
file photo by Boyd Loving , Council majority ie the 3 Amigos
Good morning-
Here is the Letter to the Editor Jim wrote that wasn’t printed this past wknd.
February 17, 2016
Letter to the Editor
What is really going on?
The Town Council voted 3-2 on February 10th to fund the Hudson Street Garage with the Bergen County Improvement Authority. Councilmembers Aronsohn, Pucciarelli and Hauck voted to turn the project over to the county.
Some questions to ponder:
If the goal is a functional, non-partisan government, WHY has our Mayor been off “forming a partnership” with the BCIA for 3 years?
If financial stewardship is important, WHY are we paying more to finance through the BCIA versus funding it ourselves?
If we are going to incur an obligation to the county of more than $10 million, WHY isn’t there a payment plan in place to pay off this obligation?
If we truly care about the look and feel of our historic downtown, WHY haven’t designs/renderings been shown to the taxpayers of Ridgewood?
If all 5 members of our Town Council are independent thinking stewards of our village, WHY haven’t Councilmembers Sedon and Knudsen been privy to all discussions and reports in a timely fashion?
If we want real informed input from our fellow residents, WHY was the Maser study, which showed the 12 feet encroachment into Hudson St., thereby narrowing Hudson to 18 feet, not made public until after the November referendum, when the Village Manager had it on her desk in October?
If the upcoming election isn’t a factor, WHY are Councilmembers Aronsohn, Pucciarelli and Hauck in such a rush to fund this with Bergen County?
Too many unanswered questions.
Lets make sure we have answers before it’s too late.
Respectfully submitted,
Jim McCarthy