A common theme I keep hearing from my neighbors who call to question a policy or problem with the town departments is that when they question a policy which creates a hardship for issues like overnight parking code enforcement on several large home expansions the Village depts employees often say that it’s the neighbors are grinding old axes against other neighbors complaining about barking dogs,cars In the streets…unkept lots..this nanny nation mentality further foster the local government to create so many rules and codes on simple issues of common sense..if a hedge or a new addition to a back or side yard create a hazard the town should talk to them and seek a compromise rather than those codes and expanding mandates that take away too many rights like parking a legally owned car in front of the taxpayers House if expanded family number of cars exceeds the capacity of their garages and small driveways..common sense..overnight call in to the police if limited when you have no options and your children drive to school or work from their home too .A simple residents pass on back window would take care of this entire issue.I want the police doing other important things at night for the town and their administration than parking monitoring.
The reason we need these codes is because of the inconsiderate people who move here and don’t give a shit about anyone except themselves.
I agree that the first option is to confront the neighbor directly and tell them. If you’d rather not, drop a note on their car/in their mailbox and politely tell them. If the situation doesn’t change or continues sporadically, then get the village involved. As for the people who ignore the ordinances or are unaware, just do the right thing. We all have to live here and don’t need an over-eager local government in our faces every day.
Disagree totally with this post. Its the reason we live in Ridgewood and not many of the other fine nearby towns that let you park on the street or on your front lawn. I suspect the poster is a supporter of ex-Mayor Arohnson, the multi-family housing etc. These sorts of rules may be annoying to all of us at times, but they are what keeps our property values high. Let’s not ruin what we have for the sake of an occasional convenience.
We have gotten to the point where we are always evaluating and jusging each other. And now the opportunity to exact revenge.
Even when legally watering a lawn one resident questioned the homeowner’s need to water and suggested that they should stop.
I think that social media allows us to express opinions on everything. It actually makes people unhappy about their lives.
The agressive code enforcement is sowing the seeds of discontent. We now have a way to get back at those who annoy us.
Thank you Roberta.
When everyone starts selling to get out their investment ..it will really get ugly. The new comers might not be so pleasant to deal with ..change is hard folks..giving up is not change.