“The diversity point overlooks the lies told to us.
We were told these luxury developments would be perfect for villagers to downsize into. They would keep people from having to move away because their 4 bedroom houses were no longer needed and two bedroom places would be perfect.
So, no diversity, just moving old folks down to live by the railroad tracks.
I wonder how many villagers who worked hard their whole lives have in fact given up their colonials, and ranches, and tudors and their backyards and their neighborhoods to sign up to go live in these apartments by the rail road tracks?
That insidious lie was part of the whole scam.”
BULLSEYE ON One of the many OUTRIGHT LIES shoveled down our tired throats as the Grifters had there way with the various town leaders ..
They wore us down with the truckloads of Lies ..Started with a battlestar gallactica sized muni garage that was baited and switched
by the VC and their handlers .
Good market ahead for bunk beds as they truck the new kids in to do a 6
To 8 year enrollment in the Ridgewood Schools . Another complete scam . LETS AT Least admit
they had the POLS in their pockets from day Zero ….
I’ve lived here since 1969 never had kids in the schools and cheerfully write my property tax check to subsidize the children of others. When I retire, the LAST place in the world I would move to would be an apartment next to the train tracks. I’ll head south to FLA, so NJ can’t pick the pocket of my multiple 7 figure estate. (when the state inheritance tax was repealed *partially* it allowed only children and spouses to benefit. Since I have no children, its going to friends kids who would be taxed. It AINT HAPPENNING. As usual those of us without children get screwed by the state of NJ, with school taxes when we are alive, and with estate taxes when we croak.
Those apartments will be full of temporary 8 year residents who cant afford a down payment on a house.
Make sure to thank the developers and those who pushed for the building of these slums when you see them.
no the 3 amigos
And where you guys when these people got voted in? It”s not like they hid their intention when they ran for office.
I know a family that just sold their house in Ridgewood and now they moved to a little apartment on Ridgewood Avenue the stay in this town .
Why Why. Why
I heard when you rent out one of these units they’re going to give you free headphones and earplugs. Wait until the train comes past and blows don’t warn all crazy hours of the night. And what about the freight train hauling past your home all crazy hours of the night vibrating that building you will see. Hopefully I’ll take care of the rats on the tracks. And wait until you see the characters that will be living at some of these locations. They’ll fit in just fine you’re right.
We voted No way on their ballots
They sold the average Joe and Jane
their anti Paul and Roberta bill of goods and got voted in before their
Pro Developer Pro Garage conversions .
Wont get fooled again..THEY ALL HAVE TO GO
It was Paul, Al , Gwen and later Roberta. They forced the high density ordinances and were pushing an even larger garage on Hudson. The current structure is a compromise. I hate it too but was around for the big fight and attended the meetings.
The original drawings for the monolith that will occupy the former car dealership next to the train tracks included a rooftop swimming pool. Perfect for being ogled at by people on the train and hearing the train whistles without even a wall or window between them and you. I think the pool was quietly removed in later drawings.
In the end Mayor and council & the managers all lye While they’re looking straight at you it’s amazing.
Looks like a prison.
…appropriate considering who will be living there.
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Don’t any of you realize the state of New Jersey. An and would force us to permit this type of construction or worse? Like them or hate them it is quite irrelevant who is in the town politics. It is our state courts from decades of liberal judges that have been forcing these stupid developments. The reason they are building giant apartments on top of train track is because the state has set tax incentives to do so : see Waldwick station and Allendale etc. The state of NJ thinks this will fight global warming (seriously). Also the developments are being forced on us ever since the mount olive decision in the 80s. See this as an example:
https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=1&ved=2ahUKEwid67fUpaHnAhVlmuAKHeHhCUMQFjAAegQIAhAB&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.northjersey.com%2Fstory%2Fnews%2Fnew-jersey%2F2018%2F03%2F08%2Fjudge-says-nj-towns-must-allow-affordable-housing-maybe-more-than-150-000-new-units%2F408766002%2F&usg=AOvVaw3qJr1t4SSD_sRaoKZ47cP7
”The Council on Affordable Housing, which was set up in 1985 to oversee the state’s affordable-housing program, and the Supreme Court eventually stepped in to order towns to sidestep the council and deal directly with the state courts”
“More than 190 municipalities have already reached settlements that set their affordable housing obligations, according to the Fair Share Housing Center, while others are exempt because they are in urban areas or have environmental constraints“
File this in the election have consequences category. This is all a result of liberal democratic judges. Good kind hearted intentions with disastrous results
TOO Bad some large demo truck can’t hook up to this Ric Shaw house operations built on Santas rejects sleigh
design and dump it off some pier into an active volcano.LOOKS Like crap.