Issues with road project

LETTER TO THE EDITOR:

With regard to the article that appeared in the Friday, May 30, 2014 edition entitled, “Road project moving ahead,” I am in agreement with the thoughtful editorial letters submitted by Ridgewood residents regarding the fiasco with the paving of the road under the railroad bridge. I would like to add my comments:

1. The decision to reduce the lanes to one each way is ridiculous and seems to lack even a small thread of common sense.

2. Concerned residents attended this meeting with a panel of Village of Ridgewood employees and council members. Residents’ opinions/concerns fell on deaf ears.

3. How much are the cameras going to cost for the monitoring of this insanity? How about the extra manpower? Another cost the residents of the Village of Ridgewood will have to bear.

4. Will any cost overruns for later modifications be borne by the Village Council and the village manager? You know the answer to that question: There is no accountability and costs will come out of the pockets of the residents of the Village of Ridgewood.

5. What about the impact on the CBD? Of course, no one even gave that a thought.

6. I do not believe there was a study done on this project. No one heard about it until it was printed in the newspaper two weeks ago. The reason this project was not previously announced is simply because the village council did not want to hear any feedback.

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