Schedler Property Resolutions for August 12 Village Council Public Meeting
Wednesday, August 12th the Village Council will discuss the use of the Schedler property. They will review and vote on the following resolutions:
Click Here for Schedler Property Resolution including House
Click Here for Resolution to apply fpr Schedler House Grant
A Map of the project is being prepared and will be posted here when it is complete.
AUGUST 9, 2015 LAST UPDATED: SUNDAY, AUGUST 9, 2015, 9:50 AM
BY CHRIS HARRIS
STAFF WRITER |
THE RECORD
RIDGEWOOD – The future of the village-owned Schedler property – a crumbling 200-year-old house on seven wooded acres abutting Route 17 – was suddenly back on the council’s agenda last week because of an impending deadline.
Village Manager Roberta Sonenfeld said time was running out to apply for a matching grant from the Bergen County Historic Trust Fund that would be used to stabilize the building.
In 2009, Ridgewood purchased the thickly wooded property, believed to have been the site of a Revolutionary War encampment or battle, with $2.7 million in open space grant money specified for active recreation. The move preempted any commercial development of the site.
Resident Isabella Altano – representing Ridgewood Eastside Development, a grass-roots citizens group – pleaded with the council Wednesday night to meet the grant’s deadline next month.
The house, which was occupied by Florence Schedler until she died in 2007 at age 104, “is in dire need of help,” Altano said. She said the “roof is falling and mold is present.”
Altano said an anonymous donor had placed $45,000 in an escrow account, earmarking the funds for the structure, but village officials said the fact that the source of the money is unknown is an issue.
https://www.northjersey.com/news/ridgewood-to-review-200-year-old-house-1.1389542
THE RIDGEWOOD VILLAGE COUNCIL’S
PUBLIC WORKSHOP AGENDA
AUGUST 5, 2015
1. 7:30 pm – Call to Order – Mayor
2. Statement of Compliance with 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 – Village Clerk
4. Flag Salute/Moment of Silence
5. Public Comments (Not to Exceed 5 Minutes per Person)
6. Presentations
a. Senior Citizen Needs Assessment Survey
b. June Year-to-Date Financial Review
7. Discussion
a. Parking
1. Hudson Street Parking Garage Update
2. Proposed 15 Minute Parking Spot
b. Budget
1. Capital Ordinance – Funding for Grant – Handicap Ramp at Graydon Pool
2. Award Contract – F150 Pickup for Parking Enforcement
3. Award of Contract Under State Contract – Purchase & Servicing of Firefighting Equipment and Supplies
4. Award Contract Under State Contract – Snow Plows
5. Award Partial Contract – Siding Repairs to Traffic and Signal Building
6. Award Contract – Maintenance Agreement for SCADA System and Software Support
7. Authorize Change Order – Emergency Service Repair to Water Pollution Control Facility SCADA System
8. Authorize Change Order – Benjamin Franklin Middle School Drop-Off
9. Award Contract – Printing Services – Ridgewood Water
10. Award Contract – Consulting Engineering Services – Ridgewood Water
11. Award Contract – Emergency Laboratory Services – Water Department
b. Budget (continued)
12. Award Contract – Lead and Copper and Water Quality Parameter Testing & Compliance Services – Ridgewood Water
13. Award Contract – Groundwater Under the Direct Influence of Surface Water – Ridgewood Water
14. Award Contract – Emergency Repairs of Graydon Pool Well
15. Approve Agreement with Washington Township – Paving and Curbs – Hampshire Road and Standish Road
16. Approve Shared Services Agreement – Fuel – Ridgewood Board of Education
c. Operations
1. 2016 Village Council Meeting Dates
2. Establish Deposit Fees for Use of Village Barricades
d. Policy
1. Discussion of Schedler Property and House
2. Middlesex Regional Education Services Commission Cooperative Pricing Agreement
3. Green Business Recognition Program
8. Review of August 12, 2015 Public Meeting Agenda
9. Manager’s Report
10. Council Reports
11. Public Comments (Not to Exceed 5 Minutes per Person)
12. Resolution to go into Closed Session
13. Closed Session
A. Legal – Valley Hospital
B. Personnel – Human Resources Position
14. Adjournment
Reader says the Ridgewood Council still considering plans for Schedler property
Its has been 2 1/2 years now that the “Dream Team Council ” of ARONSOHN ,PUCCIARELL and HAUCK have been in charge of Ridgewood via their “Block Voting” and still no decision on the Shedler Property. What are they waiting for. Are they caught up with taking care of their friends at The Chamber of Commerce and the Developers. Is the Mayor to busy with his Wellness Campaign? Is the Deputy Mayor to busy starting up his grass roots committee to help in the development of the CBD? Is Councilwoman Hauck to busy throwing luncheons for the Senior Citizens? There the house sits rotting away while the Three Amigos promote their own personal agenda. The residents or “Folks ” should be applaud by the actions or rather non action of these three. After all didn’t our Mayor when running for reelection promise action on the Schedler house and property. Didn’t he encourage “Folks” in the area of the property to also support his running mates. So now what?
Reader troubled by RBSA letter refering to citizens opposed to a 90-foot baseball diamond on the Schedler property as the “anti sports forces.”
MAY 9, 2014 LAST UPDATED: FRIDAY, MAY 9, 2014, 12:31 AM
Writer troubled by letter
Linda McNamara
A letter from a member of the Ridgewood Baseball and Softball Association to its constituents has been circulated about town. Two things are bothersome about the letter: 1) A 501(c)3 tax-exemption status prohibits electioneering, and the letter appears to be just that; 2) the letter also refers to citizens opposed to a 90-foot baseball diamond on the Schedler property as the “anti sports forces.” This is blatantly untrue.
Most of us opposed to the field are pushing for a balanced approach to the development of the property that would include accommodations for passive and active recreation as well as preserving the house. The Habernickel property was treated in this manner and has proven to be a great success and endorsed by its neighbors. The Schedler acreage is a smaller parcel of land and borders Route 17. The homeowners have very legitimate concerns regarding the integrity and safety of their neighborhood, which include direct access from Route 17 and the loss of four acres of trees that serve as a sound and pollution buffer for the area. The neighbors have been left out of the process. Compromise is not a dirty word. It is how we as a people deal with conflicting desires. In Ridgewood, this could be the answer to most of our immediate concerns: the proposed Valley expansion, development of the Central Business District and Schedler
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Reader says Turf fields looks nice , but way too much money
They only got 7 years out of Maple…not sure what the life expectancy range is for turf but I would’ve thought that it would’ve lasted longer than 7 years….
I don’t think the plan in place for the Schedler (sp?) property calls for artificial turf, but I could be wrong.
You can thank the voters in the Willard district that voted for the expanded bond that removed 2 usable baseball/softball fields at BF (specifically the second 90 foot baseball field) when they redid the track and field.
If that vote doesn’t get approved, there would be less of a push by RBSA to get a second 90 foot baseball field somewhere in town.
No doubt that the Willard parents tipped the scales and set this whole entitlement sentiment currently embraced by the sports groups.
Time to take the town back and vote for Sedon and Knudsen…or the “newbies” as one of the “townie” posters wrote last week.
Reader Suggests Locating a Town Garage at the Schedler Property
Not sure if we really need a third firehouse to handle the half a dozen fires we have in town each year but if we combined it with a police station to handle the increase in the size of the police force it might be cost effective. If the police were stationed there it would also stop the spike in crime.
A town garage would be a perfect use for that property. With the easy on/off access from Rt. 17 the Village could move all of its trucks, loaders, and equipment over there. Sanitation could move all of their garbage trucks over there as well as the recycling that is currently behind the fire house. There would be plenty of room for storage of sand and salt and I would bet there is even room for the mulching unit that property is so big. The Village could explore a joint usage agreement with the BOE who could store all of their trucks, mowers, tractors, and plows there as well and get that stuff out from behind BF where it takes up a lot of parking spaces and looks like hell. With the property completely fenced in with 10 foot high privacy fencing and a police substation, crime would not be a problem. It would also be a natural spot for the cell tower that is currently across Rt. 17 and is causing so much consternation. I think the cell tower would be a revenue generator as well.
With the recycling moved from behind the firehouse that land could be allowed to return to its natural state and Village’s net open space remains the same. The brook that carries the treated sewage water from Waldwick will then be able to flood and not damage any Village vehicles.
Thankfully the Village Council has not accepted the Village Engineering Dept’s plan for a multi-use park that contains an athletic field that might have been used a couple of hours a day. Although many residents could have used such a facility, by using the property for a multi-use Municipal Garage, Firehouse, Police Substation, Recycling Center, and Storage area everyone in town will benefit from a reduction in taxes as well as the revenue from the cell tower. Brilliant!
I would recommend that the plans for such a facility be drawn up as quickly as possible. Once the snow and ice are gone construction could begin as early as this spring and the site could be fully functioning by late fall.
Neighbors in Ho-Ho-Kus join Schedler property discussion in Ridgewood
Tuesday February 11, 2014, 10:27 AM
BY DARIUS AMOS
STAFF WRITER
The Ridgewood News
The Ridgewood Council has yet to resume public discussions on the future of the Schedler property, but a handful of residents continue to keep the topic fresh on the governing body’s mind.
Council members last rang in on the potential development of the site in December, when members of the Ridgewood Eastside Development organization presented a series of facts and findings.
Jane Shinozuka, who lives on Ridgewood’s east side, was the most recent resident to broach the topic, when she suggested last week that development might result in a spike in crime. Others, during a January council meeting, stressed the importance of basic winter maintenance to the historic house that currently stands on the 7-acre tract of land sandwiched between Route 17 north and West Saddle River Road.
