December 11,2016
the staff of the Ridgewood blog
Ridgewood NJ, Councilman Voigt announced a multi-million dollar renovation plan for the Ridgewood Public library this past Wednesday night at the Village Council meeting and Elks Lodge closing the very next day .Janis Fuhrman a member of the library board of trustees, tried to clear the air in June when the issue first arose, said in the Facebook It takes a Ridgewood Village, “I can assure you that the Elks Club is in no way tied in with the library in any way shape or form!! Too funny.”
When asked again if the recent closing of the Elks and the corresponding announcement that the Library planned a $5 million dollar renovation , Janis Fuhrman was kind enough to respond once again on December 9th ,”Still not related , The Village neither owns nor operates the Elks Club. You are more than welcome to attend our Board Meetings, they are and have always been open to the public. Next one is next week.”
However some found it a bit odd that the Glen Rock Patch also ran an article on the closing of the Elks at almost the same time the Ridgewood lodge was notified , using the Elks Grand Lodge as its primary source.
Others reminded the Ridgewood blog of the dubious undoing of the Pease Library Trust and ensuing court case .
