Reader says Planning Board thinks you don’t care about stopping Valley Hospital’s unreasonable expansion
Ridgewood residents, the Planning Board thinks you don’t care about stopping Valley Hospital’s unreasonable expansion because not enough of us show up to these meetings. Yes, on election day we sent a message by electing Village Council members who are opposed to Valley’ Hospital’s massive expansion plans, but it is not enough. Everyone in town should care about this issue, but most of all those of you who will have kids at B.F. over the next 6-10 years (do you want you kids walking past a massive construction site on their way to school everyday or having to spend the day trying to learn with destractions that a massive construction project will create?). And those of you who may not have kids going to B.F. but live near Valley Hospital you should care given that your home values will be negatively impacted by the expansion. And those of you will live anywhere in Ridgewood should care as a massive Valley Hospital in Ridgewood will alter the character of the entire town, and it is hurting your fellow Ridgewood residents who are your friends, neighbors, etc. Can you spare any time at all (even if you must leave early) to support us?
Please show up and support us, even if for only 1/2 hour. Thanks.
Don’t forget that Valley Hospital has been known in the past to bus in its employees to these meetings to take up space so that citizens can’t get in.
the meeting has started. plenty of room. please come help us say no to Valley.
Planning Board said no to Valley
Hell yes . . . 5 – 2 against Valley. Most cited reasons were traffic and building height.
Bigos and Nalbantian were the two yes’
So the next 3 years will be Valley telling us they can prove reduced traffic and their new height will only be 88 feet?
Stop this nonsense and make them renew within existing building.
Do I hear the shovels yet at their Children’s Museum location yet?
You lost, good luck in Paramus!
Don’t go away mad…just go away!
Thank you, Mayor and most of the PB
Congratulations to Pete McKenna and the CRR ! Great job ! And a big thank you to those members of the PB who voted against this ridiculous proposal. ALL of Ridgewood should be thankful to you for helping protect what we have here.
Valley’s management has no one to blame but themselves and their Board should start reflecting on the blatant errors made by its management in forward planning .They knew the zone, they knew the burdens that further expansion would bring, they knew of past decisions rendered yet they still tried to cram an overexpansion down this town’s throat with little regard to the host community. They had a golden opportunity to appease , serve and corner two rich areas by buying Pascack Valley for a song.. Instead they tried to shut it down . Embarrassing arrogance and incompetence and some should be held accountable for their lack of foresight. Time for some fresh thinkers at that institution that understand the need to explore other options.
Ok, I think I will vote for Aronsohn again.
#9….well let’s not get carried away!
10 — agree, let’s see if he does the right thing with apartment complexes.