October 6,2016
the staff of the Ridgewood blog
Ridgewod NJ, The community is invited to see and participate in the creation of a new era of illumination in the park at the heart of Ridgewood
The Conservancy for Ridgewood Public Lands is excited to invite the community to the Demonstration of Phase I of our lighting and audio project at MEMORIAL PARK AT VAN NESTE SQUARE on Monday, October 17 at 7:30 pm.
We will be turning on the lighting in the trees, on our pathways, and on our Historic Memorials for just this one evening, to give you a special demonstration of what the park will look like once Phase II is completed in the spring. We look forward to showing you a magnificent transformation of the park that will ultimately allow the community to host events throughout the year. This gift will be a meaningful to both the residents and the Central Business District, drawing our community together and benefiting all.
The Van Neste Lighting Project is a collaboration of the Conservancy for Ridgewood Public Lands with lighting design firm Jan & Brooke, Luminae and the International Landscaping Lighting Institute.
Please join us October 17th, regardless of the weather!
Totally makes me sick. A “conservancy” should not be electrifying the world. This is a tag-end of a promise by Aronsohn to Vagianos, who requested it, along with events at the park every night to attract patrons to his walled-in restaurant. UGH.
Handmaidens Sonenfeld (now gone) and Fricke (should soon be gone) made sure His Master’s Voice was heard, and made sure it happened. Much excited fluttering during council meetings as progress was announced. RIP IT OUT.
Damn, turning a charming town into Times Square. There is a time and place for everything.
A time for light and a time for darkness, a time for activity and a time for rest. What about saving electricity. Even LED.
You know what, I am never going to spend my money in the CBD again. Even to buying gifts at Bookends, unless those lights are ripped out.
So much of this sounds line new-agey nonsense. Can the new council just pull the plug on everything the last council majority approved that hasn’t yet come to fruition?
Let’s experience the magic of not changing things for change’s sake.
First of all where did the hell did they get $250,000 ? Second I guess the Chamber and the Guild need all for their events? Next is the Gazebo donation
16-83 Accept Gift from the Ridgewood Conservancy for Public Lands – Lighting at Memorial Park at Van Neste Square – Accepts the gift from the Ridgewood Conservancy for Public Lands of the purchase and installation of a tree illumination system, installation of conduit in trenches, installation of pathway lighting, installation of concealed electrical outlet boxes, installation of an audio system and other ancillary items at Memorial Park at Van Neste Square. This gift is valued at $250,000. This resolution is adopted pursuant to Title 59.
Conservancy for Public Lands? Sounds more like Coopting Public Property.
Isn’t this Cynthia Halaby’s organization? Just curious why a conservancy would want to electrify a park, put in audio, etc. Seems contrary to the goal of a conservancy? And where the heck did $250,000 come from? That is alot of money.
Lets use the transparency word again. If the conservatory received donations from anyone or their family members who have an application in front of the Planning board or Zoning board that person should be identified. Im sure Mrs Halaby who is a member of the conservatory would understand after all her husband is alway questing council members about their transparency
9:07: YES, PLEASE. Damn “conservancy” will destroy us. Disband.