Reader says instead of trying to change the town to fit his fancy, Mr Simoncini should move somewhere else
Who the hell let this miserable carpet bagger into town?
First of all, I don’t recall any discussion of student population falling.
Second, there is no proposal for “luxury housing” — there is a proposal for increased density so that the developers can develop like Newark or Hackensack. As Blaise said, the devil is in the details, and the details shown so far as for illustrative purposes only. Once the increased density is approved then the developers can go in with plans for whatever they want approved. Of course, the site is presently zoned in a manner that would allow luxury condo’s or townhouses, but not at the profit this sycophant and his master are looking for.
Third, I have heard a couple of the developer’s friends and investors talk about how lovely it would be to have a place in town, but I have heard no groundswell of support for “change.”
Finally, getting back to my original point, who the hell let this jackass into town, and if he feels the way he does, why did he pick Ridgewood to live in? We do feel is a special place. He doesn’t need to agree, but instead of trying to change the town to fit his fancy, he should move his sorry ass somewhere else.
Really?! Yes, Really!! You don’t like the town, Mr. Lapdog, go move somewhere else where you and your master can develop to your heart’s content without having to worry about the democratic process slowing you down.
carpet bagger? syncophant? lap dog?
I’ve known of him living in Ridgewood for 15 years, unless I coincidentally met him when he first moved, he may have been here longer.
He is in public relations, he is currently working for the developer. I suggest you attack his positions on high density development and forget the ad hominem attacks. We may never know what he believes or might believe if he wasn’t working for developer. Unless of course you think that everyone in public relations, advertising, attorneys, or elsewhere in business only accept work that is 100% in line with their ideas.
Please note that he clearly reveals he is working for the developer.
100% agreed. While I am completely against the development(s) in question, I don’t see the rationale for attacking someone personally. This town is way-too-full of chest thumpers. Give it a rest. If you don’t want the housing (and all the students that will come with it), stand up at the microphone, hire an attorney, and take a stand. Save the personal attacks. They completely defeat the effectiveness of any message about the real issues at hand.
You don’t need to hire an attorney to stand up and be heard.
It’s true that the Simoncini’s have lived here for quite some time and have put three children through Travell, BF and RHS. But I do have to wonder if Ron would support this development if his last child were not a senior at RHS. Wll he stick around long enough to see the impact of these developments (good or bad) on Ridgewood? Does he care?
Perhaps the vitriol unnecessarily stooped to the level of Mr. Simoncinci’s letter to the editor, although in coarser fashion and without his more refined syntax.
If you go back to read his letter, however, you will see what prompted the outcry. It is admirable he identified himself as a paid consultant to the developer. But his message was that of the attack dog, not someone seeking to advance civil discourse. His call to change was nothing more than an attempt to ridicule Villagers for believing they have they reason to preserve special qualities of the Village for future generations. He implies there is something wrong and undeserving with the Village now. And he ends with some McCarthy like reference to an apparent cadre of undisclosed racists lurking within the Village.
In contrast, he paints the developers and their consultants in a light not seen in any public hearing. He also twists facts regarding the student population and traffic testimony. And it has to be remembered his overall goal is to help secure the profit margin of the developer. He is not speaking as the Village altruist.
Perhaps respondents should not have stooped to Mr. Simoncini’s level, but it is easy to see why there was an outcry to his correspondence. And sometimes it is a good thing thing to bluntly and promptly call out those who subtly seek to undermine the democratic process.
“call out those who subtly seek to undermine the democratic process.”
Are your referring to people who write a letter to the editor revealing they are paid to represent a view point and then represent that viewpoint in the letter. “undermine the democratic process”?????