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Computer issues Continue to Plague Village of Ridgewood Public Meeting Notices

Village Council
Dear Ridgewood resident,
Apologies for this very late notice (computer issue) regarding tonight’s Village Council Special Public Meeting. The meeting is regarding the Ridgewood Water lawsuit and the hiring of professional services for a rate study in compliance with the  recent court decision of  by Judge Friscia dated  July 20, 2017. This is the only agenda item. Feel free to email questions or comments.
 
Best regards,
Susan
VILLAGE COUNCIL SPECIAL PUBLIC MEETING AUGUST 17, 2017
6:00 P.M.
1. Call to Order – Mayor
2. Statement of Compliance with the Open Public Meeting Act
MAYOR: “Adequate notice of this meeting has been provided by a posting on the bulletin board in 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 the date and time of this meeting.”
3. Roll Call
4. Comments from the Public (Not to exceed 3 minutes per person
– 40 minutes in total)
5. RESOLUTIONS
17-247 Award Professional Services Contract – Rate Analysis
Study for Ridgewood Water Lawsuit (NTE $52,000)
MOVE: SECOND: ROLL CALL VOTE:
6. Adjournment
**** Ridgewood Water lawsuit: The Village Council, as the Governing Body of the Ridgewood Water Utility, is complying with the Court Order to conduct an independent rate study in conformity with the Court’s opinion and Order dated July 20, 2017, Superior Court, Judge Friscia.
Mayor Susan Knudsen
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Village of Ridgewood
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Ridgewood NJ 07450
 
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Closing arguments postponed in Ridgewood Water lawsuit

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Matthew Birchenough , Staff Writer, @MattBirchenough5:01 p.m. ET March 1, 2017

A judge has postponed closing arguments scheduled for Friday in a lawsuit filed by Glen Rock, Midland Park and Wyckoff against Ridgewood Water.

Superior Court Judge Lisa Perez Friscia informed attorneys that the arguments would be delayed and a new date would be selected next week, said Gregory Reid, a lawyer representing Glen Rock, Midland Park and Wyckoff in the case.

https://www.northjersey.com/story/news/bergen/2017/03/01/closing-arguments-postponed-ridgewood-water-lawsuit/98578512/

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Ridgewood Water lawsuit: Mediation fails again; trial scheduled for Nov. 1

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BY RICHARD DE SANTA

The long-pending class action lawsuit by Glen Rock, Midland Park and Wyckoff against the Ridgewood Water utility is scheduled for trial beginning Nov. 1 in the New Jersey Superior Court in Hackensack.

According to Glen Rock Mayor Bruce Packer, a third and apparently final mediation attempt on Friday, Oct. 7 failed to produce a resolution, putting the case on the court docket following three postponements since April.

https://www.northjersey.com/community-news/mediation-fails-again-trial-scheduled-for-nov-1-1.1677135

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Ridgewood Water Lawsuit Trial Finally Set to Begin April 5

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March 29,2016
the staff of the Ridgewood blog

Ridgewood NJ, The day of reckoning maybe at hand for Ridgewood Water. The class action lawsuit filed against Ridgewood Water by three of the municipalities Glen Rock, Wyckoff, and Midland Park it serves will go to trial April 5 in Bergen County Superior Court.

Ridgewood Water, a public utility owned by the Village of Ridgewood, provides water to Ridgewood, Wyckoff, Glen Rock, and Midland Park. The law suit, filed on behalf of ratepayers in 2011, seeks the complete repeal of the utility’s 37 percent rate increase since 2010. Ridgewood representatives claim the increase was necessary for the utility to stay solvent. The lawsuit claims that the utility artificially inflated its costs by commingling Village cost with that of Ridgewood water.

Ridgewood elected officials skipped out a meeting with retired Judge Peter E. Doyne on January 8th that was set up to try and settle the lawsuit. So there was nothing left for the parties to do but press forward with the lawsuit.