Ridgewood developer hosts meeting on proposal

DECEMBER 12, 2014 LAST UPDATED: FRIDAY, DECEMBER 12, 2014, 12:31 AM
BY LAURA HERZOG
STAFF WRITER |
THE RIDGEWOOD NEWS

A developer proposing multifamily housing held an on-site public meeting to separate “fact” from “conjecture” on Tuesday night.

The audience of about 30 attendees included developers, the president of the Chamber of Commerce and several village seniors, who expressed interest in the apartments.

While most attendees appeared favorable of the development in their comments, a couple argued against points made by the developer, longtime resident John Saraceno.

Saraceno, who is proposing the 52-unit Enclave development at 253-257 E. Ridgewood Ave., touched on several “hot-button issues” over two hours, including: property taxes, schoolchildren, traffic, parking, architecture and how many units an amendment to the master plan that allows higher density housing might result in.

Saraceno was the first of four developers to make a multifamily housing proposal to the village. He began his quest for multifamily housing in 2008, he said, when he met with then-Mayor David Pfund.

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