One family makes $50,000 or less and one family makes well over $300,000. The average of that is really quite high. So, don’t brag about all the millionaires who live here. Even a mean would be slanted to the higher end. Many of our residents live in small apartments so they can send their children to Ridgewood schools. They can’t afford that nice cheap $400,000 home. When the new apartments open, our schools are going to be overwhelmed with new students. So, yes, many of our teachers are paid much more than many of our residents. Even at starting salaries because they are getting thousands of dollars in free benefits that even our millionaires might find it tough to meet. Don’t forget, the salaries are not based on 12 months of education. Many teachers make a lot at their “summer jobs”. Ridgewood is fortunate to have very talented teachers who do inspire their students but we have almost as many who are sick of teaching and are just counting down to their very well padded retirements.
So true a knock down is 425grand. Did any one ever see all the kids in the oak st apartment s . Holy moly. So yes people will be moving in.
No, there will not be any more students. And there will not be any more water used or sewage produced. And no additional police or ambulance calls. All this housing will have no effect on traffic. How do I know this? Because my tax money paid for a study that Aronsohn-Pucciarelli-Hauck commissioned. So it must be true.
MOST ALL teachers make much less than everyone else does and they are under appreciated although they are surrogate Moms in addition. You must not know any teachers.
Anybody wondering why “the Bell Schedule” will change next year at the high school?
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To support the incoming flood of new students over the next 10 years.
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But don’t worry, they will be able to park their cars in the Ginormous eyesore of a Garage.
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Good luck living in the urban utopia formerly known as Ridgewood…
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People can you imagine another If you years you’re not to be able to move through the center of the town. Unless maybe if you have a bicycle for walking.
Perfectly stated. I disagree with 12:37 regarding teacher’s salaries – at least in Ridgewood, especially when you take into account it is not a 12 month a year job and the pension and health benefits are outstanding. This is why tenure must go and more classroom evaluations are needed. Yes, there are some very good and caring teachers in Ridgewood but like in every school system there is a lot of dead wood just putting in time until they can collect their pensions.