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Ridgewood NJ, and this particular picture is best left without any words from our staff. However, feel free to provide us with yours.
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Tag: Village Council
Councilwoman Siobhan Winograd Startled by Squirrel while Inspecting Village Owned Trash Cans
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Ridgewood NJ, during the January 31st Village Council Budget Meeting, Councilwoman Siobhan Winograd reported that she’d been startled by a squirrel while shooting a video intended to highlight her recent assessment of alleged defective Village owned trash cans in the Central Business District. The squirrel allegedly jumped out of a trash can the Councilwoman was standing next to while videotaping herself. Continue reading Councilwoman Siobhan Winograd Startled by Squirrel while Inspecting Village Owned Trash Cans
Mayor Paul Vagianos – “I understand”
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Ridgewood NJ, Mayor Paul Vagianos’ final public response after Councilwoman Lorraine Reynolds expressed her displeasure at being deliberately kept in the dark about plans to replace Village Manager Heather Mailander.
Village of Ridgewood Council Budget Meetings February 23rd, February 24th, and March 6th
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Ridgewood NJ, check out the Village Council Budget Meetings, unlike the school budget you can still have input . The meetings are being held in hybrid format (both in person and via Zoom). The Village Council is discussing the 2023 annual budget and capital budgets for all Village Departments. The next budget meetings will be held on February 23rd, February 24th, and March 6th, all beginning at 5:00 p.m. in the Court Room of Village Hall. The result of these meetings will be the setting of the tax rate for the Village’s portion, which is approximately 25% of the overall tax rate.
Did the Ridgewood Village Council give the raise in order to raise the base salary for the new manager?
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Ridgewood NJ, the Village council unanimously voted to give Heather a raise. Even though 4 of the five planned to oust her shortly thereafter. Did they give the raise in order to raise the base salary for the new manager?
RIDGEWOOD COUNCILWOMAN WINOGRAD CHANGES HER TUNE AGAIN
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Ridgewood NJ, first, changing Schedler from Preservation & Environmental Concerns to Ball Fields.
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The “New” Ridgewood Council Faltering at Every Step
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Ridgewood NJ, so let’s see how the “new” council is doing so far:
1. Someone (Siobhan???) has written a list of rules and regulations for council meetings, and without a public discussion among council colleagues put it on the Village website. It is then learned, from social media, that one council member does not have the authority to do so. Bingo, it disappears from the website.
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Councilmember Accuses Ridgewood Mayor and Deputy Mayor of Violating Open Public Meetings Act in Unilateral Decision to Remove Village Manager
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Ridgewood NJ, Village Manager Heather Mailander was pressured to announce her resignation at the end of her report during the council work session Wednesday evening. Mayor Paul Vagianos and Deputy Mayor Pamela Perron pushed Mailander to resign on January 24th . Mailander held a dual title of manager and clerk, and resigned from the manager position only. She will remain as Village Clerk, a position she has held for three decades.
Heather Mailander will Resign as Ridgewood Village Manager
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Ridgewood NJ, Heather Mailander will resign as Village Manager upon appointment of a new Village Manager by the Village Council. Ms. Mailander will retain her position as the Village Clerk and the search for a new Village Manager will begin immediately . The announcement was not unexpected.
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The Ridgewood Village Council Meetings now have a Hybrid Format
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Ridgewood NJ, the Village Council Meetings now have a hybrid format, with participants at remote locations, connecting to conferencing software provided by zoom.us or by telephone. Members of the public are invited to view meetings live using Zoom, which also allows them to “raise a hand” and contribute with voice and video when they are invited to do so during Public Comments, as well as during Public Hearings, during the meeting.
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Commenting at the Ridgewood Village Council meetings via remote access – the bad news
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Ridgewood NJ, the bad news very simply is that our mayor controls who gets the opportunity to speak. If he sees a name on the queue list that he doesn’t like, he can bypass that individual. The public doesn’t get to see who is waiting in queue; only the mayor and his IT support employee can see the list. We suppose if you’re booted and complain, a mysterious technical difficulty will be offered up as an explanation.
THE RIDGEWOOD VILLAGE COUNCIL PUBLIC WORKSHOP AGENDA FEBRUARY 1, 2023 7:30 P.M. Schedler, Parking Regulations , Ridgewood Water, Outdoor Cafes
THE RIDGEWOOD VILLAGE COUNCIL
PUBLIC WORKSHOP AGENDA
FEBRUARY 1, 2023
7:30 P.M.
UPDATE: Most Ridgewood Village Council members have “official” social media accounts
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Ridgewood NJ, Several days ago we informed you of a Facebook account being used by a Village Council member to communicate with residents about Village business/issues. We are pleased to report that a banner/logo associated with the previous of use of the account in an election campaign, has now been removed and replaced with a banner/logo more suited to its present use. However, we still don’t know if anyone is being blocked from viewing the account, or from making comments thereon.
Councilwoman Winograd Changes Her Tune on Schedler from Preservation and Environmental Concerns to Ball Fields
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Ridgewood NJ, immediately after her election, Winograd is painting a much different picture — one of dubious, straightforward deception. Pre-election Winograd promised a youth athletic field and walking path at Schedler Park. At the last Village Council Meeting, Post election Winograd announced her plan to level Schedler Park with a massive adult 90ft field, permanent lights and the largest netting possible.
Is the “Normal” Ridgewood Village Council’s honeymoon over already?
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Ridgewood NJ, when we first noticed this Closed Session item printed on last Wednesday’s Village Council meeting agenda, we thought nothing of it. Just some minor housekeeping we thought.
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