yeah it is the natural outcome. We are in a situation now where we can choose the least worst alternative. If this can gets kicked down the road yet again, the next steps would be the BIG main street proposals that are now taking place in towns like Bogota and Closter… that result would be more mixed use, fewer stores, more restaurants, banks, Gyms and apartments, putting more pressure on parking and schools which would require a bigger parking solution. While the choices now are not great, the building of a garage soon makes sense to curtail further expansion of mixed use stock a la other communities..
Ridgewood NJ, the Ridgewood Police report that on February 5th, Ptl. Zachary Knudsen responded to Valley National Bank located on 103 Franklin Avenue on a report of the bank discovering damage to the ATM machine on the premise. Upon arrival a bank ATM technician was on scene and reported the ATM was inspected and determined to have been compromised by an unknown actor altering the internal components of the machine between 2/3/18 and 2/5/18.
The Ridgewood Detective Bureau and Valley National Bank are investigating the incident. Any person who utilized the ATM machine at the above location should contact Valley National Bank and monitor your account and report any fraudulent activity.
The Franklin Street “Village Garage” lot was publicly targeted by the Village Council for condemnation as “blighted” as part of a redevelopment plan. The Village would rely on the decision in Kelo v. City of New London, 545 U.S. 469 (2005), a case decided by the U. S. Supreme Court involving the use of eminent domain to transfer land from one private owner to another private owner to further economic development. Construction of a municipal parking garage would then follow. $15 million in bond money was raised for that purpose, but when Village residents objected to the heavy-handed use of the eminent domain power, the plan was dropped and the money spent on other priorities. The current owners bought the property at that time at a relatively low price expecting to make a tidy profit in the near future. Obviously that didn’t exactly pan out for them.
100% correct. and apartments without parking garage is going to be a real disaster. Since we cant stop the developments now, lets at least mitigate the harm and build the garage.
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100% correct. and apartments without parking garage is going to be a real disaster. Since we cant stop the developments now, lets throw gasoline on the fire and exacerbate the harm by building the garage.
Wait, so the argument now is… because a previous council approved the building of condos, in order to “save” the Village we need to appease the developers and build a garage for them given that they will obviously not have the needed parking spaces for their new tenants….and if we don’t build this thing, this town will become a glorified Rt 17 strip filled with gyms, banks and more condos? Come on people…..let’s all assume they build this thing, how does that change anything in terms of the parking landscape in this town? Yes, commuters will use it, yes shoppers will use it, but lets be realistic, probably only those looking to shop on Broad St or very close to it. We all know that everyone in this town or those that come here want to park right across the street from where they’re going, as stated in many of the posts before, if you look for parking you will find it, but you may have to walk a bit. So the taxpayers of this town should spend millions of dollars to alleviate a problem that may or may not exist for two to three hours on Friday and Saturday nights?? Do the math, it doesn’t add up and with Uber that problem is going away. Let’s spend money on updating the current run down parking lots we have or reconfigure current parking lanes and see how that goes….what’s the downside? We need to stop looking backward and look forward….Uber and Amazon to name a few are changing how we live our lives….less brick and mortar, less cars being driven for nights out….that’s the future, not building a garage that maybe in 1990 there was a solid argument for.
RIDGEWOOD NJ, Special Properties Real Estate Services, LLC, an exclusive affiliate of Christie’s International Real Estate, welcomes Miriam Barnard to its Ridgewood, NJ office as a Realtor® Associate. The addition of Barnard is part of the agency’s continued expansion in Ridgewood and throughout the region.
Miriam comes to Special Properties with a number of years of hands-on real estate investment experience. This experience has helped her build a respect and appreciation for the entire real estate process, and gives her the benefit of having a dual understanding of the perspectives of the home buyer/seller and now the perspective that comes from being a full-time realtor. She is enthusiastic about the opportunity to help new buyers, as well as sellers, through her access to the Highly regarded marketing and sales resources offered by both Christie’s and Special Properties.
Miriam has been a resident of Bergen County since 1999, when she moved to Ridgewood from Hoboken with her husband and four children. Now a resident of Ho-Ho-Kus, she continues to be active in her community and in her children’s schools. While in Ridgewood, Miriam was a member and served on the board of the village’s Newcomer’s Club and was actively involved with the Ridgewood Public Schools. Currently, she is active in fundraising for Bergen Catholic High School, where her sons are students. Her noted accomplishment for Bergen Catholic is the establishment of the Senior Class Graduation Sign Fundraiser. She is also an active member of Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church in Ridgewood.
In her spare time, Miriam enjoys reading, cooking, and hiking with her family. The family has hiked up and down the east coast and in several locations in Europe. Miriam is a graduate of the College of Saint Elizabeth with a Bachelor of Arts degree.
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Ridgewood NJ, you may have noticed yesterday that News 12 New Jersey was spoofed by a fake tweet of President Trump . When challenged by the lack of skepticism and fact checking ‘reporter” Kurt Siegelin responded on Facebook to our query by attempting to justify his biased faux pas , “Have you read some of the President’s tweets? It’s not hard to believe he actually would have tweeted something like a couple years ago.”
We countered “Ever watched 12 news? Biased much ??” , after all it was News 12 that called Ridgewood a town of bigots because so many were skeptical of Aronsohn’s stupid make work ADA ramp at Graydon pool when far better alternatives existed . The doubters were proved correct when the fiasco ran well over budget and is basically unusable because it gets slippery when wet (duh) . The far better alternative the “mobi chair” used at Allendale’s pool was passed on because it did not cost enough .
Kurt Siegelin ended the conversation, ” Dude, whatever. I can only tell you people here are earnest in trying to present unfiltered truth. If you don’t believe it, I can’t help you.” Translation News 12 New Jersey will remain smug and content in its biased , ignorant and bigoted point of view .
A post from Kurt Siegelin(FACEBOOK)
“A few words (maybe more than a few) about this fake tweet…
I saw this on my timeline this morning and immediately thought ‘Man, he’s going to have to explain this!’ And then? Then I read a little more and find out President Trump never tweeted this. It’s Photoshop, or whatever-fakes-a-tweet-shop. Never happened. The guy responsible even admits he did it as a joke and he realizes it’s going around twitter, Facebook and the internet LIKE IT DID HAPPEN and he’s sorry for that. Oopsie. Buddy, in short, too late. This fake tweet is now being shared and re-shared like it DID happen by anyone who hates the President and would like to further undermine him. People are seeing this and believing it did happen.
So what can you believe anymore? If some yahoo on twitter can create something which looks so authentic, is anything legit? Is anything not fake-able? And how do you know? Honestly, I don’t have an answer for that. And really, I don’t blame this idiot. People do stupid stuff. They aren’t “journalists”, trying to be careful with the truth in every post. No, they’re just looking for some shares. And this guy is having his moment. As of this writing, this fake tweet has over 27,000 retweets and 59,000 likes. The likes? They could be people who like the sentiment, hate Trump, whatever. It’s the retweets which are the concern. That’s the virus spreading. Leading to more people actually believing a lie. My question, how many who saw this know it’s fake? You’d have to do some clicking to see the author’s contrition — which people typically don’t do — so yeah, this is out there tonight and I think people believe it. But again, I don’t blame this guy. He was just looking for a reaction.
I actually blame Facebook and twitter for allowing this be disseminated. Both have made some very public statements in the last months about trying to stop fake news from being spread on their sites. They claim to now actively censor material. I haven’t seen that in action, but I guess this one got past both their censors. Hey twitter and Facebook! You know what? Do more. And do it better. The people who run these social media platforms need to realize they are the new newspapers. They are what America reads. They shape what America thinks. Any self-respecting newspaper editor of the past 100 years would never have printed this fake tweet, so why are Facebook and twitter allowed to? There’s no oversight. No ethical standard they’re trying to adhere to (at least none I know of). So understand, always, reader beware. Be suspicious of it all. In the meantime, I’d like to give twitter and Facebook execs a lecture on journalism. They could use a good talking-to right now.”
A garage is needed. I’m willing to accept that the size of such a facility is up to debate but in my opinion, as unpopular as it may be in this echo chamber, it is needed. It’s presence will not destroy the character of the town but will improve the quality our visits to downtown and the health of our businesses.There are plenty of other wealthier towns that have such a facility and their characters and/or home values have not be eviscerated.
As to the size of the proposed housing developments. I think there is room for good debate there as to whether the scope of the developments is appropriate for the downtown or whether they should have been allowed in the first place. I will say however that the empty lots that exist now are eyesores.
There is great value to preserving the history and character of our village. Does 315 East Glen Avenue qualify? I don’t know, but if the home is from the 1830s then I think it is at least worth considering. There is and always will be tension between those who wish to preserve certain qualities of the village and its structures and those who argue that development needs to naturally proceed and a property owner can do what he wishes, within reason, with his own property.
Certainly we don’t want the village to become a cookie-cutter suburb like much of New Jersey. The area of the lawns is testament to what happens when a developer does as he pleases (nothing against the people there at all). The village should have proper controls in place to determine what is worth saving and what is not. Room for public debate should be included in any discussions.
THE RIDGEWOOD VILLAGE COUNCIL’S PUBLIC WORKSHOP AGENDA
FEBRUARY 7, 2018
7:30 P.M.
7:30 pm – Call to Order – Mayor
Statement of Compliance with Open Public Meeting Act
Mayor: “Adequate notice of this meeting has been provided by a posting on the bulletin board in Village Hall, by mail to the Ridgewood News, The Record, and by submission to all persons entitled to same as provided by law of a schedule including the date and time of this meeting.”
Roll Call – Village Clerk
Flag Salute/Moment of Silence
Public Comments (Not to Exceed 3 Minutes per Person – 40 Minutes in Total)
Announcement – Launch of Burbio App
Presentation
New CBD Website
Explanation of Complete Streets Program
Explanation of Purchasing Process
Discussion
Ridgewood Water
Award Contract – Pipes, Appurtenances and Service Materials
Award Contract – Customer Portal, Communications and Consumption Analytics Software
Award Contract – Tree Maintenance Services
Property Easement Agreements
Parking
Coinless Parking
Budget
Declare 2006 Ford Focus Surplus – Building Dept.
Increasing Amount of Petty Cash for Fleet Service Dept.
Turf Replacement at Maple Park Field
Wi-Fi in Memorial Park in Van Neste Square and Graydon Pool
Release of Bid Bond for Public Valet Parking
Policy
Discuss Donations to Parks and Recreation Department – Screens for Somerville Tennis Court “No Knock” Solicitation Ordinance Sale of Fireworks Property Tax Refund
Operations
Liquor License Transfer – FISH Ridgewood to Oak Street Liquors
Explanation of Bergen County Police Services
Review of February 14, 2017 Public Meeting Agenda
Manager’s Report
Council Reports
Public Comments (Not to Exceed 5 Minutes per Person)
Resolution to go into Closed Session
Closed Session
Ridgewood NJ, from the National Weather Service ..WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EST THIS
AFTERNOON…
* WHAT…Mixed precipitation expected. Total snow accumulations of up to 2 inches, with localized amounts up to 5 inches across the
extreme northern portions of Fairfield and New Haven counties. Ice accumulations of up to one tenth of an inch are expected.
* WHERE…Portions of northeast New Jersey, southern Connecticut and southeast New York.
* WHEN…Until 5 PM EST this afternoon.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS…The snow and ice will result in difficult travel conditions. Be prepared for reduced visibilities at
times.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
A Winter Weather Advisory means that periods of snow, sleet or freezing rain will cause travel difficulties. Be prepared for
slippery roads and limited visibilities, and use caution while driving. Check local Department of Transportation information
services for the latest road conditions.
Ridgewood NJ, Ridgewood resident Saurabh Dani has discovered that anyone can pull anyone’s water bill on the Ridgewood Water website. Mr. Dani brought it to Mayor Knudsen’s attention buy sending her a copy of her Ridgewood Water bill further driving home the point.
1. go to – https://water.ridgewoodnj.net/
Official Site – Ridgewood Water – Ridgewood Water
water.ridgewoodnj.net
Updated- 11/13/17-Water Main Replacements at Various Stream Crossings. Water Quality Information. Water Conservation Ordinance Information, FAQ’s & More- Click HERE
2. Click on “pay bills”
3. Click on “HERE” in the text which says ‘click here to pay bills”.
4. It will take you to the site – that will look like this – https://www1.mcc.net/tvhactive/BillPayerLogin.aspx?TID=LvQL2uPQJNQ8LLsUecwtmcb40pIW9MOwWDH13A4vdTubywfTfyR%20Xg==
5. Then create an account- you just need user name password.
6. then sign in to that account.
7. Now click on “search” then select “bill category” as “water” – then “search by” – Location — there type an address – for example “390 bedford rd” is my address. then click on search.
Ridgewood NJ, The annual NJ School Performance Reports are out. Each year, the New Jersey Department of Education releases school performance reports on every public school in New Jersey. The Ridgewood district’s 2016-17 performance reports can now be found on the individual school web pages. Please contact your school with any questions. Click here to access the links to the Ridgewood Public Schools’ individual school reports : https://www.ridgewood.k12.nj.us/cms/one.aspx?portalid=207600&pageid=4184469
Westwood NJ, A pedestrian was struck by a motor vehicle at the intersection of Broadway and Irvington Street, Westwood on Tuesday morning, 02/06. The victim was seriously injured and transported by ambulance to a local hospital. Westwood Police responded along with a BLS ambulance from Hackensack University Medical Center North and an ALS unit from The Valley Hospital.
Trenton NJ, State lawmakers were back to their old tricks on Monday quietly advancing legislation that would raise the salaries of judges, county prosecutors, gubernatorial Cabinet members and senior legislative staffers, passing the bill out of committee without a single word of discussion.
The measure, sponsored by state Senate President Steve Sweeney and two of his top Democratic allies giving the governor the ability to boost the salaries of all his Cabinet members from $141,000 to $175,000 a year.
The new legislation would allow for higher pay for the four top legislative staff members, enshrining in law the right of the Assembly speaker, the Senate president and each of the minority leaders to pay their top aides up to $175,000.
The salaries of all state judges, Supreme Court justices, prosecutors, surrogates, county clerks, registers of deeds and mortgages and sheriffs would increase by $24,000. The hikes would be phased in over three years in $8,000 increments. Further raises would be linked to the consumer price index.
County prosecutors and Superior Court judges now make $165,000, and Supreme Court justices about $186,000, while the chief justice makes about $193,000. Current salaries vary for the other positions.
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