Garage feasibility study planned for Ridgewood and Glen Rock
Tuesday October 1, 2013, 11:31 AM
BY DARIUS AMOS
STAFF WRITER
The Ridgewood News
Ridgewood will pay $2,625, or half the cost, of two studies needed to determine the feasibility of converting unused land adjacent to the municipality’s water treatment plant into a new fleet services facility shared between the village and the Borough of Glen Rock.
A resolution agreeing to fund the work – a site feasibility study and a truck turning analysis – will be considered for adoption on Oct. 9 and is contingent upon similar action by the Glen Rock Council. Village officials said the Glen Rock governing body would discuss the proposal prior to Ridgewood’s upcoming meeting.
Earlier this year, Ridgewood formed a five-member ad-hoc committee with the mission of exploring options to either restore or move the fleet services operation.
The group identified the village’s water treatment plant, situated in Glen Rock, as a potential relocation site.
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Now, what is holding this project up ?… either it should be done or not ???
not. who the hell would like to work down at that site. it stinks. no way can that be good for any one.some days you can’t even get a good breath of clean air. people do you know how much shit is in that ground.who ever came up with this shit is out of he or she mind.stop don’t do it.to restore the fleet site would be cheep. don’t leet any one bull shit you the building is not safe. it needs fixing.
During Wednesday evening’s Village Council meeting, the owner of Village Auto Body on Chestnut Street, who reportedly has a contract to tow and repair VOR owned vehicles, alleged that there are serious irregularities with respect to invoice payments in connection with towing services and motor vehicle repair work provided to the VOR by other firms.
Mr. Frank Thissen claims towing bills submitted by Bergen Brookside Towing were padded in excess of contract approved rates, and that VOR taxpayers were billed for OEM replacement parts that were never installed on repaired vehicles.
According to Mr. Thissen’s allegations, made during a public comment section of the Council meeting, Village Police Chief John Ward and Lt. William Amoruso were made aware of the invoicing irregularities and an investigation is underway. However, neither Acting Village Manager Heather Mailander, nor any member of the Council, nor Village Attorney Matthew Rogers admitted to knowing anything about the alleged misappropriation of taxpayer funds.
If the allegations are proven to be true, i.e., unauthorized charges were indeed billed and paid for, Ridgewood’s taxpayers will surely question the effectiveness of the Village’s financial check & balance system. Additionally, the question of why the Acting Village Manager and members of the Council were kept in the dark about an investigation into the possible misuse of tax dollars needs to be fully investigated and answered.
This is all being pushed by” Big Al the Developers Friend” Because his friend is the attorney who need the Village of Ridgewood driveway down there for a new senior development You no the guy he was handing out elect ALBERT PUCCIARELL fliers of the ave. You scratch my back and I will scratch yours