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Freeholder tells Ridgewood group to develop plan to save Schedler House
WEDNESDAY AUGUST 15, 2012, 1:37 PM
BY DARIUS AMOS
STAFF WRITER
THE RIDGEWOOD NEWS
Bergen County Freeholder John Mitchell advised a group of residents Wednesday morning to develop a concrete plan as they continue a campaign to preserve the 189-year-old Zabriskie-Schedler House in Ridgewood.
Members of the Ridgewood Eastside Development (RED) grassroots organization led Mitchell and fellow freeholders Maura DeNicola and Robert Hermansen on an impromptu tour of the 7-acre Schedler site. The triangular piece of land, sandwiched between Route 17 and West Saddle River Road, is owned by the village and has been the target of future development.
The focal point of the excursion around the mostly wooded area was the dilapidated, tarp-covered building located along the West Saddle River Road curbside. Built in 1823, the home was a part of the Schedler family until Florence Schedler’s death in 2007.
The village has since purchased the home and property. Several public meetings took place this year in an effort to gather input for the future of the site.
One of the suggestions proposed during those sessions was the development and installation of a multi-use athletics field for the village’s youth sports programs. Preliminary plans for the field call for the demolition of the Schedler home and detached garage.
RED members have openly opposed the removal of the home, and they continued their argument on Wednesday.
Hi Folks,
Could someone fix the tarp on the building?
The fall and winter will not be kind to it. It seems this has been overlooked. I am sure the Village has one that can be put over the part of the roof where it needs to be attached.
thanks!