Money Talks: Ridgewood Council Defends Accepting $264K in Sports Group Donations Ahead of Re-Election Run
the staff of the Ridgewood blog
RIDGEWOOD, N.J. — Local political tensions reached a boiling point last night as the Ridgewood Village Council voted 4-1 to formally accept $264,000 in private donations from local sports organizations.
$214K Pledged for Schedler Field: Breaking Down the Sports Group Donations and Conditions
Tug McGraw famously said, “I don’t know, I’ve never smoked AstroTurf.” This humorous remark was made when he was asked about his preference between natural grass and artificial turf, highlighting his playful personality and skepticism about artificial surfaces
the staff of the Ridgewood blog
Ridgewood NJ, The controversial Schedler property development was back in the spotlight at Wednesday night’s Ridgewood Village Council meeting, with local officials detailing over $214,000 in cash and in-kind pledges from area youth and adult sports organizations.
Ridgewood NJ, when Lauren Cuneo, a Board Member of the Maroons Soccer Club for the past 7 years, spoke during Wednesday night’s Village Council meeting in support of constructing a larger, artificial turf playing field with permanent lighting at Schedler Park, she publicly revealed what many Ridgewood taxpayers suspect will ultimately be the primary deciding factor in Village Council’s decision making process regarding Schedler.