Council Fails, revised leaf policy bagged
Thursday October 11, 2012, 3:37 PM
BY DARIUS AMOS
STAFF WRITER
The Ridgewood News
The Ridgewood Council has gone back to the drawing board, defeating previously introduced changes to the municipal leaf removal policy and presenting a new ordinance with fewer changes to the Village Code.
In a “less-is-more” move, council members agreed at Wednesday’s meeting that the former proposal to modify the leaf policy might have done more bad than good for the village and its residents. Mayor Paul Aronsohn said he and his council colleagues made their decision after considering the arguments presented to them last month and over the past two weeks.
“This might be a solution that’s in search of a problem. Maybe we’re already there,” Aronsohn said of the defeated ordinance.
While rejecting the original changes to the policy, the council also introduced a new ordinance during this week’s public meeting. The most noticeable differences in the new ordinance are regulations governing the placement of leaves.
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“We will move on it quickly in the next council,” Councilman Paul Aronsohn said, adding he remains hopeful the new plan – whatever it ends up being – can reduce the tax burden for the village residents.” Patch June 2011
Campaign promise #1 Sorry folks.
It was the Mayor who said ” less is more” on the leaf policy. Yes the same leaf policy he said was not working during his campaign. What changed. More campaign rhetoric and broken promises. Remember this one. Dr. Gabbert got to go.
So all this talk and we are back to the same policy?
Well all you Wests-ides who voted for ” The Team” because your leaves were not pick up as fast as you want, how’s that working out for you. I guess you will have to “Just Suck It up” A quote from your Mayor about you leaves “solution seeking a problem,”
they don’t have a clue on what’s going on. they need to talk to the boss of the street dept. the real boss. and he will tell you that you need man power, end of the story. stop all the bull shit and start rehiring workers. the street dept is down to 7 workers. they have more in town’s like midland park and ho-ho-kus. this is a real mess. they should off never laid off workers a few years a go. people it’s not the workers fault that things are looking bad. it is the mayor and council’s fault. they think we can do more with less, it sounds good. but it will not work. street’s fleet, park’s & shade tree dept are down to
the low’est number of workers in more then 60, years. very sad. you people pay taxes for service’s and you are not getting it. if the leaves don’t get done in time well blame the top. it can be all done if they higher workers. in 1990 the street dept had 27 workers. in 1995 they had 22. in 2000 they had 18.in 2005 they had 16. in 2009 they had 13. and now in the end of 2012 they are down to 7. yes 7. so how the hell can they do all that work that needs to be done.what happen’ed to all the money that was for workers.hummmmmmm. no wonder the top manager told all the workers don’t talk to the press. why why what was going on. something smell’s. s
so very true. the one’s to blame is the one’s bin bull shitting the manager and council and mayor’s that if we have a lay off it will not hurt service’s. yea hello. boy did they fuck up big time. all the b s story’s have caught up to them. and how come the ridge wood news never did a story on the lay off’s and the services went to shit.
So… your sayin’ that Paul Aronsohn is a fast talking do nothing politician only looking out for himself?
I’m shocked !
Get rid of the union DPW and OUTSOURCE. All the money went to you medical benefits, pensions, vacation , sick time. This way there will be no more SLOWDOWNS and no more JOBS FOR LIFE. But that will not happen as long as you have your union buddy as Mayor.
well at lest they have free leaf bags at the recycling yard for all of us. I wonder who paid for this. and how much was this. they keep say they have no money, well if it is free it’s for me.
to # 8 no more union in the fire and police. yea hello. the hole town is in the union. and the one’s that are not are the one’s screwing up the hole town, know that’s very funny # 8.and for your work slow downs they don’t have to they only have a hand full of workers. who said do more with less. o ‘h the manager . he was the one who said that my services will be o k. hemmmm, just more bull shit.# 8 what street are you on buddy.
TO MR OR MISS # 8 COME DOWN AND GET YOUR FREE BAG’S AT THE YARD. IT’S YOUR TAX’S. YOU SOUND LIKE A REAL NICE GUY OR GIRL.
out source the d p w. get ride of all the unions workers in town. what is this jerk talking about. the hole town is in the union. tell that to your police and fire dept.s. you are a fool. I wonder about some people. number 8 do you work, do you have a job, if so what is it.
free leaf bags for all of us, wow , boy this new mayor and council are up to something. I like to know what manager is giving the miss info to this crew. because this is all screwed up. the dam wheel is all made. how come when we get new manager’s or council or a mayor they think that they can come up with something new or faster or better. and they all don;t seat back and let the workers who know what to do and the job will get done, and in the end they will make all of us look great. but and I do mean but. that can only get done if the crews have the man power to do the job. and the trust. thank you . the tax people.
the only thing that the mayor manger and council need to revise is higher more workers. and have over time for the workers. in other towns they work on saturday.
so they can get the leaves picked up. they used to work on saturdays all the time. they all ways came on my block on the week end. and one time they did leaves on a sunday.