Speaking of the wall, did anyone see the summary of Vagianos’ housing comments as they appeared in the Ridgewood News? I am hoping they were mis-reported, but as I read them, he won’t comment on his view of the multi-family housing debacle in our state because the Courts are dealing with it.
Has he never taken high school civics? Legislators legislate and judges interpret.
If he does not understand his role as a legislator in our tri-partite government, he should drop out of the race now and go back to school for a while.
I would like to hear Vagianous’ view on housing – – as well as the view of all the candidates – – and what legislation they would support or introduce to roll back these court ordered mandates that are threatening to strangle towns like Ridgewood.
We face the prospect of thousands of apartments being forced into our town and surrounding towns. Anyone running for office must have a view – – a firm view – – not a mealy mouthed missive about how they don’t view it as their job to protect the standard of living for which their fellow citizens worked so hard.
This is the single most important issue we face and we need decisive leadership on the issue, not dithering.
https://theridgewoodblog.net/ridgewood-council-candidate-voigt-supports-garage-that-fits-vagianos-demands-loyalty-oath-for-the-garage-mahal/
i still ask this question; how can Paul get away with the walls in front of his business, without any permits? How it continues to be a thorn in many residents of town. Plus, I want to erect a wall in front of my house, all my neighbors are in favor of this just to see what the town does!. Pauls wall is over 3 feet high. Did he have a contractor put in footings to hold wall? Do unsuspecting visitors who park along the wall know that it could fall over? Why can’t we have these ugly walls be forced to be taken down?? The answer really is that the prior council ( which loved Paul) and the new council are just plain AFRAID of this business owner. Why?? This is our town, not his town. Get a grip council!
I personally have taken on a mission to do as President Reagan said ” Village of Ridgewood, Take down those walls )
Let’s not forget the recent incident which involved him removing a Village owned tree from in front of his store and replacing it with another. Work done by a contractor, hired by Paul, who may or may not have possessed the requisite insurance. Work also done without the written authorization of the Village Manager.
I will never vote for this guy and don’t understand why anyone from Ridgewood would. Same goes for Murphy. They’re both coming after “rich” residents like us to fund a progressive agenda that nobody can afford. Didn’t we learn anything from Corzine or McGreevy?
VAgianos is a slippery lying snake. I would never EVER vote for this man, even though it will kill me to vote for his opponent. But no way, nope, I cannot vote for this lying bastard.
Vagianos is very clear on what he stands for. It’s on his campaign page. https://www.flipthe40th.org/
“Over-development threatens the way of life in Ho-Ho-Kus, Allendale, Cedar Grove, and Wyckoff. Midland Park, Little Falls, and Waldwick…”
(NOTE: RW IS NOT ON HIS LIST).
“Ridgewood lacks the parking necessary to support its small business community.”
VAGIANOS is a Saraceno/developer seed. Did you forget he is a member of Progress Ridgewood? He made guests sign a pledge supporting the gargantuan garage if they wanted to attend his event. That’s parking needed for multi housing. Connect the dots people.
Vaginos has a (D) against his name. That is all that takes to win Ridgewood elections these days.