photo by Boyd Loving
Reader gives their take of the League of Women Voters Candidates Night .
Not much fireworks tonight – but a few immediate take aways about the three candidates supported by the Mayor and the developers..
Weitz is too busy to have gone to Council meetings during the past two years. And, he was too busy to vote. How the heck is he going to fulfill his duties should he be elected?
Willet is happy with the housing density because she believes it is a good thing to bring more students into our Ridgewood school system. At the same time, she is going to hold down costs. Not quite sure how she is going to balance the two. She doesn’t quite seem balanced.
Brooks is in favor of nepotism rule, and apparently he does not think anyone should be deleted if they have a connection to someone holding a public position. He forgot to mention his wife is the planning board attorney so he did not explain how he is going to be able to vote on anything important that comes before the council in the next couple of years should he somehow be elected. Frankly, he seems a bit dull.
Many were very impressed with Hache, his honesty about what can and cannot be done in Ridgewood with regard to high density, not saying he will try to limit it, that means nothing. Hache did not pander for votes.
I thought he was right to leave option open about eminent domain on the toxic site of town garage. It’s vital that toxic site be cleaned up, if a private owner cannot be made to do it; taxpayers must pay for it.
The town should not sell our water facilities and lose control.
Hache stated most clearly on not wanting a large field at Schedler.
Rurik was out of order when he spoke; he had to be told to sit down, because he couldn’t stick to the issues. He had to beg Walsh for a personal clarification that she was not insulting his wife’s work at Twinney’s.
That’s what we need at council meetings. A presiding official to monitor those who insult others, like Rurik and to tell them to sit down immediately. Those who cannot stick to the issues.
Then civility can be restored.
Willet look at “opportunity to privatize and BUILD” at every empty lot and park in the village. He even wants to give away the north walnut lot which the town owns to a private builder.
Weitz – Too busy to attend council meetings and too busy to vote? Just what we DON’T need.
Thank goodness the League did not allow big mouth Aronsohn an opportunity to make a statement.
Rurik Halaby has selective hearing. Whenever Bernie or Susan speak, he hears something different than what was actually said. Time to check in at your favorite hospital Rurik and get a full work up.
And exactly why did Janice Willett feel the need to make a public announcement that her husband no longer lives with her? Is she just looking for some sexual action/satisfaction, or was it intended as a sympathy ploy of some sort for votes?
8:55.
Clearly you’re a class act.
8:55. Totally uncalled for. Lets stick to issues.
We do not want fornicators in this town.
Let’s face it, it was really weird that Willett announced that her husband moved to Florida without her. This was simply information that we do not need, regardless of her motivation for putting it out there.
All ten people who might vote for Willett Weitz and Brooks are over at Big Al’s house tonight.
A.Nony Miss … I know he said it but if you listen to the tongue tied testimony, he really did mean “fabricator”…. But, it could have been worse…. If it was about “thespians”, all hell would have broken loose!
Ask Willet how many times she’s voted here in her 40 year tenure.
No Paul smith it was truly a parapraxis on his part
Well 936… it may have been Freudian indeed!