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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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The Hidden History of the Schedler Property: George Washington, a Traitorous General, and Irate Farmers!

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Shedding Light on the Truth: The Revolutionary War Secrets of Old Paramus Reformed Church and the Schedler Property

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Ridgewood NJ, the history books often skim over the dramatic, human moments of the Revolutionary War, but right here in Bergen County, the Old Paramus Reformed Church holds secrets involving George Washington, military misconduct, and some very unhappy local farmers.

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WETLANDS COVER-UP? Explosive New Documents Suggest Ridgewood Officials KNEW About Schedler Wetlands Amid Public Denials

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BOMBSHELL EVIDENCE: Official Emails Prove Ridgewood Officials KNEW About Wetlands on Schedler Site Despite Public Denial

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Ridgewood NJ, Ridgewood’s long-running saga over the Zabriskie-Schedler property has taken a dramatic turn. New details from official records, including explicit communications between the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP) and the Village’s engineering firm, strongly suggest that wetlands were confirmed on the site months before Village officials publicly minimized or denied their existence.

The core issue: Was the public deliberately misled about a crucial environmental factor while the Village Council signed off on contracts that explicitly referenced the wetlands?

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New Complaint Alleges NJDEP Overruled Their Own Preservation Experts to Approve Artificial Turf at National Register Historic Site in Ridgewood

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Ridgewood NJ, residents in Ridgewood have filed a verified complaint against both the Village and the New Jersey Dept of Environmental Protection.

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Fired for Fighting Turf, Ridgewood Hero Honored at NJ’s Top Environmental Congress!

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Fired Activist Gets the Last Laugh: NJ Environmental Congress Honors CEO Who Took on Artificial Turf!

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Ridgewood NJ, A story of local activism and environmental irony played out this week as Amy McCambirdge, a Ridgewood resident and CEO of the Unbridled Heroes Project, was honored at the prestigious ANJEC Environmental Congress.

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Village Council Members Balk about Costs Associated with Answering Taxpayers’ Questions

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Ridgewood NJ, During  a discussion at Wednesday evening’s Village Council public work session, some Council members expressed concern about costs associated with NJDEP-mandated FAQs related to remediation of contaminated soil at the Schedler property.

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Heated Ridgewood Village Council Meeting Sparks More Controversy Over Schedler Property

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Ridgewood NJ, the March 5 Village Council meeting was anything but ordinary, with residents, officials, and consultants clashing over the fate of the Schedler property—particularly the soil removal, artificial turf concerns, and a hefty $1.5 million taxpayer bill.

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“Shady” activities at Ridgewood Village Hall? What the heck?

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Ridgewood NJ, in response to allegations voiced by some residents during Wednesday night‘s Village Council meeting that Ridgewood officials are engaging in “shady“ activities related to the Schedler property’s future configuration/use, Village Manager Keith Kazmark cited his own definition of “shady.“

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Village of Ridgewood Council: “You can keep saying it, but it won’t make it true”

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Ridgewood NJ, message to Councilperson Siobhan Winograd:

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Ridgewood Water’s “spoil pile” – Dumped at Schedler despite known Contamination?

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Ridgewood NJ, attached is a letter from WSP USA to Ridgewood Water (WSP seems to be their Licensed Site Remediation Professional) regarding the spoil pile located at 579 Prospect Street in Glen Rock, NJ, dated December 2, 2020.

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Village of Ridgewood Opts Not to Disseminate Certain Schedler Property Site Remediation Information

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Ridgewood NJ, for some reason, the Village has chosen not to disseminate this information to the general public. Only those residents who previously submitted questions regarding ongoing site remediation were made aware of the deadline for additional inquiries. The notification was made via the below noted e-mail, which was dated Tuesday, September 17, 2024. So much for transparency.

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Ridgewood Mayor Responds Soil Contamination Concerns, Says “No immediate threat to the public”

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Ridgewood NJ, Ridgewood Mayor Paul Vagianos responded to residents concern over soil contamination at both Habernickel Park and the Schedler property. The Mayor stated as part of the Village’s ongoing efforts to enhance our parks, improvement projects are planned for Habernickel Park and the Schedler property. During preparations for these projects, we discovered that both sites have areas of contaminated soil.

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Ridgewood Manager’s Email on Schedler Soil Tests Ignores Roll of Village Engineering Department

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Ridgewood NJ, in a recent email disseminated by the Village Manager Keith Kazmark, Kazmark claimed that at both the June 5th and August 7th Village Council meeting Matrix New World engineering presented the results of the soil tests at the Schedler Property on West Saddle River Road on the “berm” and then the rest of the property . The tests revealed enough evidence to warrant further testing of the property and if needed the property would have to be remediated.

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Controversial Historic Preservation Consultant Paid Over $30,000 by Village of Ridgewood

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Ridgewood NJ, in June of 2023 a Ridgewood blog reader commented on the return of  the controversial historic preservation consultant Peter Primavera and nicely sums up what’s next for the Village of Ridgewood.
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Ridgewood’s Schools Superintendant & BOE President Both Say BOE DID NOT Help Prepare Schedler Development Application

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Ridgewood NJ, in response to questions posed by at least two (2) members of the public during Monday night’s BOE meeting, Ridgewood Public Schools Superintendent Dr. Mark Schwarz and BOE President Sheila Brogan both publicly said this – “No public or private meetings” were held between any BOE representative(s) and anyone from the Village of Ridgewood concerning preparation of the recent application for development of the Schedler property. In short, the application was prepared & submitted without the BOE’s input or review.

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