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The Village of Ridgewood Schedler Property Saga Continues

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Ridgewood NJ, the March 5 Village Council meeting was wild. The Schedler property was all over the agenda, including a carefully orchestrated presentation by the people who are being paid a bucket-load of our tax dollars to test the soil which was illegally dumped there thanks to Village “Engineer” Chris Rutishauser.  Seems that the entire berm and maybe up to two feet of flat-land soil will have to be removed and go to wherever bad soil goes for processing.  A number of residents spoke about the artificial turf being dangerous, and words like “shady” and “corrupt” were lobbed at the council.  Concerns about the trees on the berm being saved for replanting and the fact that flat-land trees will die when soil is excavated deep down around their trunks and roots were raised.  The council as well as Village Manager Keith Kazmark fired back, basically calling residents liars. The Village Manager Kazmark seems to have serious anger-management issues; he was red hot with indignation. Councilwomen “Squirrel” Winograd went on and on about how certain residents were lying.  Council”man” Weitz repeated his oft-used phrase that the turf issue is simply a difference of opinion (not a difference of fact versus lies).  This is better than anything on Netflix .

 

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New Sign: Ridgewood’s Turf Field Project Halted Amid Soil Contamination Concerns at Historic Schedler Property

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Ridgewood NJ, plans to construct an artificial turf field at the historic Zabriskie-Schedler House in Ridgewood have been indefinitely put on hold after soil tests revealed significant contamination. The soil, which had been used to build a noise reduction berm, was found to contain hazardous substances, including lead, mercury, and two probable carcinogens: Benz(a)Anthracene and Benz(a)pyrene.

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Ridgewood Baseball & Softball Association Leaders Speak Out During Fields Committee Meeting – It’s all about them

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Comments made during the Tuesday, June 4th joint BOE/Village of Ridgewood Fields Committee Meeting by Scott Muller, President of the Ridgewood Baseball & Softball Association (RBSA), and Ed Seavers, an Association Trustee, clearly revealed that the RBSA doesn’t give a damn about anything to do with the Schedler property, or its neighbors, other than placement of a 90-foot baseball diamond/field at the site.

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Understanding Fill Material: NJ Guidelines and Best Practices

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What is Fill Material?

Ridgewood NJ, in general, “fill” refers to the material placed on land to fill low areas, modify contours, stabilize existing grades, or raise the grade of a location. Typically, fill includes soils, sands, and clays. However, it can also contain non-water-soluble, non-decomposable, inert solids such as rock, gravel, brick, block, concrete, glass, and ceramic products, provided they do not qualify as solid waste according to the Solid Waste Rules at N.J.A.C. 7:26-1.6(a)6. For our purposes, the terms “soil” and “fill” are interchangeable.

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Contamination Found at Schedler Property in Ridgewood

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Ridgewood NJ, Perhaps a reminder ,New Jersey is sometimes referred to as the “Soprano State” due to its association with the popular television series “The Sopranos.” The show, created by David Chase, aired on HBO from 1999 to 2007 and centered around the life of mob boss Tony Soprano, played by James Gandolfini, and his family. Continue reading Contamination Found at Schedler Property in Ridgewood

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The “Soprano State” and Quality Fill at the Schedler Property in Ridgewood

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Ridgewood NJ, the Ridgewood blog has reported on questions of the quality of the fill used at the Schedler property .

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Village of Ridgewood Has a “Don’t Eat the dirt ” Moment at Schedler

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Ridgewood NJ, Village Manager boastfully posted on social media, “Early 7 am joint Fields meeting with Parks & Recreation, the Ridgewood Public Schools Athletic Department and our youth sports organizations. Talking field restoration, 2024 capital projects and gearing up for the spring season – serving our nearly 3,000 youth athletes!” CORRECTION: Village Fields serve all Ridgewood residents (25k+) and non-residents alike.

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NJ Department of Environmental Protection: The Berm Soil at Schedler is Not Consistent with NJDEP Guidance

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Ridgewood N J, the Village of Ridgewood is hosting a public workshop tomorrow (Wed) at 7:30 pm at Village Hall, with hybrid access available. Please consider attending in person or joining remotely.
Two notable Schedler items on the agenda for Wednesday:

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