I don’t know that I disagree with Weitz on his general point, but he completely overlooks the fact that nasty barbs and citizen put downs were the stock in trade of Mayor Aronson. Simply put – He was mean and nasty to those who disagreed with him. No one trusted him in the least. (And who can forget Deputy Mayor I Am the Only One IN Town with a Day Job.) And Evan, to be frank, you were rumoured on the campaign trail to toss a few barbs yourself when you ran on the Arohnson supported ticket.
So, yes, Evan is right, we need to tone it down sometimes. But his fake news and attempt to resurrect Arohnson from the political graveyard he richly deserves isn’t helping us at all.
Ridgewood NJ, Simply put, the situation involving Parkmobile constitutes a blatant case of FRAUD.
Officers of Parkmobile convinced elected officials to adopt a formal resolution that approved the signing of a contract with their company. The adopted resolution stated in plain English that the Village would not be charged in any way, shape, or form. All costs were to be paid for by users on a per transaction basis. Then, Parkmobile somehow convinced former Village Manager Roberta Sonenfeld to sign a contract granting Parkmobile a percentage of the parking revenue from every transaction involving their app.
Bait and switch, plain and simple. One bill of goods was sold to the Council, another was sold to Roberta Sonenfeld.
FRAUD I say. I maintain the contract is invalid because it is in direct conflict with what our elected officials were told, and what they approved via resolution.
I’m about to call up that attorney who is handling the case against the Board of Education (Rosemarie Aronold of Fort Lee) and ask her to file a class action suit against Parkmobile for triple damages, court costs, and attorney’s fees.
Wietz like may New Jersey politicians supports the philosophy that the rules are only for the little people and politicians and their flunkies are always above reproach ,they are here for self promotion, self aggrandizement and personal gain at your expense .
The boiler plate letter is almost believable except that it defends a group of people and their supporters who called residents “terrorist” , “grandstanders” , physically attacking legal petitioners in the central business district , mocked people who lived on the far east side of Ridgewood, hosted efforts to silence dissent , attacked businesses that didn’t go along with their schemes and egregious mishandled almost ever public forum they held.
VILLAGE OF RIDGEWOOD ZONING BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT AGENDA
Tuesday, December 12, 2017
Village Hall Court Room – 7:30 P.M.
Call to order
Pledge of Allegiance
Statement required by the Open Public Meeting Act “Adequate notice of this meeting has been provided by a posting on the bulletin board in the Village Hall, by mail to the Ridgewood News, The Record and by submission to all persons entitled to same as provided by law of a schedule including date and time of this meeting”.
Please note: A curfew of 11:00 PM is strictly adhered to by the Zoning Board of Adjustment of the Village of Ridgewood. No new matter involving an Applicant will be started after 10:30 PM. At 10:00 PM the Chairman will make a determination and advise Applicants as to whether they will be heard. If an Applicant cannot be heard because of the lateness of the hour, the matter will be carried over to a future meeting to be determined by the Board at 10:00 PM.
Roll call
Approval of minutes: September 12, 2107
Non-agenda items:
Board member comments
Members of the public comments
Public hearings
Old Business: 657 RIDGEWOOD LLC – Review revised landscape plan as per Resolution, at 657 Franklin Turnpike, Block 4703, Lot 14, in an OB-2 zone. NEW CINGULAR WIRELESS PCS, LLC – An application to amend the Resolution approving a temporary 75 foot pole with antennas at the top and related equipment at the base of the pole to extend the time of removal from January 10, 2018 to June 30, 2018 at 490 Route 17, Block 4703, Lot 11, in an OB-2 zone.
309 WESTGATE ASSOCIATES, LLC – An application to permit the construction of a new single family residence on a nonconforming lot located upon a steep slope
at 309 Westgate Road, Block 2808, Lot13, in an R-125 zone. (Continued from October 24, 2017)
AGENDA – CONTINUATION December 12, 2017
New Business:
KIM HEKIMIAN – An application to permit a second floor addition and stone patio which will result in a front yard setback of 34.7 feet to the porch, where 40 feet is required and a side yard setback of 6.5 feet, where 10 feet is required at 255 North Walnut Street, Block 1920, Lot 1, in an R-2 zone.
Resolution memorialization: Kleimann, 224 S. Van Dien
Licitra/Douglass, 584 Cliff Street
Discussion
Adjournment
Ridgewood NJ, The Volunteers of Ridgewood Emergency Services have placed into service, a new Rescue Truck, replacing an aging vehicle that was not meeting the needs of the Department.
This Rescue Truck will be used to provide scene lighting, generator power, traffic control and rehabilitation at emergency scenes while supporting EMS, Police, and Fire Department operations in providing a safer environment for all responders to complete the mission at hand.
Ridgewood Emergency Services Chief Tony Lillo stated that “Deputy Chief Ryan Savaria and his committee spent countless hours in preparing what type of vehicle would best serve the Departments needs and that of the Village of Ridgewood.” The Rescue Truck was customized and built to specifications set by the committee.”
The chassis is a 2017 Ford F550 with a 5-seat crew cab crew and an 11-foot rescue body. There are slide out trays on each side for easy access to the equipment. A rear slide out tray provides for easy access for traffic incident management devices. The Rescue Truck has sufficient storage space for everything necessary to support an emergency scene. There is an onboard 8000-watt generator, telescoping LED flood lights to illuminate emergency scenes at night. Unique to this truck, is that it is the only Rescue Truck in Bergen County with a large rear roof mounted LED Variable Message Board for traffic direction, providing clear instruction to motorists. The Message Board aids in the safety of the responders on the scene.
Ridgewood NJ, as previously reported by the Ridgewood blog ,the Village Mangers office confirmed that “ZERO” business opted in the Central Valet Parking program . That means that there are not any business in the Central Business District willing to Validate parking . Apparently we have all been misinformed about the parking problem .
For years readers have questioned the claim that the Village of Ridgewood Central business district really needed a garage or if the “parking shortage ” was nothing more than a self created marketing ploy to add parking for the new housing developments?
With no merchant participation in the central valet service and little to no participation in the Ridgewood “Estate Card ” program , taxpayers are left with one and only one conclusion , that no garage is necessary and that like the parking meters and parkmobile scams the Hudson garage appears to be nothing more than an effort to separate tax payers from there money and offer developers indirect subsidies to further destroy the Village of Ridgewood .
Ridgewood NJ, the Ridgewood Police have issued a traffic alert for North Broad Street & E. Ridgewood Avenue will be Closed , December 12,2017.
Ridgewood Police Department will close North Broad Street & E. Ridgewood Avenue Tuesday, December 12 from 8am to 12 Noon.
Ridgewood NJ, LEAF UPDATE: Area A has been completed. The final placement date for Area A is from December 11th to December 17th with collection to follow. Area B will begin collection on December 11th. Area C is currently in the process of being collected. This will be our final collection in all areas.
Reader said, “Nice to see that ya’ll are finally taking your head out of your asses and realize that you have been getting screwed for years. And James, stop with the Union City crap. It’s getting old. We don’t need “massive upgrades” to anything. Do we need extra capacity to bring the town into the future? Sure. But your doomsday predictions because a few developers understand what the towns future residents want is classic of the Ridgewood NIMBY attitude that keeps anything from moving around here. Including how the municipal govt. works. You want change or will you continue to bitch and moan anytime anyone takes action. We can’t move forward if you insist on remaining in the past.”
Best for you to take your head out of the sand ,
Ridgewood as a nice place to live was virtually destroyed by the prior council or the 3 Amigos. The push to turn Ridgewood into Union city , with high density housing creates a need for massive upgrades of the Village infrastructure . This will take a decade , water, sewer, traffic, schools ,police , fire and so on all need massive taxpayer funded upgrades thanks to the actions of the 3 amigos and Roberta . The Villages ability to increase revenue has also been curtailed by giveaway contracts and bad leases . So no one with any sense will stop blaming the Paul Aronsohn , Gween and Uncle Albert as well as their side kick flunky Roberta
The past village manager led the council to believe that the village would incur only the 35 cents per transaction which would go to Park Mobile. She signed a contract with an additional 21 percent off the top.No one would have been okay with this. Why she was so determined to go ahead with this bad deal for Ridgewood is a mystery. Current council members who were there at the time were not made aware of the additional charges. It looks like the village is out close to 200,000 dollars due to this poor contract. Whether anything illegal occurred is unclear but it was a bad contract and it looks as though the past village manager at best was deceitful in her communication with the council and acted poorly on behalf of the village.
Clean up and re- stripe and pave the current lots; get rid of valet parking using spots that residents want to use –let their employees drive further, not potential customers of competing businesses; make property owners repair their property (the Town Garage was hurriedly bought by speculators who had heard the village wanted it for a garage. They bought it to flip it quickly at a huge profit, not to maintain it. If the village won’t buy at their price, they plan to leave it an eyesore until the Village caves at the ugliness and finally buys it.) Last of all, do the repairs on the current lots first (while banning valet parking from using them) and see if we really need a garage more than a few nights a week. If we do, I doubt it, make the owners of these stores and restaurants pay at least half and sign the mortgage. If they need it so badly, they can help pay for it. If the builders of all these new condos need the parking to make their locations legal, let them join with the other owners to build a garage. Ridgewood residents don’t owe those owners anything and certainly not a garage built for their convenience.
Sun, December 17, 2017 Time: 3:00 PM Location: West Side Presbyterian Church, 6 South Monroe Street, Ridgewood NJ 07450 Cost: 40
Ridgewood NJ, Parlance Chamber Concerts presents the pianistic partnership of Alessio Bax and Lucille Chung. Their musical marriage has been described as one “of wondrous colors and dextrous aplomb, subtly balanced to make a musical performance sound as one.” Their virtuosity, passion, and artistic chemistry will be on display in glittering duets by Mozart, Shostakovich, Lutoslawski, and Rachmaninoff.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Sonata in C, K. 521 for piano 4-hands Program Notes
Dmitri Shostakovich Concertino in A minor, Op. 94 for two pianos Program Notes
Witold Lutoslawski Variations on a Theme of Paganini for two pianos Program Notes
Sergei Rachmaninoff Suite No. 2, Op. 17 for two pianos Program Notes
Parlance Chamber Concerts:
Duo Pianists Alessio Bax & Lucille Chung
Sunday, December 7, 2017 at 3:00pm
West Side Presbyterian Church
6 S. Monroe Street, Ridgewood, NJ
Adults $40, Seniors $30, Young Adults $20, Students $10.
for more info call 800-838-3006
https://www.parlancechamberconcerts.org/2017-2018-season/december-17-2017. https://www.parlancechamberconcerts.org
Ridgewood NJ, The members of Bethlehem Lutheran Church invite everyone to spend Christmas at Bethlehem. Please join us for any of the services listed below in our sanctuary located at 155 Linwood Ave. in Ridgewood, NJ. We will be celebrating the blessed birth of the Christ child and the love of family and friends. What better place than Bethlehem to spend Christmas! Bethlehem Lutheran Church invites you and your family to join us for Christmas worship.
We don’t care how you are dressed, how you look or who you voted for. We are a church of imperfect people. Just come as you are.
Our Kids Church will present their Christmas program on December 17th at 9am.
On Christmas Eve–Sunday, December 24th we will host Happy Birthday Baby Jesus at 4:00 p.m. for pre-school children. Bethlehem’s Christmas Eve services will be a candlelight service of festival worship at 6:00pm and 8:00 p.m. with pre-service music at 7:30.
Please note that there will be no Sunday morning worship on Christmas Eve.
We will hold our Christmas Day service at 10am.
We truly hope to see you and wish everyone a joyous Christmas season and a beautiful finish for 2017. The members of Bethlehem Evangelical Lutheran Church, Ridgewood want you to know that God has a plan for you and he loves you. Our faith is in Christ. Our guide is in the Bible. Our love is for all. Come celebrate with us.
Our regular worship schedule is Sunday service at 9am & 10:45am. Nursery Care & Kid’s Church available during both services. Please join us at 155 Linwood Avenue, Ridgewood. For your information, please see our website, www.BethlehemChurch.live.
RIDGEWOOD YMCA OFFERS SCHOOL VACATION CAMP DECEMBER 26-29
Ridgewood NJ, The Ridgewood YMCA will be offering School Vacation Camp from Tuesday, December 26 through Friday, December 29 from 9:00am to 5:00pm with extended hours of 8:00-9:00am and 5:00-6:00pm also available. The camp is open to all children ages 5 to 12 years old and no YMCA membership is required.
School Vacation Camp at the Ridgewood Y offers kids the opportunity to enjoy daily recreational and educational activities including swimming, arts and crafts, STEM activities and special theme days. For parents, the camp offers an affordable daycare alternative during the December school break.
The cost for camp is $60 per day for Ridgewood YMCA members, $75 per day for non-members.
For further information, please contact Michelle Burke at 201 444 5600, ext 337 or email [email protected]. Additional information can be found on the website ridgewoodymca.org.
The Ridgewood YMCA is located at 112 Oak Street in Ridgewood.
