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Ridgewood Taxpayers on the Hook Again? Ridgewood Considers $375K Extension for Historic Warner Theater Purchase

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Clock Ticks on Warner Theater Purchase: Ridgewood Village Council to Vote on $375K Option Extension

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the staff of the Ridgewood blog

Ridgewood NJ, The Village of Ridgewood is preparing to vote on a supplemental bond ordinance that would appropriate $375,000 to extend an option agreement to purchase the historic Warner Theater.

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Reviving the Historic Warner Theater or Inflating Political Egos? Ridgewood’s Eye-Popping $75M Renovation Plan Sparks Local Backlash

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They’re not trying to re-open as a movie theater, a live performance venue is a different animal altogether.

file photo by Boyd Loving

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RIDGEWOOD, N.J. — Is turning Ridgewood’s iconic Warner Theater into a state-of-the-art regional performing arts center a vision for the community’s future, or an astronomical taxpayer-funded vanity project?

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