Same ole Same Ole. All we get is excuses on why things cant happen. Can anyone recall a decision taken and driven to resolution by the council We needs real leaders to help drive change, improvement, and repairs. Pick 5-6 items and drive them, no excuses, no blockers, just leadership.
Some suggestions
1) Repair/pave the roads, when you hit a pothole who cares who should have filled it. The village roads are a mess.
2) Do something, do anything to manage and lead the water department. Sell it, merge it, whatever, but get the village the water it needs (certainly no droughts, etc), sell any new buildings, Do something with this please.
3) Push the BOE to adhere to reasonable budgets, manage costs, and raise standards (stop saying you cant impact this!!, it hurts the village).
4)Get the Police to enforce local speed limits on residential streets, install stop signs on long roads that lead to speeding. This is just stepping up and doing something.
5) Stop selling train station parking spaces to non residents, impossible to get a spot after 6:45am, Help reduce traffic by installing a east heading parking lot exit by removing the bike lane and a simple ramp near the ticket office turnaround to Ridgewood Ave. Really not rocket science and woudl help traffic on many fronts.
Please just do something to lead and own some of these issues. .
Ridgewood NJ, New Jersey’s primary election law allows unaffiliated voters to select a party when voting in the Primary Election. However, voters registered as Democrats can only vote in the Democratic primary and voters registered as Republicans can only vote in the Republican primary.
June 5, 2018
Primary Election Day
Polls are open from 6:00 a.m. until 8:00 p.m.
PLANNING BOARD PUBLIC MEETING AGENDA
Tuesday, June 5, 2018
Village Hall Court Room – 7:30 P.M.
(all timeframes and the order of agenda items below are approximate and subject to change)
1. 7:30 p.m. – Call to Order, Statement of Compliance, Flag Salute, Roll Call – In accordance with the provisions of Section 10:4-8d of the Open Public Meetings Act, the date, location, and time of the commencement of this meeting is reflected in a meeting notice, a copy of which schedule has been filed with the Village Manager and the Village Clerk, The Ridgewood News and The Record newspapers, and posted on the bulletin board in the entry lobby of the Village municipal offices at 131 North Maple Avenue, and on the Village website, all in accordance with the provisions of the Open Public Meetings Act.Roll call: Knudsen, Voigt, Joel, Patire, Scheibner, Torielli, McWilliams, Barto, Van Goor, Wesner, Bandelt
2. 7:30 p.m. – 7:35 p.m. – Public Comments on Topics not Pending Before the Board
3. 7:35 p.m. – 7:40 p.m. – Committee/Commission/Professional Updates for Non Agenda Topics, Correspondence Received by the Board
4. 7:40 p.m. – 7:45 p.m. – Chestnut Hill Development, Minor Sub-Division, 401 Mountain Avenue, Block 2706, Lot 4, Adoption of Memorializing Resolution of Approval
5. 7:45 p.m. – 7:55 p.m. – Hudson Street Redevelopment Ordinance #3649
6. 7:55 p.m. – 8:05 p.m. – Blade Signs Ordinance #3647
7. 8:05 p.m. – 8:20 p.m. – Ridgewood/Dayton, Preliminary and Final Major Site Plan, 100/152 South Broad Street, Blocks 3707/3905, Lots 5.01/1.01 – Developer’s Agreement, Carried from May 15, 2018 without prejudice to the Board
8. 8:20 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. – Two Forty Associates, Preliminary and Final Major Site Plan, 150-174 Chestnut Street, Block 2005, Lot 38 – Developer’s Agreement, Carried from May 15, 2018 without prejudice to the Board
9. 8:30 p.m. – 9:30 p.m. – Ridgewood Water, Informal Review, 205 East Glen Avenue, Block 3107, Lot 33.01, Carr Facility, carried from May 15, 2018 without notice and without prejudice to the Board
10. 9:30 p.m. – 10:30 p.m. – Hudson Street Parking Garage, Courtesy Review, Epic Management, Block 3809, Lots 12 & 13
11. 10:30 p.m. – 10:35 p.m. – Adoption of Minutes: July 18, 2017
12. 10:35 p.m. – Executive Session (if necessary)
13. Adjournment: In accordance with the Open Public Meetings Act, all meetings of the Ridgewood Planning Board (i.e., official public meetings, work sessions, pre-meeting assemblies and special meetings) are public meetings, which are always open to members of the general public.
Members: Susan Knudsen, Jeff Voigt, Joel Torielli, Melanie McWilliams, David Scheibner, Richard Joel, Debbie Patire, Frances Barto, James Van Goor, Alysson Wesner, Matthew Bandelt
Professional Staff: Christopher Martin, Esq., Board Attorney; Christopher J. Rutishauser, Village Engineer; Brigette Bogart, Village Planner; Michael Cafarelli, Board Secretary
If enough residents send e mail to council saying six mil library renovation is ridicuolous , the council won’t do it.
I mean Knudsen and Sedon voted NO for the multifamily housing and NO for a hospital expansion, if they feel a bigger library is wrong they won’t do it. No one is buying them.
Ridgewood can refrain from voting on the local level for lunatics for VC when the ministrations of this blog leave it in no doubt of their relative shortcomings. But move out to the county, state, and national level, and it can’t resist! It’s as if Ridgewood is perpetually suffering from some kind of electoral version of the conscience-deadening consequences of original sin. If left to its own devices it behaves like the proverbial dog, brainlessly returning to its vomit.
People are so blinded by the ‘party’ designation they can’t even see the BS anymore. No one in NJ should be shocked as if you didn’t then certainly your family and neighbors voted for Murphy. He is going to be the nail in the coffin of NJ. Most people would leave if they didn’t want to be connected with family and friends, but once the children move out the parents have no qualms about getting out. Advice to the newly married/parents: Get out and take your parents with you – it will be the best choice you ever made and in six months you won’t even think NJ anymore.
Short of putting a Hex on them, can anyone come up with ANY ideas as how to get the council to open their eyes and ears? Discussing, speaking up, writing letters–the council seems to be surrounded by an invisible force field. We don’t have the money to augment all their fancy ideas but they seem to think it grows on trees or falls from heaven for them. Does the allegory “little kids in a candy store” hit home? Their continued adoration of the Health Barn is only one of the places they absolutely refuse to see a problem. With all the ways the original lease has been defied, there should have been many adequate reasons to cancel their contract. Instead the council hurries up and produces generators so The Health Barn could continue with their profit making activities while almost everyone in Ridgewood lacked power. If our town lawyer said that was a necessity, then he should be replaced with a lawyer who will research the facts instead of responding with whatever comes to the top of his head when asked a question.
Ridgewood NJ, form the NJ ANIMAL SAVE MOVEMENT , Morning everyone, Does anyone know any local bird rehabbers or how to find someone who may have lost their white dove? My sister is in Ridgewood getting her nails done and a white dove flew into salon.. she was trying to get into salon all day yesterday and flew into window.. she is able to fly bc she’s up high on a ledge inside salon.. any ideas? I spoke w someone at Avian Rehab Center who thinks she is a domesticated bird.
Ridgewood NJ, the Ridgewood police report the downside of online shopping . On May 23rd, a West Saddle River Road resident reported a fraud and a theft occurred in the past. The victim reported purchasing several Louis Vuitton and Gucci items online from a merchant in China. The victim reported after receiving shipment she noticed the items were not authentic and attempted to return the items but discovered the website was no longer in service. The merchant in China was reached by email and agreed to reimburse the victim but reported the shipping was approximately $400. The victim was advised to file a report and forward it to her credit card company for reimbursement.
How is the Ridgewood policy different from Paramus?
Could we hire a 77 yr. old man who had multiple infractions and suspensions??
Paramus was dup’d by the system, they never would have hired the driver if they had known his record.
Additionally, at what age is it too old to drive a school bus ?…..that is a hard question to answer, but should be looked at.
The people spoke at election. People want Murphy. Regardless of damage he is about to inflict in everyone’s pocket and the state as a whole people just can’t resist his charm. He even declared he would rob people if elected via tax hikes etc. and Ridgewood voted 60% for him. He is so handsome and convincing, even the smart stay at home moms and their Wall Street husbands couldn’t resist. Rejoice. Phil is about to screw us en masse.
2017 General Election Results (Ridgewood)
38.2% Kim Guadagno
59.6% Philip Murphy
When the present members were re- elected to the Council, they sold themselves as capable and “cost conscious”. The only “Cost conscienceness” that the residents of Ridgewood have seen has been in the “spend, spend, spend” column. They were elected to direct the Village and help it balance the budget and control expenses. They were not elected to grant all the wishes they or anyone else with power ever had. But that is what they are doing. I don’t think any of them are stupid and they must realize how much this will raise their taxes, but they don’t seem to care. “We have millions of dollars, what can we spend it on next?” seems to be their attitude. We had to elect two people this year, and all the candidates trailed problems behind them. Two were basically do nothings, except to spend. Of the other two, one reeked so badly we couldn’t elect her and the second had already proven she was a dedicated follower and that we did not need more of. The present council have consistently refused to listen to any other people’s opinion so I don’t know how the residents will be able to break through their “hear no evil, see no evil, but definitely DO the evil” stance.
Ridgewood NJ, At all regular meetings, two opportunities are provided for citizens to make comments. The public comment periods will be scheduled after presentations and approximately 9:00 p.m. or just prior to the end of the meeting, whichever occurs first. The first opportunity may be limited by the presiding officer to conclude at about 8:00 p.m. in order for the Board to continue with its scheduled agenda. The second opportunity will occur at about 9:00 p.m. at the discretion of the presiding officer taking into consideration a break point in the agenda.
At every opportunity for public comment, citizens are invited to comment on subjects on the agenda or general topics.
At the discretion of the presiding officer, public comments may be permitted at other times.
Persons wishing to speak must, upon being recognized, rise, sign in, and state their names and addresses. Each speaker shall be limited to four minutes. The Board Recorder will note the time. A speaker who has not finished in the allotted time will be directed by the presiding officer to summarize quickly and relinquish the floor within 30 seconds.
Comments shall be limited to issues. If personal remarks or discourteous statements are made, the presiding officer shall require the speaker to stop. No person will be recognized for a second time until all others asking to speak have been heard.
Ridgewood NJ, The Conservancy for Ridgewood Public Lands will be hosting a Ribbon Cutting Celebration for:
The Children’s Sensory and Butterfly Garden on June 21st, 2018 from 5-7pm
—-Rain or Shine—-
Ribbon Cutting Celebration for the Children’s Sensory and Butterfly Garden
Thu, June 21, 2018
Time: 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM
The Stable in Ridgewood, 259 North Maple Ave, Ridgewood, NJ 07450
Ridgewood NJ, Join us at 7pm on Saturday June 9th for a special concert…THREE FOR ALL*An Evening of Jazz, Pop and Musical Theater (*with special guest artists Darwin Cosme Sanchez, Tina Lyndsay and TRC students)
Sponsored by the Project 142 non-profit concert series, ‘Three for All’ will feature our own faculty members Lou Caimano on saxophone and Bob Rodriguez on piano, and vocalist and Project 142 Director Scot Albertson, as well as other well-known guest artists Darwin Cosme Sanchez (Puerto Rico Symphony Flutist) and Tina Lyndsay (Cabaret Artist).
Tickets (Cash at the door): $15 General, $10 Students/Seniors, $5 TRC Students
Post-Concert Refreshments provided by Project 142!
Saturday, June 9, 2018 at 7pm
The Ridgewood Conservatory, 409 Sette Drive, Ridgewood NJ
For more info, call us at 201-612-6686, email to [email protected] or visit us at https://theridgewoodconservatory.org/about-us/news-events/three-for-all-concert-june-9-at-7pm/
