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Ridgewood NJ, Councilwoman Siobhan Winograd has posted another selfie video on her Winograd2022 facebook page and elsewhere on social media; in this one she clomps through the Schedler House in noisy platform heels. She had stated publicly that “No one, I repeat NO ONE” should enter the Schedler House because it is too dangerous.
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Ridgewood NJ, It has become quite apparent to the current Ridgewood Village Council majority that getting their much-desired sports complex (complete with artificial turf, lights, concession stand, etc.) up and running on the former Schedler property isn’t going to be easy and may take several years.
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Ridgewood NJ, her campaign mailer (see above) said one thing; after she was sworn in, she said the opposite.
Here’s what our readers said about the U-Turn:
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Ridgewood NJ, as a candidate for elected office, private citizen Siobhan Winograd said something different about developing the Schedler property than now Councilwoman Siobhan Winograd is saying. Check out this campaign mailer of hers we just dug up.
Hmm. Did anyone notice whether the Councilwoman’s pants were on fire the last time she was seen in public?
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Ridgewood NJ, Squirrels residing within the confines of Ridgewood’s Central Business District are patiently waiting to learn if Councilwoman Siobhan Winograd’s detailed analysis of trash cans has identified a make and model suitable their habitation. Does anyone know if the Councilwoman and/or members of the Village’s Sanitation Division have settled on a manufacturer and style yet?
Continue reading Squirrels question whether new trash can style has been chosen in Ridgewood
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Ridgewood NJ, in response to a resident’s concern regarding the need for additional Village Council studies of Schedler property development plans, Councilwoman Siobhan Winograd just wrote this on Facebook: “ . . . we as a council of five cannot access our staff professionals independently.” Meaning, the Councilwoman is unhappy that she can’t question Village employees directly about Schedler. Our form of government doesn’t permit it. The Village Manager is the gatekeeper; it’s been that way for decades.
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Ridgewood NJ,. it has come to the attention of The Ridgewood Blog that Councilwoman Siobhan Winograd is cross-posting from her official, and hopefully unrestricted, Facebook page (see accompanying photo) over to a restricted Facebook Group’s page. Following her cross-posts, there are back and forth discussions between the Councilwoman and members of the restricted Facebook Group. Most of these recent discussions concern proposed development plans for the Schedler property.
new “turf tax” ?
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Ridgewood NJ, saying it was an idea previously discussed, although not saying who it was supposedly discussed with, Councilwoman Siobhan Winograd recently spoke publicly about the Village possibly imposing a $10 per player fee in order to establish a “sinking fund” for future use in the repair/replacement of Village owned artificial turf fields. The fee would likely be imposed for players of traveling teams only said the Councilwoman.
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Ridgewood NJ, during the January 31st Village Council Budget Meeting, Councilwoman Siobhan Winograd reported that she’d been startled by a squirrel while shooting a video intended to highlight her recent assessment of alleged defective Village owned trash cans in the Central Business District. The squirrel allegedly jumped out of a trash can the Councilwoman was standing next to while videotaping herself. Continue reading Councilwoman Siobhan Winograd Startled by Squirrel while Inspecting Village Owned Trash Cans
