December 8,2017
the staff of the Ridgewood blog
Ridgewood NJ, the Village Mangers office confirmed that “ZERO” business opted in the Central Valet Parking program . That means that there are not any business in the Central Business District willing to Validate parking . Apparently we have all been misinformed about the parking problem .
Reader says …And if this wasn’t a big enough kick in the ass to Ridgewood’s taxpayers, Ridgewood Chamber of Commerce President Paul Vagianos had the nerve to stand in front of Council members last night and publicly bitch about the taxpayer funded Central Valet Parking Program. Mr. Vagianos expressed his personal disappointment over the single site chosen as a drop off/pick up location (Van Neste Square), saying it “lacked visibility.” In Mr. Vagianos’ opinion, a better location for single site operation would have been the western end of East Ridgewood Avenue (adjacent to the train tracks).
What Mr. Vagianos didn’t say last night was that both his restaurant and a commercial rental property he owns are closer to the western end of East Ridgewood Avenue. He also failed to mention that his restaurant does not currently participate in the reimbursement program associated with the Central Valet Parking Program.
Hmm.
So if Vagianos and other CBD stakeholders wont invest in solving their own problem, the notion of funding a garage becomes a non-starter. Clearly parking garage is not all that urgent unless it is to support an application for unrelated high density housing
Thats what the Chamber of Commerce does. They what all these thing but the want the Village aka taxpayer to foot the bill. In the past the stores use to provide parking tokens if someone shopped in their store during the holidays.
our 12:01 Has stuck a fork in this Fiasco..this text should be read into the public record and codified as a final decision on not building any large enclosed public Parking Garages outside of any future open two decked parking facilities at town garage site or at cottage place subject to public review of any pre building plans and operating license.
“open two decked parking facilities at town garage site” Are you ok 4:16? You don’t need a parking garage at the Town Garage site for all the same reasons that you don’t need one at Hudson St. To add a few more reasons. 1 Buying the property 2 Taking it of the tax rolls 3 Remediation 4 Building a 2 deck garage. How much will this alternate site the the Mayor is pushing going to cost the taxpayer? Just because she wants to put her own stamp on her parking garage idea. We don’t need a parking garage in Ridgewood period!
Hey 4:16 you have a short memory ” subject to public review of any pre building plans ” We did have that for the Hudson St lot . Remember
the petition ? Where did that go? Now you want to start the same thing for the Town Garage or Cottage St. Get real. Stop spending other people money.
This property last sold for $1,265,000.00 on Monday, November 13, 2006. See sales information for 120 Franklin Ave back to 2000.
The Deed for 120 Franklin Ave is filed with the County Clerk in Book 9229 on Page 333.
This property was assessed for $978,600.00. The land was assessed at $927,400.00 and the improvements to the property were assessed at $51,200.00.
120 Franklin Ave costs RIDGEWOOD 120 LLC $24,230.14 annually in taxes.
6:44 Do they pay?