>Habernickel Farm conversion progresses in Ridgewood
THURSDAY, AUGUST 25, 2011
BY KELLY EBBELS
STAFF WRITER
THE RIDGEWOOD NEWS
The village is moving quickly with renovations to Habernickel Family Park, but completion might be stymied until money is found to demolish the prominent home in front of the old horse farm’s fields.
“We don’t have any funds,” said Councilwoman Bernadette Walsh, the council’s liaison to the Parks, Recreation and Conservation Board. She noted that the village was still looking for matching grants to assist with completing the final touches on the project, which will save taxpayer money, but the search might delay the work.
“The problem with that approach is that it’s going to take us longer to finish Habernickel. And the longer it takes to finish, the longer it will take to improve other properties that would relieve some of the burden of [athletic field] overuse,” she said.
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