>News Construction to start on new group home
Friday, May 27, 2011BY KELLY EBBELSSTAFF WRITER
The Ridgewood News
Construction on a new group home owned by West Bergen Mental Healthcare for people with Asperger’s syndrome will begin within two weeks, it was announced at a Village Council work session Wednesday evening.
Michael Tozzoli, West Bergen’s chief executive officer, said the organization will provide neighbors with monthly updates on the project.West Bergen currently operates a four-person group home on the property to be developed, at 234 S. Broad Street. That building will be demolished and a new facility will be built to house 10 residents and one live-in caretaker.
Construction should be complete within 10 to 12 months, Tozzoli said.In a 3-2 vote last winter, the council approved West Bergen’s request to redevelop the site, despite strenuous opposition from neighboring residents, who said communication had been insufficient in advance of that vote, and that the development could hurt property values, among other concerns
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