Ridgewood NJ, Village Manager Keith Kazmark announces “his Truth” on Facebook in a new post ,”The Manager’s Fact Check Friday”. Kazmark rattles off a series of issues impacting the Village and attempts to shed light on the Village’s current position. When the Village had vigorous public debate on issues this type of thing would not be necessary, but over the last 20 plus years public debate has been severely curtailed.
The Village Manager feels the councils point of view needs to be disseminated and reiterated on social media.
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Ridgewood NJ, Ridgewood Professional Firefighters FMBA Local 47 would like to congratulate and welcome Firefighter Connor McGuire to the department this week. Firefighter McGuire is a lifelong Ridgewood resident and Ridgewood High School graduate, and has been a volunteer firefighter since 2022, , responding to numerous fires, and holds both Firefighter 1 and Firefighter 2 certifications. He comes to the Ridgewood Fire Department with the fire academy already completed and is ready to jump right into things with us.
Ridgewood NJ, in a July 22 email to the New Jersey State Deputy Historic Preservation Officer Dr. Kate Marcopul, Hackensack based attorney George W. Wright voiced his concern that Village of Ridgewood officials have been given preferential treatment with respect to their application for development of property associated with the Zabriskie/Schedler house on West Saddle River Road, Ridgewood. Mr. Wright recently received a New Jersey Historical Commission’s Award of Recognition for his work in preserving the Zabriskie/Schedler House.
Ridgewood NJ, citing “cable and conduit failures,” and in conjunction with approval of an upcoming roof replacement project, the Ridgewood Village Council will likely vote this coming week to ditch all solar panels on the roof of Village Hall.
Ridgewood NJ, according to the Village Manager Keith Kazmark the new radar sign on East Glen Avenue at the PSE&G right of way went operational Wednesday morning! Keith thanked the Citizens Safety Advisory Committee (CSAC) and our amazing Signal Division for their continued efforts to make our roads safe here in Ridgewood.
Ridgewood Nj, according to the Village Manager Keith Kazmark ,the Zabriskie-Schedler Park Development Project application is once again moving forward.
Yesterday, the Village of Ridgewood submitted a revised application to the State Historic Preservation Office regarding this project. The application and supporting documents have been uploaded to the Village website for public review here: https://www.ridgewoodnj.net/432/Zabriskie-Schedler-SHPO-Application
Ridgewood NJ, according to the Village Manager Keith Kazmark, the pavilion at Habernickel Park is nearing completion. This gathering space in the park will provide shelter from both sun and rain. The Village manager went on in a Facebook post saying , “We already have inquiries from community groups and residents alike as to when it will be open to the public. Expect a grand opening this May!”
Ridgewood NJ, Ridgewood Village Manager Keith Kazmark recently joined Mayor Paul Vagianos and other Ridgewood representatives in a tour of the Franklin Avenue train station underpass alongside officials from NJ Transit. Kazmark emphasized that for over a year, the Village has been advocating for necessary repairs and maintenance to address the efflorescence and rust accumulating on the ceiling surfaces of the underpass—yet no action has been taken.
Ridgewood NJ, the Village of Ridgewood announced plans to demolish the NJ Transit bus terminal located in the central business district’s Van Neste Square.This decision comes after independent evaluations by a structural engineer and an architect concluded that the building is structurally unsound and beyond feasible repair.
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.“
Ridgewood NJ, the March 5 Village Council meeting was wild. The Schedler property was all over the agenda, including a carefully orchestrated presentation by the people who are being paid a bucket-load of our tax dollars to test the soil which was illegally dumped there thanks to Village “Engineer” Chris Rutishauser. Seems that the entire berm and maybe up to two feet of flat-land soil will have to be removed and go to wherever bad soil goes for processing. A number of residents spoke about the artificial turf being dangerous, and words like “shady” and “corrupt” were lobbed at the council. Concerns about the trees on the berm being saved for replanting and the fact that flat-land trees will die when soil is excavated deep down around their trunks and roots were raised. The council as well as Village Manager Keith Kazmark fired back, basically calling residents liars. The Village Manager Kazmark seems to have serious anger-management issues; he was red hot with indignation. Councilwomen “Squirrel” Winograd went on and on about how certain residents were lying. Council”man” Weitz repeated his oft-used phrase that the turf issue is simply a difference of opinion (not a difference of fact versus lies). This is better than anything on Netflix .
Ridgewood NJ, according to Village Mayor Paul Vagianos the Town Garage property which “has been sitting dormant – and not very attractive – in our beloved downtown since about 2007. This past October the Village took ownership of the property, and a couple of weeks ago the building was demolished. We’ve begun remediation of the site – at the expense of the prior owner – which will be followed by two years of required environmental testing.”
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Ridgewood NJ, the Habernickel or Healthbarn pavilion was delivered today and installation is scheduled to begin next week. The Village Manager Keith Kazmark called it ,” another important investment in our open space here in Ridgewood”
Ridgewood NJ, the long-awaited demolition of the abandoned Town Garage on Franklin Avenue is officially underway, marking a significant milestone for the Village’s revitalization efforts. Village Manager Keith Kazmark announced the commencement of the demolition process, which aims to transform the property from an eyesore into an opportunity for redevelopment.
Ridgewood NJ, Village Manager Keith Kazmark recently announced that demolition of the former Town Garage structure will take place within the next 2 to 3 weeks. The contractor involved in the project is now applying for demolition permits, which will be expedited by the Village’s Building Department. Portions of the Walnut Street municipal parking lot will be unavailable once demolition begins. More to follow from the Village Manager.
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