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March 21,2017
the staff of the Ridgewood blog
Ridgewood NJ, the recent “no parking” ordinance pushed on Bogert and Cambridge has raised concerns over how the Village of Ridgewood communicates it business. Be it a “no parking “ordinance or a raise in commuter parking fees the Village however well intentioned is falling far short at getting the word out.
Many suspect the massive amount of Village committees with overlapping responsibilities seems to be creating more confusion as well as a ‘make work” atmosphere . This often results in nothing more than holding the committees captive to special interest agendas.
But the main question remains is ,’How are these types of proposed changes communicated/broadcast?”
A reader added , “How are 50 to 60 asleep? A posting was possibly put in the classified section of the Ridgewood News, that nobody reads? The people on the two streets should have been given proper notice. The village never enforced the “no parking 50 feet from the corner” sign and this ridiculous ordinance has no parking halfway up the street. This member of the Travell Safety Committee has overstepped her bounds. The council has said they will re-look at the ordinance and hopefully they mean that. Bogert and Cambridge are quiet streets that do not have a heavy traffic flow and this is totally unnecessary.”
Another reader asks ,”How do 50 people not know about it, if it was so well publicized???The Village did not include the people who are directly affected. A notice could have been sent to the people on the blocks affected and they would have been forewarned. Meanwhile, I’ll continue to make my own coffee and drive my regular sized car!”
While some suggest , “Ignorance is no excuse. This change was not slipped in during the middle of the night. It was broadcast, publicized, discussed, discussed some more. So sorry that some of you are too busy having lattes and driving around in massive SUV’s to pay attention to local happenings.”
