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Ridgewood Village Hall remains in full lockdown mode

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Ridgewood NJ, Village Hall remains in full lockdown mode. Village Manager Heather Mailander estimates that taxpayers MAY be able to enter the building sometime in early July. The installation of sneeze guards at service counters is reportedly underway, but progressing slowly. Building permits are being delivered to applicants outside in the patio area. Police services remain available 24/7 via an emergency phone located at the parking lot entrance to Village Hall.

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All Village of Ridgewood Offices and Departments will Continue to be Closed to the Public, until Further notice

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Ridgewood NJ, All Village offices and departments will continue to be closed to the public, until further notice.  We have ordered items to provide a safe environment in our Village offices for both Village employees and the public, and once those items are received and installed, we will be able to open to the public.

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Village Hall Closed Memorial Day Monday May 25, 2020

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Ridgewood NJ, Monday, May 25th – In observance of Memorial Day to remember those who died in military service , Village Hall will be closed and sanitation and recycling pick up will be suspended on Monday May 25, 2020, The Recycling Center will also be closed.

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VILLAGE OF RIDGEWOOD VILLAGE COUNCIL REGULAR PUBLIC MEETING MAY 13, 2020 8:00 P.M.

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VILLAGE OF RIDGEWOOD
VILLAGE COUNCIL
REGULAR PUBLIC MEETING
MAY 13, 2020
8:00 P.M.
1. Call to Order – Mayor
2. Statement of Compliance with the Open Public       Meetings Act

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INFORMATION ABOUT APRIL 15, 2020 VILLAGE COUNCIL PUBLIC MEETING

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Ridgewood NJ, the Village Council’s Regular Public Meeting will be held on April 15, 2020, beginning at 8:00 p.m.  The meeting will be livestreamed on YouTube as well as on Swagit on the Village website. It will also be broadcast live on Channel 34 for Verizon Fios and Channel 77 for Optimum.  During this meeting, the Public Hearing and final adoption of the 2020 Village budget will be held, in addition to other matters of business.  Please see the agenda on the Village website for complete details at: ridgewoodnj.net, by clicking on Agendas and Minutes, and then clicking on Village Council.

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The Village Council’s Work Session and Special Public Meeting on 4/1/2020 will be held on Zoom

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Ridgewood  NJ, The Village Council’s Work Session and Special Public Meeting on 4/1/2020 will be held on Zoom.  The public may attend on Zoom audio/video or audio only or may watch the meeting live on television or from their electronic device by live streaming it.  Those attending from the public will be muted during the meeting, except for the time set aside from Comments from the Public, at which time they will be unmuted.  The Village Council meeting will be broadcast live on Channel 77 (Optimum) and Channel 34 (Verizon Fios) and streamed live on YouTube or the Village website, www.ridgewoodnj.net.

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Village of Ridgewood Public Workshop and Special Public Meeting

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Village Council Public Workshop Agenda

THE RIDGEWOOD VILLAGE COUNCIL
PUBLIC WORKSHOP AGENDA
APRIL 1, 2020
7:30 P.M.

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 NewsThe 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

Pursuant to Chapter 3-19 of the Code of the Village of Ridgewood, Manner of Addressing Council, and Chapter 3-20, Decorum, the Village Council meetings shall be conducted in the following manner:

 

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Village of Ridgewood : Please reserve calls to 911 for emergencies only

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Ridgewood NJ , some very important reminders from the Village of Ridgewood :

Please reserve calls to 911 for emergencies only.  For other than emergencies, you may call the non-emergency number for the Ridgewood Police Department 201-652-3900.

If you do need to call 911 for any Emergency Services from the Police, Fire or Emergency Medical Services/Ambulance, in addition to providing your name, address and nature of the emergency.  PLEASE notify the dispatcher if ANYONE in your home has travelled from Europe or Asia recently or may have been exposed to COVID-19 or is exhibiting flu like symptoms.  This notification will lead our First Responders to taking the proper precautions, prior to arrival at your home.

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Updated Timeline for Ridgewood’s New Master Plan

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Ridgewood NJ, Prior to our lives changing significantly, we presented the Preliminary Draft of the Village of Ridgewood Master Plan – Section 1: Our Village, Our Future to the Planning Board on March 3 and to Council on March 4 (click here to view a streaming video of the Council meeting; Planning Board minutes forthcoming). Our next internal steps are to prepare the draft for publication to the website, create an online form for receiving comments, and post the draft for you to read.

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BREAKING: STATE OF EMERGENCY UPDATE

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Ridgewood NJ, This is Mayor Ramon Hache. The Village of Ridgewood has been continually working with public agencies including the Department of Health, Bergen County Executive and the Office of Emergency Management.
In the interest of the public health, safety, and welfare of our residents and other persons within the Village of Ridgewood, it has been determined that certain measures must be taken to insure that the authorities will be unhampered in their efforts to combat the spread of COVID-19. Effective immediately, and until further notice, a State of Emergency has been declared within the Village of Ridgewood.

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Village of Ridgewood Mayor Speaks

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Dear Ridgewood Residents,

As Mayor of the Village of Ridgewood, I am here to give you an update on Coronavirus, also known as COVID-19. Since the first case of Coronavirus in New Jersey was reported one week ago, there have been an unprecedented number of actions taken by local, county and state governments, businesses and religious organizations in an attempt to contain and prevent the spread of the virus. Since then, the World Health Organization has formally declared the Coronavirus a global pandemic.

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 Village of Ridgewood Village Council Regular Public Meeting

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 Village Council Regular Public Meeting

VILLAGE OF RIDGEWOOD
VILLAGE COUNCIL
REGULAR PUBLIC MEETING
MARCH 11, 2020
8:00 P.M
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Village of Ridgewood Village Council Public Workshop : Master Plan, Water Rates ,COAH, Reimagine Ridgewood Public Library

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Village Council Public Workshop

THE RIDGEWOOD VILLAGE COUNCIL

PUBLIC WORKSHOP AGENDA

MARCH 4, 2020

7:30 P.M.

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Ridgewood Village Council Special Public Budget Meeting

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AGENDA
VILLAGE COUNCIL
SPECIAL PUBLIC BUDGET MEETING
MARCH 2, 2020
5:00 P.M.

1.   Call to Order

  1.  Statement of Compliance with the 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.”

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