Ridgewood NJ, Councilwomen Hauck just finished responding to a neighbor on the Irene Habernickle Family Park issue and in defense of the Health Barn stated that the town paid 11 million dollars for the property and when the pond was dredged all the turtles died but it was”for the greater good.”
Ridgewood is all about the environment except when it comes to turf fields , destroying Graydon Pool , destroying eagle habitats or massive over development in the CBD. As for the turtles there are many companies as well as animal friendly organizations that routinely come in to relocate animals( turtles) to a new habitat.
A reader stated , “I don’t know why she said this. It makes me sick that nothing was done to save the turtles.” The Habernickle family ( Glenn’s family) made a small fortune on the sale of the property. It would have been a drop in the bucket to save the turtles.
Yes we know there are bigger issues but this just confirms to me how little she understands the people she was elected to represent.
It would be ”for the greater good.” for Rdgewood if she did not run for re election.
Gwenn did not see the turtles die, so they did not really die
Her family could have made the property conservation land. But hey – $11 million is a nice chunk of change. And it was not actually her pet turtle.
So why is her familly’s name assoociated with land that they did not donate? Just call it Hillcrest Field. At least everyone will know how to find it.
The turtles died when a feel good moment was happening so Gwenn did not call the environmental police. After all, no fists were flying.
If the town paid 11 Million, why the park is named after her? Was that below the market price?
LOL 8:09am good one!
I was very troubled by what she said. Couldn’t she have asked that environmentalist advisor that Ridgewood employs from Rutgers University , the woman who advises on how to do clean-ups to areas like Twinney’s Pond.
I am glad that someone posted this matter of the turtles. I thought I was the only one who cared.
Paid $11 million and lost potential tax REVENUE from subdivision.
Instead they are looking for money with a ticket blitz on residents for leaf pick up and meter money.
She could have brought them home and put them in her bathtub till she built her own pond. But that assumes that she really cared.
She just announced via email blast that she is running again. May God save Ridgewood.
Changes needed….
She would probably have to call someone to check to see if the turtles were HER turtles. Its hard to keep track of things. Donations…turtles… Who can keep up??
Let’s make sure she loses big time. She barely squeaked through last time and that was before she’d shown her true colors.
Park should have been named for the original owners, but as in many situations money talks.
Was it 10,000 turtles, 25,000 turtles?
We’re the turtles having a campfire and singing kumbaya at the time? Maybe their feel good moment could not be interrupted by something like a shouted warning that they were all coming under attack. I mean, really, you have to time these things properly.
CDC WARNING- urgent, everyone beware, the Hauck Virus is spreading rapidly. Many turtles have died. Many humans are sick. Vomiting and fainting are common symptoms. Method of dissemination is through scripted ramblings.
NO 12:03 ITS not “feel good” its “feel goodie” as Gwenn said at the meeting
What a sheltered life she has lead
Gwenn is more that “One Toke Over The Line “
It reminds me of Cruella DeVille defending using Dalmation puppies to make her coats “for the greater good.”
Running for office in May…5 months?
Must be that “NEW MATH”
2:10 she can’t bother her pretty little head with numbers. Except when it comes to a 12.3 million dollar bond, and of course that pesky budget
8:20. Gwenn is below market price
Time to stock up on the Lava Lamps if she wins.
The life-long resident joked she wouldn’t be using lava lamps as a campaign symbol, referring to an issue a cousin had with the mayor over the demolition of the Habernickel Horse Farm.
In her first term, Gwenn prided herself on building trusting relationships with residents, colleagues, staff-members and local businesses and demonstrated the ability to represent and respect the interests of constituents on both sides of contentious issues. She has grown to understand and respect the pitfalls of local politics, recognizes Ridgewood’s big challenges ahead, and looks forward to assisting and representing its residents in a second-term as Councilwoman.
GWENN WEBSITE
AND SHE IS ON THE NEGOTIATION TEAM FOR THE VILLAGE ! NO CONFLICT THERE
Gwenn has shown skill in organizing several successful, large-scale community fundraisers. As Chair of The Valley Hospital Ball, Gwenn achieved record-setting results raising $120,000 in 2007 for the pediatric emergency room. In 2010 and 2011 she co-charied two Valley Balls which raised $150,000 for both pediatric hospice and women’s health care. In 2011, as Co-Chair of the innovative Stetson Ball Gwenn helped set attendance records which raised $100,000 for The Ridgewood Public Library Foundation.
An Open Letter to Fellow Residents of Ridgewood and the Ridgewood Planning Board,
As residents of Ridgewood, we write to share our thoughts about The Valley
Renewal
.
We are among the thousands of Village residents who support
Renewal
.
To continue to be the high quality hospital that residents of Ridgewood and our neighboring
communities need and desire, it is essential for Valley to renew. Valley must right-size its
operating, diagnostic, and treatment rooms to accommodate new technologies and procedures.
It is also essential for Valley to develop single patient rooms to meet new patient care and
safety standards. These steps are not optional, they are crucial.
During its almost 60-year history, Valley has evolved from a local hospital to the award
winning, top quality regional healthcare organization that it is today. The hospital ranks
among the highest in the nation for both clinical care and patient satisfaction. It has evolved
over time to meet the needs of the communities it serves, and it must do so again. Valley’s
role as a provider of excellent healthcare services for tens of thousands is what makes the
suggested revisions to the Master Plan and H Zone not only acceptable, but vital.
As residents of Ridgewood, we disagree with those who have written or stated that
the Hospital’s
Renewal
will harm the unique character or way of life of the Village.
In addition, we believe that Valley is wholly committed to the safety and security of the
hospital’s patients, its staff, and the neighbors and students who live and attend school
in the hospital’s neighborhood.
We are proud of The Valley Hospital and we know the majority of our neighbors feel the
same way. As friends and neighbors of many Village residents, we suggest that we move
past the “us vs. them” mentality that has unfortunately become a part of this discussion
and move toward ensuring that Valley remains the hospital that all of us would choose for
ourselves and our family’s healthcare, today, tomorrow, and in the future.
Sincerely,
Scott Agins, D.P.M.
Claudia Allocco
Andrea Aluisi
Michael W. Azzara
George Becker, M.D.
Timothy Berry
David F. Bolger
Mary Camerlingo
Tracey Carbone, M.D.
Eugene Cornell
Anne G. Crane
Thomas R. Crane
Charles D. Crowley, M.D.
Elizabeth O. Crowley, M.D.
Bettina M. Daly
Anne Raftery Denyeau
Marc M. Dreier, M.D.
Stephen J. Errico
Kevin M. Fee
Carole E. Forenza
Russell R. Forenza
James D. Fraser
Megan Fraser
Danielle M. Gaglioti
Robin L. Giordano
Robert Gutenstein
Gwenn Hauck
Cynthia Halaby
Diana Hock
Fletcher Hock
John Johansen
Sally Jones
John Kandravy
Leslie Kane
Sue Kelly
Maryann LeBert
Edward and Joan Lefferman
Kenneth Levitsky, M.D.
Hugo Lijtmaer, M.D.
David Lipson, M.D.
Donna H. MacPhee
Gail M. Matthews, M.D.
Susan H. Mayo
Diane Meissner
Klaus J. Meissner
Audrey Meyers
David Namerow, M.D.
John Nasr, M.D.
Ali Nasseri, M.D.
Pat and Mario Perillo
Thomas J. Rakowski, M.D.
Eileen Richardot
Bettie and Howell Rile
Marivic F. Santiago, M.D.
Kathleen B. Sayles
David G. Sayles
Maria Scibetta, M.D.
Marjorie L. Slankard, M.D.
Ann Marie Snyder
Charles J. Snyder
Susan J. Snyder
Jack Tohme, M.D.
Daniel Van Engel, M.D.
Wayne A. Yankus, M.D.
Patricia J. Van Dyke
Victoria Van Dyke
Susan Viniar
Michael Wesson, M.D.
The photo is of a loggerhead sea turtle which won’t come within 1,000 miles of Habernickle. But then considering your creativity with facts, what difference does it make?
so Rurik you support Turtle murder?
You have to wait for that answer he has to check with Gwenn and Audrey before he replies. That the best you have Rurik ? You stuck your head out your hole to comment now go back.
# Turtles lives matter.
Rurik isn’t that your wife name on the above Renewal letter. So before you start defending the Valley Hospital you sir have no standing in any conversation about the Hospital.
Anon 6:37 your comment is too stupid to merit an answer..
And considering the idiotic comments made by so many of the Cowardly Anonymi, a good name for the Ridgewood Pravda, I mean Blog, is the Ship of Fools.
Again I ask so Rurik you support Turtle murder? #turtleslivesmatter
James you should have put a bowtie on that picture.
James, if you think a creep like you can put me on the dfrnsive, I have news for you
James, if you think a creep like you can put me on the defensive, I have news for you and considering the characters you have murdered with your rag…..
is that graydon pool.
James I think that turtle is called a yellow belly sap sucker.
If its for the great good James
8:05 that should be the first thing on the agenda if the right people get elected to change the name to Hillcrest Park.
No Rurik the ship of fools is the Rdgewood Council ( Paul,Al and Gwenn)
Common turtle in NJ is an endangered species. Here is the link: read it; scroll down,
https://www.conservewildlifenj.org/species/fieldguide/view/Glyptemys%20insculpta/
Rurik… Welcome back… hope the trip was fruitful…. yeah, that’s it, glad you’re back.
Why the hell is GWENN using Village Hall as her address on her campaign letter? So people at Village Hall have to sort her mail and set it aside for her. This is using taxpayer money to help manage her campaign.
Rurik supports turtle murder if it is for the greater good of Gwenn.
Why is Village Hall listed as the mailing address for “Gwenn Hauck – Ridgewood Village Council?”. Her email blast announcing her bid to be re-elected lists this taxpayer funded address. WTF?
Yes WTF 10:02. Village employees ( Who salaries are paid by taxpayers) have to sort the mail at Village Hall and bundle up her mail and put it aside for her to pick up. Maybe she brings them cookies. Maybe Gwenn should have put Valley Hospital address rather then Village Hall.
What next for Gwenn. Is she going to get her message for re election on the new sign at the train station or are we going to see her signs all over the CBD.
Yes 8:19, as a member of the Village Council Majority/Three Amigos she has the Village Hall franking/mail sorting privilege as well as real estate set aside in every tree and flower planter in the village CBD to stick her “Reelect Gwen” signs in, just like the parking garage “Vote Yes” fiasco.