Ridgewood NJ, The men caved and the women behaved like troopers. The men all voted YES for less than gallant reasons: Fear of further litigation and possible results that might be worse than the ” so called compromise.”
The women believed that Ridgewood was worth that risk and felt that the detrimental effects of the Valley Expansion far out weighed any benefits.
The public comments were unbelievable including little kids who spoke eloquently.
Our Board of Education members were missing and should have been there and should have advocated for Benjamin Franklin Middle school . Their primary concern should be the health and safety of the children. I don’t know why they would concede to Valley without a good argument for a better compromise. We elected them to represent us.
Again I don’t know who is looking out for Ridgeood except Susan, Wendy and Debbie, The “Steel Magnolias” of the Planning Board.
