Developers, opponents sum up points on Ridgewood proposal to allow density housing downtown
FEBRUARY 19, 2015, 9:57 PM LAST UPDATED: THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 2015, 9:57 PM
BY CHRIS HARRIS
STAFF WRITER |
THE RECORD
RIDGEWOOD — Attorneys representing developers with plans for high-density multifamily housing complexes downtown have made their final pitches on a pending amendment to the village’s master plan.
Ridgewood’s Planning Board heard final summations Thursday night from two attorneys for the three developers that have requested the master plan change, and another that was retained by a grassroots citizens group opposed to the village ordinance that permitted the developers to ask for such an amendment.
If approved by village officials, the proposed master plan amendment would clear the way for all three projects, slated for various parcels throughout the downtown.
The three developers have plans to construct a combined 208 apartments downtown.
Attorney Thomas Wells, who represents two of the developers, said that experts have testified there is a need for more housing options in Ridgewood, especially for empty-nesters.
Wells said experts also postulated that traffic in the village would barely be impacted by the new housing developments and that the projects would not worsen Ridgewood’s well-established dearth of parking space.
The proposed housing projects will be a boon to business in the village, Wells said.
Mr. Wells must be high on weed if he believes there will be no impact on the village.
O…M…..G…..is that the best Citizens for a better Ridgewood can come up with???
a stoner lawyer who’s going to quote the Dead in his summation??????
holy crap……how pathetic.