What I find interesting is the ability for the public to fall into a dictated compliance without question. Every year we hear there is a water shortage, every year we hear we need to increase system capacity, every year we hear about lack of compliance.
Do we consider that some of the homes using the water have invested in new landscaping or lawns and may need to water them? How quickly would the town begin to look rundown without a flower in sight? Have we calculated the use of the new apartments and added system capacity or backups to address? Have we added any collection and storage to the system, we had a good amount of snow this past winter, did we store it? Are there any short or long term plans to address this issue other them having neighbors running around looking for the police to ‘rat’ out an neighbor? Seems that if that feels good to anyone, we have a much more serious issue in our neighborhoods
OP “Are there any short or long term plans to address this issue other them having neighbors running around looking for the police to ‘rat’ out an neighbor? Seems that if that feels good to anyone, we have a much more serious issue in our neighborhoods”
**Lack of compliance to water restrictions is due to NOT HAVING RESPECT for the lawful mandatory stages Beginning with Stage 1 every year. Offending neighbors CHOOSE to ignore the restrictions, even when reminded several times by other neighbors when they see them breaking the law, and explaining to them the reasons of having the restrictions. By doing so, those offenders thus send the message to everyone that they have NO RESPECT for their neighbors, or anyone else, or the towns law. The offenders are showing NO CONSIDERATION for the public health and safety (firefighting) of the community. The offenders only care about themselves.
* So, YES, we DO have a serious community problem, or we would NOT Be in Stage 4 Restriction now! Frankly, if someone because of their selfishness doesn’t show respect to me and others, by consistently breaking the law, I Do Not respect them. Those Watering Offenders DO DESERVE ALL THE SUMMONSES THEY EARNED! The fines should be hefty from the start, not baby steps. Crack down on them with an impact amount that hits their wallet. That would curb and teach offenders a good lesson. Thank you and the same to you.
The town had the option to increase the tank capacity of one of it’s large capacity storage tanks on the west side, but caved to a few neighbors complaining and here we are again.
That’s correct. In case anyone doesn’t know, the existing water tanks are right in the center of Ridgewood’s most expensive area. Water tanks need to be at the highest point of land, which in our case, is The Heights.
Put the big tank on glen ave in midland park
What’s up with the aggression? Geez. The problem is entirely manufactured by idiots in the town bureaucracy who believe they are doing “the right thing” by making everyone suffer (while they go home and water all they want). There is no drought in the NE like there is out west. Most counties in the area have no water restrictions. The problem is not the water but the officious a-holes (like the commenter here) who get their rocks off by bossing everyone around. How about you mind your own business and show some humanity for crying out loud. How did people get to be so mean and vindictive? The town without any living vegetation would be a very unsightly place and property values would surely go down. Watering your lawn is a necessary part of maintaining your investment in your home.