No More Magic Money for Ridgewood
I do wish them well. Wishing they will be successful in all (or even some) of the pledges they made as candidates is wishing a positive outcome for all in town , isn’t it?
I also expect them to hold true to those promises and if they do not, then we all need to stay on them to do the things they pledged, which is what put them in office.
The hard reality though is that we have been running an unsustainable model here for a long time now, and it’s time to change that and focus on getting the basics fixed like infrastructure that is falling apart all over town.
The current VC (and BOE) found “magic money” for lightning detection systems and all kinds of other things that — while perhaps are nice to have if you have unlimited bucks – are not nearly as impt to me as having decent streets, curbs, working storm drains, sewers and other “mundane” stuff. Though maybe not as sexy as all the extras, that stuff affects nearly everyone in town every day. Yet those things have been badly neglected for years — and all the while money was found for all kinds of other projects.
Meanwhile, taxes go up-up-up, money is also found for retro raises and bonuses, and yet there’s never any money to fix the basics. I really hope the new group will give some long needed attention to that.