>Peter J. McKenna President, Concerned Residents of Ridgewood : Modernize within limits
Modernize within limits
Friday, February 18, 2011
THE RIDGEWOOD NEWS
Modernize within limits
To the editor:
As president of Concerned Residents of Ridgewood, Inc., I wanted to share with readers the views of the organization. Some may find it surprising that our views are not materially different than the views shared in this newspaper by a group supportive of Renewal (Ridgewood News; Jan. 28). We too, are supportive of Valley Hospital modernizing, believe that Valley is an integral part of the village and that Valley should provide high-quality health care to Ridgewood residents. We disagree about zoning and land use issues. I would like to reiterate, we have always stated we are pro-health care and that we support modernization at the site.
We are in particular supportive of modernizing within the confines of the village’s 2006 Master Plan re-examination, which allowed hospital expansion up to 16 percent above today’s non-conforming use. We think that the Master Plan re-examination from 2006 was consistent with the Village Council and Zoning Board of Adjustment decisions over the past few decades that heard the hospital’s arguments but still felt the site was already at capacity. While prior land use boards imposed restrictions and capacity limits, their actions have been reversed by the Master Plan amendment.
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