March 30,2017
the staff of the Ridgewood blog
Ridgewood NJ,Ridgewood resident Jacqueline Hone asks ,”What exactly does the Conservancy for Ridgewood Public Lands conserve? Maybe someone can help clarify.”
She goes on to point out ,”This self appointed group and president support clear cutting/bulldozing of the Schedler Woods (7 acres). The irreparable damage, permanent loss of green space and expose endangered/threatened wildlife and residents to toxic conditions. All to make way for a sports complex & 90′ baseball field.”
In fact we have never heard or seen the group raise a finger on any “turf field ” project in town. Frankly you could not support something worse for the environment . Turf fields are not only suspect for safety , but recent news reveals shorter life span than expected . Not to mention increase run off creating more local flooding and durring the summer months they become a heat a sink in summer raising ground temperatures significantly. Folks what happened to all Ridgewood’s true believers in “global warming “?
Hone also points out , “Why? Interestingly, this organization’s secretary is also a Trustee for the Baseball Association behind the exact same sports complex. Where is the conservancy?”
And finally shes get to the magic question, “Why are they calling for a witch hunt and so worried about a slight reduction (few sq ft) of grass, in the middle of the train station parking lot, but willing to bulldoze more than 7acres of true green space? Hypocrisy at its best. What is really going on here?”
Just a case of another misguided committee ,no whats really going on is the mindless support by Aronsohn flunkies for “Garagezilla” . After all “Garagezilla” is the answer to everything and especially for some that are looking forward to being nestled into a new apartments that will require taxpayer funded parking.
Letter: Ridgewood parking plan would diminish green space
https://www.northjersey.com/story/opinion/readers/2017/03/27/letter-ridgewood-parking-plan-would-diminish-green-space/99694186/
