In order to build the garage there must be increased meter rates and increased meter times.Even with that, the garage will not pay for itself and will cost additional taxpayer dollars.
Reader points out the garage will not pay for itself and will cost additional taxpayer dollars
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Sell the Water Company and use our share of the profits to pay for the garage.
Profits?
READ MY LIPS…
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The Village Council and the Garage backers DO NOT give a sh*t about you paying additional taxes, fees or surcharges as long as they get what they want.
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KNOW IT.
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Yes RB Ridgewood Water has a value or should they just give it away ?
Clearly the garage is primarily for the benefit of the business community. It will help keep retailers and restaurants stay in business however it is equally clear that only those residents who commute to NY stand to benefit from a garage. Since many residents do not want or need the garage perhaps they shoulkd not be forced to help pay for it. On the other hand the business community should not be forced to bear the cost of items or services it does not need or use. Specifically, a SIGNIFICANT portion of the rent paid by tenants to their landlord goes to pay real estate taxes of which a large portion are used to pay for the school system. This begs the question why should the business community pay for sending residents kids to school ? Each should only pay for the services they use or need.
In conclusion, the residents shouid NOT be forced to underwrite the cost for a garage and the business community should NOT be forced to help pay for costs relating to schools or the Board of Ed.
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“Clearly the garage is primarily for the benefit of the business community. It will help keep retailers and restaurants stay in business …”
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Please don’t be supporting this false narrative established by the builders/developers and some business owners.
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1) A garage will not make or break any business in Ridgewood.
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2) There are MANY, MANY businesses that will NOT be positively impacted by this garage due to its poor location at the far end of the CBD. No patron visiting a business EAST of Van Neste Park nor on Franklin Ave will find any benefit or convenience in parking in the garage. Hence, patrons will not use the garage since they can find plenty of parking within less walking distance and at less cost (sometimes free).
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Garage = boondoggle = on the backs of residents = watch a lot of us give up and leave. It’s bad and getting worse.
Screw it. Build it, I’m going to the south to live , have fun in overrated Ridgewood , You bunch of jackasses
10:42 If you are unable to speak or write without using a poor choice of language, we really don’t care if you leave. That is definitely not the proper way to be. Even the teens who can’t say a sentence w/o swear words mostly grow up and out of such language. Good luck in finding “your kind of place” in the South.
8:55 a.m. I can assure you that southern folks are very polite. Swear words and foul language is not tolerated.
You would never hear Jeff Sessions, for example using impolite language. Southern folks get their point across with action.
Well Jeff Voigt must not be a southerner then. With his foul language a couple of weeks ago, and his pitiful apology (I am sorry my microphone was on)