I agree with the sentiment of the post. Those who say it is “in decline” are just looking for things to complain about. If you are looking for things to complain about, in any situation, you will find them.
Ridgewood is going through growing pains. Many recent stories in the news point to the trend that people, of all ages, want to live in mini-cities. They want a walkable town, transportation to a nearby city, shopping restaurants and cultural events. That is where Ridgewood is heading. Not many towns in Bergen county are ready.
Some who complain deeply care about our Towns direction and misplaced priorities,,,example RIDGEWOOD Water relocation and putting an end to Garagezilla and completing a major refurbishment to every aspect of OUR EXISTING Low impact Surface lots.Peak periods are just that and mostly
a great mistake to focus on what restaurants want for peak loading periods.Multi family complexes impact proponents are themselves in denial..they want to build,cash out and leave the mess to the rest of us.
I’m in the real estate market in the village, and we have close to 200 homes for sale. 40% of them are senior citizens, the rest are people that are bailing out. And they all tell me that this town is overrated. The schools are not number one anymore, the services are not the same they have declined, and the taxes are too high. This is what they are alerting me to.
We can’t forget that people like Mayor Aronson saw New Brunswick for our model forward. Developers swooped in when they saw the easy pickings, and that’s why you are going to see 4 apartment projects start to go up in the middle of town, as our schools are maxed out, our public services over-taxed and our property taxes go up.
Yes, modernize, but let’s not be total, ignorant fools. Apologists for the Aronson regime want us to be just that.
People who wish to live in mini-cities are welcome to move to Fort Lee, Montclair, or Bergenfield. Let us alone!
Wait. Who are you to say that residents or prospect residents are looking to live in mini cities? This is just propaganda that goes hand in hand with the Halaby & Co narrative. Residents do not want their village to grow but to preserve identity and integrity. Unfortunately just like in the whole society of ours those who scream the most win. Add in the mix a clueless VC which seems more like a celebrity cast than chosen politicians to manage a village and you have a mess which will only further deteriorate Ridgewood.
9:49 has no agenda but the truth..we need to listen to the business end of the guns barrel or face a firing squad of our own go along get screwed lost investment of our homes upkeep and investment .VC you need to deal with these important issues.Stop all these pie in the sky initiatives.
Kids and teens get growing pains..towns go broke and in the crapper..
9:49 nailed it
I want to hire him/her to list my house…
9:49..your figures are 100% wrong and worse yet, don’t tell the complete picture. There are currently 94 homes for sale in Ridgewood, not 200. There are over 7,400 homes in Ridgewood, so 94 is hardly significant. You fail to point out that median home prices have gone up in Ridgewood more than in the surrounding towns. You also failed to mention that homes for sale in Ridgewood stay a very short number of days on the market. This all means that for every person who is selling, there are a lot more folks looking to buy. If you really are in the real estate market, you need to brush up on your data and the principles of supply and demand. Stop spreading false rumors just to get people to sell and feed your business. I’m sure the regulators may take issue with what you are trying to do.