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Ridgewood Village Council Special Public Budget Meeting

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VILLAGE COUNCIL
SPECIAL PUBLIC BUDGET MEETING
MARCH 2, 2020
5:00 P.M.

1.   Call to Order

  1.  Statement of Compliance with the 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.”

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NJ.COM to remove comments from site

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Ridgewood NJ, NJ.COM has announced that on Thursday morning, NJ.com will remove comments from the site. NJ.COM says ,”Archived stories also will have comments eliminated. We understand this will be upsetting to some of the people who read and post comments, but our editors will continue working to find the best ways to engage and hear your voice.”

The Ridgewood blog currently has no plans to eliminate comments anonymous or otherwise at this time or in the foreseeable future. We feel strongly that it is important to know what your neighbors really think and as we all know sometimes its just not pretty .

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New Jersey Department of Health Testing Finds Individual Negative for Novel Coronavirus

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Trenton NJ, Test results have come back negative for the person in New Jersey who was under investigation for novel coronavirus.

There are no other persons in New Jersey who are currently approved and awaiting testing for the virus that causes COVID-19.

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Ridgewood Water asks you to please don’t flush your unused meds

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Ridgewood NJ, Ridgewood Water asks you to please don’t flush your unused meds. New state law will require health care professionals to inform patients of the proper disposal of unused drugs.

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CDC: Ditch the Facemask Already !

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Ridgewood NJ, There is currently no vaccine to prevent coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). The best way to prevent illness is to avoid being exposed to this virus. However, as a reminder, CDC always recommends everyday preventive actions to help prevent the spread of respiratory diseases, including:

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Increase State School Aid,Time for a Taxpayer Refund

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Ridgewood NJ, the group administrator of the Facebook group ,”it takes a Ridgewood Village”  Saurabh Dani  offered the following information , ” Ridgewood is going to get 654,822$ more in state aid this year compared to last year – this is an increase of 16.9%.

To pay for this increased aid, the state is going to increase tolls, corporate tax and other state taxes, including income tax on many of Ridgewood residents. The state’s goal is to reduce property taxes with this added “aid / state tax increase”.

Our BOE has decided to use up the increase in state aid in their operating budget and not adjust this 655K towards proposed 2% increase of property tax.
Should the BOE reconsider it’s decision and reduce property tax increase of 2% and change it to “2% – minus- 654K”? “

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Ridgewood New Master Plan Time Table

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Ridgewood NJ ,from  the  website “Our Village Our Future”  the  new master plan time line in detail:

Tuesday, March 3: Planning Board Meeting. Highlights of the Preliminary Draft will be presented by the consultant, followed by a discussion with the Planning Board about the Preliminary Draft.

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Police Traffic Officers Association of Bergen County says, ” look both ways before you cross”

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Ridgewood NJ,Police Traffic Officers Association of Bergen County has launched a campaign In conjunction to keep pedestrians safe , ” In conjunction with the Brain Injury Alliance of New Jersey ,New Jersey Pedestrian Safety Coalition, the Police Traffic Officers Association of Bergen County is geared toward educating everyone the importance of pedestrian safety. It’s important for pedestrians to look both ways, but it’s equally important to wait for the WALK signal when crossing at a controlled intersection.”

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Glen Rock School Administration Consolidation

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Glen Rock NJ, a new proposal to unite the borough’s middle and high schools under one principal and add half a dozen other administrators .The plan, which would take effect at the beginning of the next school year, would appoint one person to lead grades 6 through 12 and approve the hire of up to five content-area supervisors during the next two years.

School officials say they could fund the extra staff within the state’s 2% school tax levy cap, which keeps districts from raising property taxes without seeking voter approval via a referendum or ballot question. The proposal was promoted as budget neutral.

The proposal has been met with resistance by some parents, teachers and former officials who said the district is barreling toward restructuring without considering the consequences.

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GOP: Murphy’s 2021 budget is built on yet another income tax he’ll use to pay for his radical, liberal agenda

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By Doug Steinhardt

When I was in law school, I played piano at local piano bars to help support myself. I’ve always been a jazz music fan, and one of my favorite quotes is from jazz pianist Thelonious Monk, who said, “The piano ain’t got no wrong notes.”

I always thought that wisdom liberating. It reminds me there is no script for creating or problem solving. It’s also a great measure of self-accountability. If Monk’s quote taught me anything it’s that in life, I’m my only obstacle. I never blame the piano if the song doesn’t sound right.

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New Jersey Choral Society Upcoming Presentation of Fire and Rain

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Ridgewood NJ, Tickets are now available for our upcoming presentation of Fire and Rain – Forces of Nature featuring the music of iconic artists Prince, James Taylor, Adele, Katy Perry, Toto, The Weather Girls, Phillip Phillips, The Eurythmics, and, of course, Earth, Wind and Fire.

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Cat Adoption Event at Pet Supplies Plus

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Hillsdale NJ, Adoption Event SATURDAY,  Come meet our adoptable cats and kittens! We will be at Pet Supplies Plus 391 Broadway, Hillsdale across from Shop Rite, 10:30 AM to 1 PM. You can fill out an online application before you come at: https://www.care4strays.org/adoption-application
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Hinchliffe Stadium One of the Last Remaining “Negro League” Ballparks Renewal Project To Begin in September

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Paterson NJ,  The New Jersey Housing and Mortgage Finance Agency (NJHMFA) board to advance the comprehensive community redevelopment of the Hinchliffe Stadium neighborhood in Paterson by approving funding to build a $29.1 million, 75-unit affordable senior housing development, the Murphy Administration announced.

Hinchliffe Stadium stands as a relic of a working-class city proud of its baseball heritage and teeters on the precipice of revival. Paterson, New Jersey, lays claim to this storied facility, once the renowned site of Negro League games, but it is hardly the only visual hallmark for the metropolis known as “Silk City” because of its bygone silk industry.

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New Jersey Online Sports Betting

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Atlantic City NJ, Many sportsbooks have already been opened for New Jersey residents in the first few months of legal sports betting since June 2018 and more are scheduled in the near future. Hundreds of millions of dollars have already been won, and critically, the state of New Jersey has also collected plenty of revenue to assist in providing better services to the state’s residents.

NJ online Sports Betting Regulations allow for licensed state casinos and horse racing tracks to support land-based, mobile, and online sports wagering and prohibits casinos/racetracks that own a sports team from participation in sports betting. Limitations also exist for potential operators who may have a vested interest in a sports franchise.

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