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Safety or Speed? The Brewing Controversy Over Ridgewood’s Schedler Property Cleanup

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Whether you are concerned about environmental safety, historic preservation, or the traffic on West Saddle River Road, your voice matters

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Ridgewood NJ, a high-stakes community meeting is set for Monday, April 6, at 6:30 PM, and the atmosphere in Ridgewood is anything but calm. While the official agenda covers “logistics” for the Zabriskie-Schedler property soil remediation, local residents are sounding the alarm over what they claim are massive safety gaps and questionable environmental decisions.

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The Schedler Saga: Why Ridgewood is Paying $2.6M to Remove a Safety Barrier

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Taxpayers Facing a $1.1 million funding gap

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Ridgewood NJ, the ongoing battle over the Zabriskie-Schedler property in Ridgewood, NJ, has reached a costly new chapter. Despite a previous budget allocation of $1.5 million for soil remediation, the latest bids for work at the site have come in significantly higher—leaving taxpayers to wonder how the Village will bridge a $1.1 million funding gap.

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