in half?
The Elks are a tax exempt charitable organization. However, the lower portion of the building has been leased out in years past. Perhaps the assessment was adjusted to reflect the portion that is for non-charitable use?
Property tax records show one Elk’s lot with $0 taxes and the other with $14k in taxes – was $28k. The $14k is taxable and was cut in half two years ago.
Believe it or not, the current Village Hall was originally the Ridgewood Elks club. At some point in their history, they built this “modern” building and their lodge was converted to Village Hall.
Believe it or not, the current Village Hall was originally the Ridgewood Elks club. At some point in their history, they built this “modern” building and their lodge was converted to Village Hall.