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Ridgewood NJ, in June of 2023 a Ridgewood blog reader commented on the return of the controversial historic preservation consultant Peter Primavera and nicely sums up what’s next for the Village of Ridgewood.
Continue reading Controversial Historic Preservation Consultant Paid Over $30,000 by Village of Ridgewood
Megan Burrow , Staff Writer, @MegBurrowPublished 9:26 p.m. ET March 1, 2017 | Updated 9:27 p.m. ET March 1, 2017
HACKENSACK — There was no decision Wednesday in a case before a Superior Court judge involving a petition by Teaneck Township to bar a resident from filing public records requests.
But Judge Robert P. Contillo expressed some skepticism with Teaneck’s argument that Elie Jones, a 44-year-old lifelong unemployed township resident, harassed and bullied the township staff as he filed more than 300 records requests since November under the state’s Open Public Records Act, or OPRA.
By JT Aregood • 02/13/17 3:38pm
After advancing in its first committee hearing Monday, a bill to restrict access to information available through the federal Open Public Records Act in New Jersey is drawing criticism from environmentalists who say it could pave the way for less transparency in the way the state doles out contracts for development.
The bill, sponsored by Assemblyman Wayne P. DeAngelo in a bid to keep businesses and advertisers from using public records for marketing purposes, advanced in a unanimous vote.
https://observer.com/2017/02/bill-to-restrict-opra-in-nj-advances-draws-criticism/
