$70 Million Referendum - THE RIDGEWOOD BLOG.

Posted on January 6, 2020

The Ridgewood Board of Education meets Tonight 7:30

the staff of the Ridgewood blog

Ridgewood Nj, The Ridgewood Board of Education will hold its next Regular Public Meeting on Monday, January 6, 2020. The Board meets at the Education Center, 49 Cottage Place, Floor 3 at 7:30 p.m.

The public is welcome to attend the meeting or to watch from home on Fios channel 33 or Optimum channel 77. Meetings are also streamed via the “BOE Webcast” tab on the district website at www.ridgewood.k12.nj.us.

Meeting webcasts are immediately available on the district website.

Click here to view the agenda in PDF format.

Posted on December 18, 2019 December 17, 2019

LAN Associates Facilities Presentation to the Ridgewood Board of Education

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Ridgewod NJ, Dr. Fishbein provided a brief background on the district facilities analysis before the LAN Associates presentation. In 2015, the Ridgewood Board of Education engaged with EI Associates to conduct a facilities assessment.

Posted on November 23, 2019 November 22, 2019

Ridgewood Schools Want to build a 1000 seat Broadway style theater

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Steve Kim

Ridgewood NJ, If Ridgewood wants to build a 1000 seat Broadway style theater (Northwest End), it should examine the operating history of Paper Mill Playhouse, which seats about the same (1200).

Theaters are difficult and costly to operate and maintain. It’s a major ongoing fiscal drain. Only way it can be run sustainability over time is through donations and corporate and municipal involvement with a community buy in. I mean the whole community.

Posted on November 13, 2019 November 12, 2019

We are a bunch lambs marching in front of hungry wolves

by Steve Kim

Mr.LAN says there is no plan drawn or spec’ed…

Yet LAN Associates can come up with estimates to the last dollar. What incentive does LAN have to quote a realistic estimate when the risk of underestimation is getting the ire of Dr.Fishbein? EI Associates is outside looking in for aiming for realism. Guess what contractors would use as an anchor point in their bidding for these projects. Guess what happens then with left over surplus because of encouraged overestimation.

We are a bunch lambs marching in front of hungry wolves…

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Posted on November 10, 2019 November 9, 2019

If the $70 million referendum is passed, Ridgewood will then become one of the most indebted School Districts in NJ

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Ridgewood NJ, according to Steve Kim ,”Ridgewood School’s debt limit is $256 million.”

Kim says, “If the $70 million referendum is passed, we will be nearly halfway there. Ridgewood will then become one of the most indebted in NJ, and there are many operating repercussions that come with excessive debt – none positive.

Posted on November 4, 2019 November 4, 2019

Ridgewood Board of Education Meeting Tonight

The Board of Education meets
Monday, November 4, 2019
49 Cottage Place
7:30 p.m.

The agenda is posted below
The Ridgewood Board of Education will hold its next Regular Public Meeting on Monday, November 4, 2019. The Board meets at the Education Center, 49 Cottage Place, Floor 3 at 6:30 p.m. (Executive Session), followed by the public meeting at 7:30 p.m.

Posted on October 21, 2019 October 21, 2019

Ridgewood Schools 2020 Bond $70 Million Referendum

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the staff of the Ridgewood blog

Ridgewood NJ, taxpayers should plan to attend these meetings, there will be snacks .Ask the architects what options they have considered at different price points to upgrade the facilities before coming up with their $70Million proposal.

There cannot be just one way to do things in the HVCA/boiler world. The architect proposing this $70Million plan was picked without a bid process and is going to get paid in commission for architecture fee, bid management fee, construction management fee, and project management fee (and since bid management is outsourced to them, they do the bidding for the contractors).