file photo by Boyd Loving
July 27,2017
the staff of the Ridgewood blog
Ridgewood NJ, the manager Jennifer Colangelo of One Love Bike+Barre Studio speaks out about the purchase of the former Elks Lodge by Ridgewood Water .
“To my fellow Ridgewood community please take a minute to read about the recent news regarding the purchase of the former Elks Lodge by Ridgewood Water for $1.6M.
There is absolutely NO mention of the fact that there is a current tenant in the Elk’s building – One Love Bike+Barre. As studio manager, I found it interesting that “an agreement had been reached between the village and the Elks organization” without our knowledge. It is extremely disheartening as a Ridgewood resident and small business owner that we have not been informed of this plan and are just finding this out, much like all of you!
This is not just some abandoned building. We have been tenants for over 3 years now and have been running a successful small business and plan to continue, as stated in our lease. A lease that has 19 months left with a 5 year renewable option. So for all intents and purposes, we would have liked to continue growing our community for the next 6+ years!
So, while nothing is set in stone and much of this could just be in the beginning stages, it sounds like our Mayor, the Elks organization and Ridgewood Water have all started making decisions without us. We are hopeful that the town will take into consideration that their Ordinance 3606 will be putting One Love Bike+Barre out of business with absolutely no regard for the owners or it’s current members!”
https://theridgewoodblog.net/ridgewood-water-to-bid-on-ridgewood-elks-property/
