Parking, housing needed in downtown Ridgewood
AUGUST 15, 2014 LAST UPDATED: FRIDAY, AUGUST 15, 2014, 12:31 AM
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Parking, housing needed in downtown
Bill Rahal
To the Editor:
After nearly three years of filings, meetings, testimony and public hearings, I feel compelled to write. As the Village of Ridgewood continues to debate development in downtown, stores are closing and vacancies are on the rise.
These delays are not good for anyone who loves our village and wants to see it prosper.
Such a lengthy timeline hurts local business and inhibits the growth and investment that our downtown needs to thrive. A quick walk through town reveals too many “going out of business” signs and vacancies. This threatens the long-term health and attractiveness of the entire village.
As a downtown business and property owner, I see consequences of this stagnation first hand. Any plan to reinvigorate the downtown should include not just parking but also modern multifamily housing. It will expand housing options for people wanting to move to town, create jobs and bring new pedestrian shoppers to the village.
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Sorry, buddy, I moved to Ridgewood 35 years ago, because I wanted a quiet pretty village with a sand bottom pool.
It had become too congested with traffic NOW, with all the restaurants and businesses.
I don’t want a city , I want a small village atmosphere.
You don’t care. I do. I love Ridgewood and it is no longer Ridgewood; it is Crowdedwood.
You want to destroy what is wonderful about this village. What an insensitive expletive deleted you are.
the old world is gone. they don’t care about you or i . they are going to build.