file photo by Boyd Loving
September 20,2016
the staff of the Ridgewood bog
Ridgewood NJ, PSE&G representatives agreed to reschedule work on North and South Broad Street to begin in January after meeting Village officials Monday.
While is was well known that the previous Mayor Paul Aronsohn had issues with PSE&G Mayor Knudsen moved quickly to resolve the situation putting old issues to rest.
Village officials including the Mayor Susan Knudsen and Village Engineer Chris Rutishauser met this morning with David Hollenbeck, PSE&G regional public affairs manager, who along with other representatives from the utility agreed to implement a work-around schedule pushing the start date to on or about January 9, 2017, avoiding a critical fourth quarter impact on businesses in that area.
The rescheduling resulted from a cooperative effort to resolve the issue of work previously scheduled to begin Sept. 26, in the Village’s historic business district.
“The meeting was cordial and professional,” Knudsen said. “PSE&G officials appreciated the vulnerabilities of our small businesses, especially during the fourth-quarter holiday retail season. They responded and we’re most appreciative.”
The Village Council, recognizing the serious nature of the work in upgrading utility infrastructure, expressed gratitude to PSE&G for working collaboratively with Village officials. The Village Engineer is already began planning to ensure both the Village and PSE&G are prepared for the January start date.
Exactly what an executive should do. She met with PSEG and they agreed to change the dates. Proactive problem-solver. Well done Mayor!
The Ridgewood Guild should thank her. Rubrik and Daminio should apologize to her. They look pretty silly now.
As a representative of the Ridgewood Guild Daminio could have contacted PSEG, but it was his intention to just complain.
Daminio should not be on and Village committes. He is an obstacle to change and a complainer.
Thank you Mayor Knudsen, always doing the right thing. And seemingly always having to UN-do the crap that Roberta and Aronsohn put in place. This was an example of a Roberta screw up that had to be fixed.
Damiano must go to Jan Phillips church