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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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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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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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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 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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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.
Continue reading Controversial Historic Preservation Consultant Paid Over $30,000 by Village of Ridgewood
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Ridgewood NJ, at Wednesday evening’s Village Council Meeting, Matrix New World Engineering presented a report on the soil testing results on the berm at the Schedler property (pictured). Matrix assured the Council that “there is no public health concern”, stating that three of the compounds found in the soil (lead, mercury and benz[a]anthracene) do not require any action or remediation.
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Continue reading A Few take-aways from the Wednesday’s Ridgewood Village Council Meeting
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Ridgewood NJ, representatives of the environmental testing company hired by the Village of Ridgewood informed Village Council members during Wednesday night’s Work Session where the contaminated soil dumped at Schedler came from.
