October 15,2015
the staff of the Ridgewood blog
Ridgewood NJ, A spokesman for CBR just made an announcement at tonight council meeting that they are withdrawing their lawsuit against the village for the changes in the master plan for the Central Business District ( CBD ).
Stating that they trust the council with do the right thing after their decision to do more studies on the large project. Do you believe that. Something smells. They trust the “3 amigos”, (Paul Aronsohn ,Albert Pucciarelli, and Genn Hauck )after all they have done , what is that PT Barnum once said ….
Trust the three stooges you must be kidding, keep the lawsuit going.
I would not trust Aronsohn, Hauck, and Pucciarelli to do anything other than what would benefit them politically They are the most self-servicing bunch on the Council in a very long time..
Lawsuits cost big money, the Village Council is now going to do the appropriate studies. What would be the purpose of continuing to sue, have a judge order them to do studies? Regarding “trust”, I don’t believe it either. However, sometimes you have to give the other side some room if you hope at least one of them will vote your way in the future. Remember the changed vote on Valley.
“Do the Right Thing” was a great movie, set in Brooklyn, It just ain’t going to happen in Ridgewood. Money talks, nobody walks. Follow the money.
This post leaves out the crucial fact that $100k has been spent by private citizens to fight against themselves [village runs on taxpayer dollars, we pay twice!] There is no way CBR can fight the spending power of debt funded developers. Remember, one of the developers has been fined MILLIONS of dollars for their inability to follow the law and still they spend more. How can we fight that?
Lawsuit can and should be re-filed if council votes in favor of the apartments on exact same grounds of failure to recuse.
Trust but verify.
Good Job, CBR! It takes a lot of bravery and selflessness to do what you’ve done. Your hard work and determination benefited all residents. If only there was a way to unite all residents under one organization, we’d be a force to be reckoned with.
While I don’t trust our Council majority to do the right thing here, they are kind of painted into a corner. The only way out for them at this point is to try to literally “pull a fast one” and wrap these supposedly comprehensive studies up in a couple weeks so that they can all vote yes before they get voted out in May.
It’s probably ok to drop the suit for now, but keep a copy handy in case we need to change the date and re-file.
Well if you believe that then answer this( 9:26). The CBR have a lot of smart people in their group you mean to tell me that no one anticipated the cost of their law suit? Why did they file it ( If they did ) so early? Why didn’t they wait till the council voted and then decide if a lawsuit was to costly. They fold like a cheap suit and the 3 amigos know it . Something stinks here.
And to follow up on my last post.I donated to CBR but I can tell you this it will be the last time. $100k for what ( Lawn signs) Where else did the money go ?
I understand CBR. I wonder if your going to have enough money to fight the BOED when they redistrict after all isn’t this what it all about. You want to keep Ridge and Williard for your kids.
“Something smells.”
Trust me, there is nothing here beyond what meets the eye.
-CBR spent years of time, money and emotional energy fighting the town
-continued fight would cost over 100K+
-council has agreed to more studies
-many residents are aware of this issue now where as before the public was not so engaged
CBR will remain a voice and watchdog…don’t you worry.
WTF? The Village claims that they were never served with a lawsuit. It the CBR statement bogus or what?
Money (or the threat of losing it) talks and bullshit walks….keep the suit alive…
Lawsuit was filed but never served, both statements are accurate.
Whoever just discussed redistributing should read up on the topic. In 2012 fishbein said ridge, Somerville and Hawes are full. travel, Willard and orchard would lose the most. Ridge is already BY FAR the most diverse school in town. That isn’t even a question
One reason folks at ridge have been on this issue is because most of the current apartments are zoned for ridge We know how many children WILL move into the apartments and what the impacts of so many units will have on congestion in an already congested part of town. Ever drive west ridgewood avenue at 3?
“This way to the egress.”
Ridge diverse ?
That’s hilarious….