The Ridgewood Blog Brings a Free Market Laissez-faire Point of View to Local, New Jersey State and National Issues.
RIDGEWOOD MUNICIPAL QUESTION Village of Ridgewood Vote For 1
TOTAL (Unofficial total)
YES 7,143
NO 5,055
Continue reading RIDGEWOOD MUNICIPAL QUESTION “YES” LEAD SHRINKS IN UNOFFICIAL TOTAL
the staff of the Ridgewood blog
“Fishbein, your second “resign” letter reads more like a self congratulatory I done a great job reflection of your career and most significantly, your perceived value to the citizens of Ridgewood during your tenure at the Ridgewood school district. Well Dan, you really have a flair for the dramatic. Rather than reflecting on the sorrow and pain associated with the 19th anniversary of 9/11, you decided on that day to “formally resign” only to then to sit back and watch the staged support and for you with pleas of “…Please stay…” over the next 1 1/2 weeks.”
the staff of the Ridgewood blog
Continue reading VOTE NO ON CONSOLIDATION OF SCHOOL, COUNCIL ELECTIONS
the staff of the Ridgewood blog
Ridgewood NJ, a reader summed it up best,” Moving the school board election to November would not alter the public’s ability to vote for the best board candidates, which would happen whenever the election was held. It would in fact improve nothing and serve only to remove residents’ ability to approve or disapprove of the proposed budget. Our school budgets have become bizarrely bloated and represent moneys that are not appropriate for the size of the town. We deserve the right to vote for or against them.”
the staff of the Ridgewood blog
Ridgewood NJ, according to North Jersey media 570 Village of Ridgewood residents signed a petition to eliminate the Ridgewood School Budget Vote. A proposed ballot question would ask voters to approve moving school board elections, held annually in April, and Village Council elections, held bi-annually in May, to the November general election date. Thereby eliminated the annual school budget vote and public oversight over the massive $115 million dollar School budget .
