Mayor Aronsohn’s 3.1% Tax Increase last year ranked among Highest in Bergen County
Tax talks come to forefront in Ridgewood
Monday January 7, 2013, 1:03 PM
BY DARIUS AMOS
STAFF WRITER
The Ridgewood News
Ridgewood’s 3.1 percent municipal tax increase last year ranked among the highest of all Bergen County towns, based on information released by the county Board of Taxation.
Of the 69 municipalities included in the tax board’s report, the village’s tax percent change from 2011 to 2012 was higher than figures from 50 other Bergen towns. East Rutherford, which at press time had not set its tax rate for the past year, was not included in the report.
The news came as an eye-opener to Village Council members, some of whom have expressed the need for alternate ideas during the budget process in an effort to reduce the financial burden placed on Ridgewood taxpayers. The council is hoping that inventive thinking trickles from the top brass in each department to those working on the ground level.
“I think it’s time that we need to be innovative and push ourselves to think creatively and make some difficult decisions,” Councilwoman Gwenn Hauck said last month. “We can’t be in the top third of highest tax rates in Bergen County.”
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they will never talk to the workers on the ground level. and yes never ever. yea it;s high we have a over paid police force. and a full paid fire dept. what do you think. it,s not the little guy. but yet they all ways go after the workers in town. just look at the street dept they are down too 6 workers. and i just found out today one more is going in july. now they will have 5. in 2000 they had 25. and that,s no bull shit.
well we can’t keep laying off workers too.
hey mayor and council you should meet up with the ground workers who keep this great town looking so good. that would be great, you guy’s and the workers only. no top managers to block what they would love to say. the top dogs been given you a b s story for years. trust me you need to set some thing up with the blue and white groups. no police no fire and no top managers. and no rat,s . because they all know who you are.
thanks the one that see’s it all.
it was not paul’s tax number. the rest of the crew all voted for that. it will never be 0 TAX.
WELL LOWER THE TOP BRASS PAY. THEY ALL MAKE OVER A ONE HUNDRED GRAND. AND HALF OF THEM KNOW ZIPO.
some on said the parks are down to 4 workers too. and shade tree has 3 workers. what happen to all the workers. how come the village is no replacing any of them in years.
It’s Bush’s fault
You workers voted for Mayor Aronsohn. How do you think he is going to achieve 0% tax increase to the residents this year. He will not lay off Police or fire because he need their union support. Sorry to break it to you but it looks like the rest of the divisions are on the chopping block
Hey number 4 check the video replay of the vote. See who voted yes and who voted no before you try to save your buddy Paul ass.
to # 8 no not a worker , just a tax payer for 38 years. and I see a lot of fat in the fire and police. in paramus they don’t have a paid fire dept.
#9 is a troll
yea what else is new. screw the workers. it will be ok .do more with less. yea hello.just keep putting on more fire and police. the fire dept is a real old 1950’s scam. and the police , well it’s a police big bro state. and I can say that because I was one. took my money and run. get your 25 and move down south.
high tax in ridge wood .
1 school tax.
2 police pay.
3 paid ( fire dept )*
ALL OTHER SERVICES ARE CHEEP.
GLEN ROCK—HO-HO-KUS- AND OTHERS HAVE A HIGHER TAX RATE THEN THE VILLAGE.
IF YOU CUT FIRE YOUR TAX’S WILL GO DOWN ABOUT 600 BUCKS. A HO– USE HOLD.
MOST OF THE TAX MONEY IS FOR SCHOOLS, ,THE BIG PROBLEM.
PAID FIRE DEPT IS NICE BUT WE ALL PAY FOR IT.
YOU DON;T HAVE TO HAVE IT. OTHER TOWN;S DON;T HAVE IT.
HOW DO OTHER TOWN’S DO IT . AND SOME ARE JUST AS BIG.
WE JUST NEED SOME ON WITH A SET OF BALL’S. AND TO TOP IT
THE RIDGEWOOD RECORD IS NOT THAT GOOD IN SAVING HOMES IS IT. OUT OF ALL THE CALL’S THEY DO THEY DON;T ALL WAYS NEED A FIRE TRUCK TO GO TO SOME OF THESE CALL’S. RIGHT. RIGHT.
AT TIMES IT IS A BIG SHOW. IT BETTER YOU HAVE A FULL CREW WITH MILL DOLLAR TRUCKS. HUMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM
IT’S TIME FOR THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL TO WAKE UP OVER THIS SCAM. IT’S NOT N Y CITY.
can some one tell me how paramus handles that town with all of rt 17 and rt 4 , it,s big town with a lot of stores and cars.
yea so very true. tell me. how come we can’t do like they do.
I see big money savings. o tax savings. right mr. mayor.
I think the village should do a study on how much money the town can save by doing how paramus works it out.
There is no volunteer Frire Dept in RW beacuse there are not enough residents who are willing to volunteer.
Its as simple as that.