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Tensions Flare in Ridgewood as Council Skips Schedler Neighborhood Toxic Cleanup Meeting

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Local Outrage: Ridgewood Council Skips Schedler Soil Meeting for Bareburger Presentation

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Ridgewood NJ, Is the Ridgewood Village Council listening to its neighbors, or just the music? Residents of the Schedler neighborhood are calling last night a “slap in the face” after not a single member of the Village Council attended the high-stakes Zabriskie-Schedler Property Soil Remediation Community Meeting.

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“Pick Your Poison”: Ridgewood Officials Under Fire After “Insensitive” Toxic Soil Remark

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“Pick Your Poison”: Outrage Erupts as Ridgewood Village Manager Dismisses Toxic Soil Concerns

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Ridgewood NJ, The long-simmering controversy over the Schedler property cleanup boiled over during a recent Ridgewood Village meeting, leaving residents stunned and demanding accountability. What was meant to be a discussion on remediation strategies turned into a public relations disaster when the Village Manager told concerned citizens they would simply have to “pick your poison” when choosing how to handle contaminated soil.

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