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Historic House Showdown: Legal Battle Reignites Over Ridgewood Field Project!

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Friends of Zabriskie Schedler House Challenge DEP Decision, Pushing for Smaller, Natural Turf Field

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Ridgewood, NJ – The long-running, contentious debate over the proposed field construction near the Historic Zabriskie Schedler House in Ridgewood has escalated once again. Late last Friday, a lawyer representing the Friends of the Historic Zabriskie Schedler House filed a crucial Notice of Appeal, challenging the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (DEP)’s decision.

The appeal targets the DEP’s recent acceptance of the Village of Ridgewood’s application for the construction of a large athletic field—even though that acceptance was granted “with conditions.”

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Ridgewood Turf Field Plan Faces State Scrutiny: Historic Zabriskie-Schedler Site at Center of Controversy

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the staff of the Ridgewood blog

RIDGEWOOD, NJ — The fate of Ridgewood’s long-debated plan to build an artificial turf sports field at the historic Zabriskie-Schedler property may be decided this week, as the state’s Historic Sites Council prepares to issue a preliminary ruling on Thursday.

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Ridgewood Councilwoman Winograd : 25% of the Community of Ridgewood CANNOT WALK

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the staff of the Ridgewood blog

Ridgewood NJ, at the September 6, 2023 Village Council Worksession, we heard from Councilwoman Winograd that 25% of the community of Ridgewood CANNOT WALK.  This was in a discussion about whether the Zabriskie Schedler house should be open to those who might want to enter and see the improvements.  The staff of The Blog would like to know whether the readers feel this is accurate.  Is it true that 25% of us cannot walk?

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