file photo by Boyd Loving
Januray 9,2016
the staff of the Ridgewood blog
Ridgewood NJ , At the January 6th council meeting after an long and sometime contentious meeting , people were tired ,tempers flared and threats were made . Residents were reminded of their obligation to behave at council meetings , but council members were not .
Most on lookers read the touchy defensiveness as a sign that something is not quite right .
Here’s how the council behaves when you ask them to talk about facts as Dana Glazer did: https://youtu.be/neb4TSJ4QsY?t=5h1m14s
The Ridgewood blog has a clearly stated ‘anti threat ” policy , but we didn’t hear anything that night on behavior on the dias of council members and what was appropriate or not . ( https://theridgewoodblog.net/the-ridgewood-blogs-anti-threat-policy/ )
Is is fair to assume that we may threaten and disparage our neighbors as long as they fail to comply with the wishes of the council majority ?
This brings us all back to the original point that the Maser study seemed to magically appear on the Village Website tragically after the vote. This raises serious questions as to the entire process . Was it just an over site , bonding has clear regulations as to what information should be available . Withholding any significant information could throw the entire project in jeopardy.
