file photo by Boyd Loving
Some confusion has been building the past few days surrounding the upcoming June 21st special referendum vote for local bond ordinance 3521, and I want to take this opportunity to unequivocally state my opinion.
I will be voting no in Tuesday’s special election.
In order for the new council to move forward with a comprehensive parking plan for the Central Business District, which includes a reasonable parking structure, it is imperative that we can do so without having our hands tied by the outgoing council majority.
A no vote will not defeat a parking structure. It will allow us, the new council, to incorporate such a structure into the fabric of our CBD along with other solutions that have been mentioned in the past by some of my other colleagues and myself.
I would like to explore the option of creating one way streets on Chestnut, Oak, North Walnut streets and Cottage Place to add angled parking on both sides. This could potentially increase parking by 60 to 80 spots on the street right in front of where customers are trying to go. A side benefit could also be increased pedestrian safety, as visitors to our CBD would only have to look one way for oncoming traffic.
A comprehensive plan could also include the purchase or leasing of private lots throughout the CBD and an expansion of technology to aid in the parking solution.
A true parking committee should be formed that includes residents, property and business owners along with Village officials to further explore any other ideas that could improve our situation.
The mayor’s previous parking committee did not include residents, and in my opinion resulted in information that appeared filtered and then potentially misrepresented when it reached the wider public.
This outgoing council majority has proven over and over that they cannot be trusted, and I for one will not give them any more trust by supporting what has become a monument to deceit and manipulation.
The new council is willing and excited to work with the public and bring all interested residents along in a process that we can be proud of as a community.
Residents spoke loud and clear in the May 10th Village Council election with the landslide victory of three bright, intelligent and independent candidates, who I am greatly looking forward to calling my colleagues very soon.
Please send that message one more time with a no vote on Tuesday and let the new council finish this important work for the benefit of all of Ridgewood.
Sincerely,
Michael Sedon
Still exploring options I see. Maybe we can set up a Royal Commission and study the parking issue to death…. Again.
8:21am. When was the last time options were explored by anyone other than Paul, Alberta, Gwenn, Roberta and High Density Housing Lobby?
1000 times , but funny the most expensive is always best lol
Thank you Councilman Sedon. Vote NO
Damned straight…
I think I know my neighbors pretty well. No one wants this stupid garage. But I’m concerned that people don’t know that there’s a vote on Tuesday.
As a group, we should’ve have purchased lawn signs….
Who’s the lady who hammers the morning commuters with her “Yes” flyers at the train station every day?
9:12 am, no reason you can’t go door to door speaking with your neighbors in the next two days. Or make a flier yourself, sign it, include your phone number, and put it under their doormats.
Lorraine reynolds has plenty of flyers if you need some
Thank you Mike. Clearly stated. Thank God for YOU. We are so lucky to,have your intelligence and dedication on the council.
Vote NO
What a relief a real leaders honest statements without the political BS AND developer agendas ..it’s simple respect the village stakeholders while keeping a balance to oversized agendas..more simply get out and Vote No
This TUESDAY June 21 ..bring a neighbor and double the results ..then let’s rebuild anew .
Thanks Mike. I can’t wait for the new council to be sworn in on July 1st. It will truly be a liberating day for Ridgewood. Please vote NO on Tuesday June 21st, and let Ridgewood move forward.
Move forward? Hah. Ridgewood has been moving backwards for 20 years. Maybe you don’t care that our schools are no longer amongst the best in the country or that Village property prices have lagged the recovery in the region. Glad our head in the sand majority rules the day and will study all options… yet again…. my guess is that four years from now nothing will have been resolved when it comes to Valley or the CBD. And we’ll still be studying options thanks to the CRR (backers of the progressive stopvalley.org) and special interests like Friends of Schedler.
keep attacking residents that worked so well in the last election lol
Thanks for your service Mike. Others might have bailed out after enduring the cowardly BS that you’ve had to put up with. I’m voting NO.
@1:40 schools will go down more with the increase in students from high density housing and the parking garage is another step in that direction. If you care about schools, vote no!!!
SO ITS ALL SETTLED, WE WILL VOTE NO JUNE 21 and Get on with the Rebuilding which is so badly needed.Then resignations please prior to. July 1. See the paymaster on your way out the door VC AND Mayor,Its time for us all to move on with all of our futures . Gods speed Father Ron.
The outgoing threesome were completely unelectable. That is why they did not run again. They will tell you that they CHOSE not to run, but get a reality check. They did not run because they did not want the public humiliation of losing big time. The three they supported so heavily lost in an epic landslide, a tidal wave of a statement against the HAUCK-ARONSOHN-PUCCIARELLI machine.
Now they have the audacity to be openly critical of the newly elected, and not yet sworn in, council members. Letters, videos, facebook postings, etc, they are finding ways to slam Ramon and Jeff and Bernie every chance they get. How the hell dare they criticize Ramon, Jeff, and Bernie. Give them a chance for heaven’s sake. Aronsohn, Hauck, and Pucciarelli are so low class it is disgusting. They have left the biggest mess in their wake, and we look like fools thanks to their antics. And oh, yes, what was it that blondie stated the other day? I HAVE NEVER DISRESPECTED ANYONE. More accurate would have been for her to state that I HAVE NEVER DISPRESPECTED ANYONE IN THE LAST THIRTY SECONDS. Gwenn has been the nastiest most uncivil elected officer imaginable, well, so has Albert and so has Paul. Good riddance to them. For awhile they were like herpes, always lurking and causing outbreaks. Thankfully the voters found a cure for this disease, and we are almost rid of them.
Vote NO on Tuesday. Let the new council make the wise decisions regarding parking solutions. Thank you.
Let the countdown to deletion begin……12 days and counting
8:08, what “wise decisions regarding parking solutions” can you support? You seem to be rather critical of “the biggest mess”, but rather than offering any viable solutions, you cower behind your very own snide and nasty remarks about the outgoing Council members
6:38, just like you are cowering behind your rug, Albert. Shut up. You are done.
9:59…the lady who hammers the morning commuters with the “yes” flyers is a professional decorator. Vocal member of Progress Ridgewood. She stands to potentially make a lot of money decorating the new development projects. The higher the density, the bigger the decorating contract.
Pure class 7:21, hope you’re not a new Councilwoman